|
|
News from King County Department of Transportation
Release date:
June 16, 2008
Join King County for
‘trip down Memory Lane’
Meetings will outline historic and scenic corridors
project
People are invited to learn more about a project to document and
preserve local history along some of unincorporated King County’s oldest and most
scenic roads at one of three upcoming meetings.
For the past several months, staff from the
King County Road Services
Division has been working with
4Culture, King County's cultural services agency, and the
King County
Historic Preservation Program to research and document the historic
and scenic elements along more than 25 roads in unincorporated King
County.
Now, the list has been narrowed to 15 road corridors that are candidates
to be designated as “heritage corridors.” The county is asking local
residents to contribute their knowledge and memories of these roadways.
“We’re hoping people can tell us stories about the roads, the nearby
farms and homes, or even personal memories about travel in those areas,”
said Ruth Harvey, the Road Services Division project manager for the
program. “Maybe, they even have some old photos or road-related
memorabilia that we can photograph or copy.”
The meetings will be held:
- Tuesday, July 1 at 7 p.m.
Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Museum
10105 Bank Rd. SW, Vashon
- Wednesday, July 9 at 7 p.m.
Sno-Valley Senior Center
4610 Stephens Ave., Carnation
(in collaboration with the Tolt Historical Society)
- Wednesday, July 16 at 7 p.m.
Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum
1837 Marion St., Enumclaw
Harvey said the research and public input will provide the Road
Services Division with information to help the county maintain and
improve the roadways with the greatest sensitivity to their historic
and scenic character. The project will not result in any new
regulations or restrictions for local property owners. The focus is
solely on the transportation history of King County and local
communities.
The road corridors currently being reviewed for inclusion in the
program are:
South King County
- Southeast 400th Street (Krain-Wabash Road)
from State Route 164 to Veazie-Cumberland Road
- Southeast 448th Street from 196th Avenue
Southeast to 244th Avenue Southeast
- Southeast 456th Way from Southeast 448th
Street to 244th Avenue Southeast
- Southeast Green River Gorge Road from Bolts
Drive to Cumberland-Kanasket Road
- Southeast Green Valley Road from Auburn-Black
Diamond Road to State Route 169
East King County
- Southeast Issaquah-Fall City Road from
Duthie Hill Road to 328th Avenue Southeast
- Southeast High Point Way from Southeast
82nd Street to 272nd Avenue Southeast
- Northeast Carnation Farm Road from State
Route 203 to 284th Avenue Northeast
- West Snoqualmie Valley Road from the
county line to Ames Lake Road Northeast
- West Snoqualmie River Road Northeast from
Northeast Tolt Hill Road to Southeast 24th Street, plus
several short road segments extending southeast to State
Route 202, including 316 Avenue Southeast, Southeast 28th
Street, 321st Avenue Southeast, Southeast 31st Street, and
324th Avenue Southeast
- Old Sunset Highway – three segments east
of North Bend near Denny Creek, Tinkham Road, and Olalie
State Park
Northeast King County
- Old Cascade Highway – three segments
near Skykomish at Stevens Pass, Martin Creek and
Skykomish
Vashon Island
- Southwest Cedarhurst Road from
Vashon Highway to Southwest 144th Street
- Westside Highway from Southwest
144th Street to Southwest 220th Street
- Dockton Road from Southwest
Ellisport Road to Southwest Dock Street
More information about the project is available
online
at, or by calling Ruth Harvey at (206) 296-3477 or
contacting her by
email.
|
