 State Route 106 | ||||
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 SR 106 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route ofUS 101 | ||||
| Maintained byWSDOT | ||||
| Length | 20.09 mi[1] (32.33 km) | |||
| Existed | 1964[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 101 inSkokomish | |||
| East end |  SR 3 nearBelfair | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Washington | |||
| Counties | Mason | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 106 (SR 106) is aWashington state highway inMason County, extending 20.09 miles (32.33 km) fromU.S. Route 101 (US 101) inSkokomish toSR 3 south ofBelfair. The road was once a section of State Road 21 in 1915, which later became State Road 14 in 1923 andPrimary State Highway 14 (PSH 14) in 1937 andPSH 21 in 1955. PSH 21 became SR 106 in 1964 and since, theWashington State Department of Transportation has arranged and completed minor projects to improve the roadway.
State Route 106 (SR 106) begins at a3-way junction withU.S. Route 101 (US 101) in thecensus-designated place (CDP) ofSkokomish, located north ofShelton. From the intersection, the road travels southeast to bridgeSkobob Creek and curve north along theSkokomish River andAnnas Bay to the community ofUnion. After passing Union, the highway continues along the southern shoreline ofHood Canal pastTwanoh State Park to intersectSR 3 south ofBelfair.[3] The roadway approaching the SR 3 intersection nearBelfair was used by 6,100 motorists daily in 2007 based onannual average daily traffic (AADT) data collected by theWashington State Department of Transportation;[4] AADT data from 1970 shows that 2,000 motorists used the same section of SR 106 daily.[5]
The first state-maintained highway on the current route of SR 106 was State Road 21, established in 1915 by theWashington State Legislature andDepartment of Highways and ran fromSkokomish toKingston.[6][7] State Road 21 later became State Road 14, named theNavy Yard Highway, in a 1923 renumbering.[8] During the creation of thePrimary and secondary highways, State Road 14 becamePrimary State Highway 14 (PSH 14) in 1937.[9] The Skokomish–Gorst section of PSH 14 was later added toPSH 21 in 1955.[10] The1964 highway renumbering divided PSH 21 into SR 106,[2]SR 3 andSR 104.[11]
Recently, theWashington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has arranged and completed some minor construction projects along the SR 106 corridor. The first project replaced a culvert overSkobob Creek with a bridge;[12] the project was completed in December 2005 and was located 0.85 miles (1.37 km) east of Skokomish.[1][12][13] In 2007, WSDOT installed atraffic signal at the SR 106 / SR 3 intersection south of Belfair.[14]
The entire route is inMason County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skokomish | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 101 –Olympia,Port Angeles,Aberdeen | |
| | 20.09 | 32.33 | SR 3 –Belfair,Shelton,Bremerton | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
