State Route 115 (SR 115) is a 2.28-mile-long (3.67 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Washington serving the city of Ocean Shores in Grays Harbor County. The highway begins at Point Brown Avenue in Ocean Shores and travels east across the peninsula before turning north and ending at SR 109 south of Ocean City at Oyehut-Hogan's Corner. SR 115 was established in 1973 to serve Ocean Shores and follows a road built in the 1950s.
 State Route 115 | ||||
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 SR 115 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of US 101 | ||||
| Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.28 mi[1] (3.67 km) | |||
| Existed | 1973[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Point Brown Avenue in Ocean Shores | |||
| North end |  SR 109 in Oyehut-Hogan's Corner | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Washington | |||
| Counties | Grays Harbor | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSR 115 begins as Damon Road at an intersection with Point Brown Avenue north of Ocean Shores in Grays Harbor County, located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. The highway travels east and passes North Beach High School before turning north, following the North Bay of Grays Harbor towards Ocean City State Park.[3] SR 115 continues north into woodlands, passing several unnamed lakes, to Oyehut-Hogan's Corner, where the highway ends at an intersection with SR 109 west of Hogan's Corner Airport.[4]
Every year, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) conducts a series of surveys on its highways in the state to measure traffic volume. This is expressed in terms of annual average daily traffic (AADT), which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. In 2011, WSDOT calculated that between 6,600 and 7,100 vehicles per day used the highway.[5]
History
editSR 115 was established in 1973 on a highway that was built and paved in the 1950s to connect Ocean Shores to Secondary State Highway 9C (SSH 9C), later SR 109.[2][6][7] The highway was added to the state system on the recommendation of the state legislature's transportation committee, noting that it served as a major recreational route for travelers outside the local area.[8] No major revisions to the route of the highway have occurred since 1973.[9]
Major intersections
editThe entire highway is in Grays Harbor County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Ocean Shores | 0.00 | 0.00 | Point Brown Avenue | Southern terminus, continues as Damon Road | |
| | 2.28 | 3.67 | SR 109 – Ocean Beaches, Hoquiam | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Strategic Planning Division (January 25, 2013). State Highway Log Planning Report 2012, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. 1028. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- ^ a b "47.17.217: State route No. 115". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1973. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- ^ Ocean City State Park (PDF) (Map). Washington State Parks. March 23, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- ^ "State Route 115" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ Staff (2011). "2011 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. 139. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- ^ Copalis Bridge, 1957 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1957. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- ^ Copalis Bridge, 1968 (JPG) (Map). 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1968. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- ^ "Chapter 6: Highway Route Studies". Report of the Legislative Transportation Committee (Report). Washington State Legislature. January 1973. pp. 20–21. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via WSDOT Library Digital Collections.
- ^ Washington State Highways, 2011–2012 (PDF) (Map). 1:842,000. Washington State Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
