State Route 106 | ||||
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SR 106 highlighted in red.
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Route information | ||||
Auxiliary route of US 101 | ||||
Defined by RCW 47.17.185 | ||||
Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
Length: | 20.09 mi (32.33 km) | |||
Existed: | 1964 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | US 101 in Skokomish | |||
East end: | SR 3 near Belfair | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Mason | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 106 (SR 106) is a Washington state highway in Mason County, extending 20.09 miles (32.33 km) from U.S. Route 101 (US 101) in Skokomish to SR 3 south of Belfair. The road was once a section of State Road 21 in 1915, which later became State Road 14 in 1923 and Primary State Highway 14 (PSH 14) in 1937 and PSH 21 in 1955. PSH 21 became SR 106 in 1964 and since, the Washington State Department of Transportation has arranged and completed minor projects to improve the roadway.
State Route 106 (SR 106) begins at a 3-way junction with U.S. Route 101 (US 101) in the census-designated place (CDP) of Skokomish, located north of Shelton. From the intersection, the road travels southeast to bridge Skobob Creek and curve north along the Skokomish River and Annas Bay to the community of Union. After passing Union, the highway continues along the southern shoreline of Hood Canal past Twanoh State Park to interesect SR 3 south of Belfair. The roadway approaching the SR 3 intersection near Belfair was used by 6,100 motorists daily in 2007 based on average annual daily traffic (AADT) data collected by the Washington State Department of Transportation; AADT data from 1970 shows that 2,000 motorists used the same section of SR 106 daily.