State Route 102 (SR 102) is a 2.86-mile-long (4.60 km) state highway serving the Washington Corrections Center and Washington State Patrol Academy in the U.S. state of Washington. The highway extends northeast and east as Dayton Airport Road from the Washington Corrections Center through rural Mason County to an intersection with U.S. Route 101 (US 101) northwest of Shelton. SR 102 was established in 1984 on an unpaved roadway that was built by the 1950s.
 State Route 102 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Airport Road | ||||
 SR 102 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of US 101 | ||||
| Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.86 mi[1] (4.60 km) | |||
| Existed | 1984[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Washington Corrections Center | |||
| East end |  US 101 near Shelton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Washington | |||
| County | Mason | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSR 102 begins as the two-lane Dayton Airport Road at an intersection with the Washington Corrections Center access road and travels northeast into a heavily wooded area. The highway turns east, passing the Washington State Patrol Academy and The Ridge Motorsports Park, before it ends at an intersection with US 101 north of Sanderson Field and west of Turtle Lake. The entire highway is located northwest of Shelton in unincorporated Mason County.[3]
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 2,000 and 4,100 vehicles per day used the highway, mostly at the US 101 intersection.[4]
History
editSR 102 was established in 1984 on the existing Dayton Airport Road northwest of Shelton.[2][5] Dayton Airport Road (Mason County Road 990) was built as an unpaved road by the 1940s and was paved by the 1970s.[6][7] A 1973 report to the state legislature recommended against including the road in the state highway system and estimated the costs to improve it to "acceptable standards" to be $417,000.[8] SR 102 was chipsealed by WSDOT in 2018 as part of improvements to US 101 in the area.[9]
Major intersections
editThe entire highway is in Mason County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.00 | 0.00 | Washington Corrections Center | Western terminus; continues as Dayton Airport Road | |
| | 2.86 | 4.60 | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Strategic Planning Division (March 5, 2012). State Highway Log Planning Report 2011, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. 965. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ a b "47.17.168: State route No. 102". Revised Code of Washington. Washington State Legislature. 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ "State Route 102" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Staff (2011). "2011 Annual Traffic Report" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. 132. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ Shelton Topographic Map (Map). Cartography by United States Geological Survey. Microsoft Research Maps. July 1, 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ Potlach Quadrangle, Mason County, Washington (Topographic map). 1:62,500. United States Geological Survey. 1943. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ A Legislative Study: An Extension, State Route 101 to Washington Correction Center (Report). Washington State Highway Commission. June 1972. p. 4. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via WSDOT Library Digital Collections.
- ^ "Chapter 6: Highway Route Studies". Report of the Legislative Transportation Committee (Report). Washington State Legislature. January 1973. p. 21. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via WSDOT Library Digital Collections.
- ^ Shephard Bull, Arla (March 26, 2018). "Mason County faces a busy summer of road projects". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved October 29, 2021.