Historical highway markers

You can find interpretive historical highway markers along state highways and scenic byways throughout Washington. Use the map and list on this page to find marker locations.

 

Maps of Historical Markers in Washington State

 

Marker 1

Mount Baker
Location: SR 542, Eastbound about 3.5 miles west of Glacier
Scenic Byway: Mt. Baker Scenic Byway

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Marker 2

David Douglas
Location: SR 20 In Rockport State Park
Scenic Byway: North Cascades Scenic Byway

Marker 3

Deception Pass
Location: SR 20 Southbound at the south end of Deception Pass Bridge
Scenic Byway: Whidbey Scenic Isle Way

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Marker 4

Big Cedar Stump / Smokey Point
Location: I-5 Northbound in Smokey Point Safety Rest Area about 11 miles north of Everett

Marker 5

Juan de Fuca
Location: US 101 Westbound about 2-1/2 miles west of Port Angeles
Scenic Byway: Pacific Coast Scenic Byway

Marker 6

Discovery Bay
Location: US 101 Westbound about 2 miles west of Gardiner Scenic Byway: Pacific Coast Scenic Byway

Marker 7

Hood Canal
Location: SR 106 Eastbound in Union

Marker 8

Bruceville / Bruceport
Location: US 101 Westbound about 6-1/2 miles south of South Bend
Scenic Byway: Pacific Coast Scenic Byway

Marker 9

Willie Keil's Grave
Location: SR 6 Eastbound about 3 miles east of Raymond

Marker 10

Claquato
Location: SR 6 Westbound about 2 miles west of I-5

Marker 11

Fort Columbia
Location: US 101 Southbound about 1 mile south of Chinook
Scenic Byway: Pacific Coast Scenic Byway

Marker 12

Middle Village, Station Camp
Location: US 101 Southbound, 1.5 miles south of Chinook at Station Camp
Scenic Byway: Pacific Coast Scenic Byway

Marker 13

Columbia River Explorers
Location: US 101 Southbound 1 mile north of the Megler Astoria Bridge
Scenic Byway: Pacific Coast Scenic Byway

Marker 14

Finn Hall
Location: SR 503 Northbound about 2 miles north of Woodland

Marker 15

Fort Vancouver
Location: I-5 Northbound in Gee Creek Safety Rest Area

Marker 16

First Explorers
Location: SR 14 Eastbound in Washougal
Scenic Byway: Lewis & Clark Trail Highways

Marker 17

Mount Pleasant Grange Hall
Location: SR 14 Westbound about 4 miles east of Washougal
Scenic Byway: Columbia River Gorge

Marker 18

Golden Spike Ceremony
Location: SR 14 Eastbound about 1 mile east of North Bonneville Scenic Byway: Columbia River Gorge

Marker 19

Bridge of the Gods
Location: SR 14 Eastbound about 2 miles east of North Bonneville
Scenic Byway: Columbia River Gorge

Marker 20

Broughton Flume
Location: SR 14 Westbound about 7 miles west of White Salmon
Scenic Byway: Columbia River Gorge

Marker 21

Celilo Falls
Location: SR 14 Eastbound about 1 mile east of Wishram Heights
Scenic Byway: Columbia River Gorge

Marker 22

A Culture Lives On
Location: SR 14 Eastbound about 5 miles west of Wishram Heights
Scenic Byway: Columbia River Gorge

Marker 23

Sam Hill Country
Location: SR 14 Eastbound at the junction of US 97
Scenic Byway: Columbia River Gorge

Marker 24

Beck Memorial
Location: SR 821 Southbound mid way through Yakima River Canyon
Scenic Byway: Yakima River Canyon

Marker 25

Blewett
Location: SR 97 Northbound about 11 miles south of the junction of US 2

Marker 26

Location: SR 97 Alternate Southbound in the town of
Scenic Byway: Entiat Cascade Loop

Marker 27

Dry Falls
Location: SR 17 Northbound about 4 miles south of the junction of US 2
Scenic Byway: Coulee Corridor

Marker 28

Fort Okanogan
Location: SR 97 Northbound about 2 miles north of Brewster
Scenic Byway: Okanogan Trail Scenic Byway

Marker 29

Location: SR 20 Northbound about 33 miles north of Newport
Scenic Byway: International Selkirk Loop

Marker 30

Steptoe Battlefield
Location: SR 195 Southbound in the city of Rosalia
Scenic Byway: Palouse Scenic Byway

Marker 31

Steptoe Butte
Location: SR 195 Northbound at Steptoe
Scenic Byway: Palouse Scenic Byway

Marker 32

Kamiak Butte
Location: SR 27 Southbound about 10 miles north of Pullman
Scenic Byway: Palouse Scenic Byway

Marker 33

Mullan Road
Location: SR 26 Eastbound about 3 miles east of Washtucna

Marker 34

Drewyers River
Location: SR 261 Northbound in Lyons Ferry State Park

Marker 35

Lewis and Clark Alpowa Summit
Location: SR 12 Eastbound about 20 miles west of Clarkston in the Alpowa Summit Safety Rest Area
Scenic Byway: Lewis & Clark Trail Highways

Marker 36

Lewis and Clark Enter Washington
Location: SR 12 Eastbound about 1-1/2 miles west of Clarkston
Scenic Byway: Lewis & Clark Trail Highways

Marker 37

Ainsworth
Location: SR 12 Eastbound near Sacajawea State Park in Pasco
Scenic Byway: Lewis & Clark Trail Highways

Marker 38

Fort Walla Walla
Location: SR 12 Eastbound about 12 miles south of Pasco, near the junction of SR 730
Scenic Byway: Lewis & Clark Trail Highways

Marker 39

Mount Rainier
Location: SR 161 Northbound about 1-1/2 miles north of Eatonville

Marker 40

Lewis and Clark Trail
Location: SR 12 In Lewis & Clark Trail State Park
Scenic Byway: Lewis & Clark Trail Highways

Marker 41

Spokane House
Location: SR 291 Northbound about 10 miles north of Spokane

Marker 42

Indian Painted Rocks
Location: SR 291 Eastbound in riverside State Park

Marker 43

Spanish Explorers
Location: US 101 Westbound about 7 miles east of Port Angeles
Scenic Byway: Pacific Coast Scenic Byway

Marker 44

Lava Flows
Location: I-90 Eastbound in Ryegrass Safety Rest Area about 15 miles east of Ellensburg

Marker 45

Sacajawea
Location: SR 12 Eastbound near Sacajawea State Park in Pasco
Scenic Byway: Lewis & Clark Trail Highways

Marker 46

B-Reactor
Location: SR 24 Eastbound 1/2 mile west of junction of SR 240 and Sr 243

Marker 47

Kettle Falls
Location: SR 25 Northbound about 2 miles north of the junction of US 395 near Kettle Falls

Marker 48

Chuckanut Drive
Location: SR 11 Southbound about 6 miles south of Bellingham
Scenic Byway: Chuckanut Drive

Marker 49

Lake Lenore Caves
Location: SR 17 Northbound in Lake Lenore Caves State Park about 8-1/2 miles north of Soap Lake
Scenic Byway: Coulee Corridor

Marker 50

Olmstead Place
Location: I-90 Westbound in the Ryegrass Safety Rest Area about 15 miles east of Ellensburg

Marker 51

Railroads of the West
Location: I-90 Eastbound in the Sprague Safety Rest Area about 13 miles west of Sprague

Marker 52

Roslyn Coal Mining
Location: SR 903 Next to Roslyn Museum
Scenic Byway: Mountains to Sound Greenway

Marker 53

Klickitat River Bridge
Location: SR 142 Westbound on the bank of the west channel of the Klickitat River at Mile Post 17.5

Marker 54

Gee Creek
Location: I-5 Southbound at the Gee Creek Rest Area near Mile Post 13

Marker 55

Patterson Swale
Location: SR 502 Westbound near Mile Post 3.3

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