east of Port Angeles

The first half of 2014 widening to dualize US 101 takes me from Shore Rd. to McDonald Creek between Port Angeles and Sequim.


Looks back west frame my eastward progress. The last photo is at Pierson and Dryke Roads, nearly the east end of construction.


With that, we are back to the existing dualized section and widening out from two lanes at Kitchen-Dick Rd.

Wait a minute... Yes. There was a pioneer family surnamed Kitchen at one end of this road in the 19th century and a family surnamed Dick at the other end, and they built the road. That is the name of this road. Moving on.


US 101 is still heading east in Gardiner but turns south moments later. The highway that was north from Los Angeles, and historically San Diego, is now due south for the rest of its life. Below one of the many varieties of 2dus, notice the patched destination of Quilcene. My best guesses are Shelton or Skokomish, but it looks like it was something very long. "Ferry to Seattle" (via WA 104)?


I'm just fine using Quilcene as a destination because this bridge is at its southern limit.


Three, count them, three concrete rainbow arches in a row, while the rest of the highway is trusses. These greet crossers of the Duckabush River (2 photos, 1934), a northern branch of the Hamma Hamma River in its delta (3 photos, 1924), and the main Hamma Hamma itself (last 3 photos, also 1924). Gotta love these names, even if they're no Kitchen-Dick or Humptulips.


One more truss for your consideration, the 1932 Skokomish River bridge.


More future widening, this time with no active work, around Shelton on the super-2 freeway. The overpasses built for a future SB roadway are C St. and Cloquallum Rd., and the full freeway begins at the WA 3 interchange.


WA 8 was historically US 410, which merged here with US 101 into a concurrency. Because of that, the only movements present are EB-SB and NB-WB. The remaining movements are accommodated by U-turning at the next interchange, Mud Bay Rd. (coincidentally original US 101/410), and heading back north, which is why US 101 NB is signed from US 101 SB. I will note that US 101 also goes to Aberdeen, but you will find it much faster to head due west instead of around the Olympic Peninsula.


Older signs on the SB ramp to I-5 at the end of the road, notable for the period in "2nd Ave."


The last SB shield (on the branch to I-5 NB) and the first NB shield of what will eventually become US 101 SB for most of its journey.

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