Washington State Route 112

x70px State Route 112
Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway
290x172px SR 112 is highlighted in red.
Route information
Defined by RCW 47.17.215
Maintained by WSDOT
Length:	61.29 mi (98.64 km)
Existed:	1964 – present
Tourist routes:	Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112
Major junctions
West end:	Makah Indian Reservation boundary near Neah Bay
	SR 113 near Clallam Bay
East end:	US 101 near Port Angeles
Highway system
State highways in Washington Interstate US State Scenic Former PSH 1964 renumbering Former ← x20px SR 110 SR 113 x20px →

State Route 112 (SR 112, named the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway) is a state highway extending 61.29 miles (98.64 km) within Clallam County in the U.S. state of Washington.

Route description

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SR 112 crosses the Elwha River Gorge on a deck arch bridge made of concrete west of Port Angeles.

State Route 112 (SR 112) begins at the Makah Indian Reservation boundary east of Neah Bay and the delta of the Sail River. The Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway, a National Scenic Byway, also starts at the boundary and is concurrent with the whole highway. Traveling southeast along the Strait of Juan de Fuca and a cliff to Hoko, the roadway crosses the Hoko River before the river empties into the strait. After the bridge, the road starts to turn southeast away from the coast to Sekiu, where SR 112 passes the Sekiu Airport and travel on a cliff near Clallam Bay and passes the community of the same name. At Clallam Bay, the roadway turns south along the Clallam River inland to intersect the northern terminus of SR 113, which travels south to Sappho. The road curves northeast from the intersection along the Pysht River to Pysht, where another turn places the highway stays southeastward along the strait. Approaching Port Angeles, SR 112 travels through plains past Joyce and the Lower Elwha Indian Reservation, the highway crosses the Elwha River on a deck arch bridge. After the bridge, the roadway had an estimated daily average of 5,400 motorists in 2007. The road and scenic byway end at an intersection with U.S. Route 101 (US 101) west of Port Angeles.

History

When the primary and secondary highways were created in 1937, a branch of Primary State Highway 9 (PSH 9), named Secondary State Highway 9A (SSH 9A) was established and extended from PSH 9 in Sappho north and east to PSH 9 in Port Angeles. By 1953, a road extending from Neah Bay to SSH 9A was completed and in 1955, the roadway was added to SSH 9A, while the Sappho segment was deleted. During the 1964 highway renumbering, SSH 9A became SR 112; the highway became a state scenic byway in 1967. The Sappho segment of SSH 9A later was readded to the state highway system in 1991 as SR 113. On June 15, 2000, SR 112 became a National Scenic Byway named the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway. A late December winter storm in 2008 resulted in floods that triggered a landslide that closed the highway near Joyce on January 8, 2009. Temporary repairs began on March 2 and only one-way traffic was allowed until the roadway reopened on March 12.

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Clallam County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.00	0.00	Makah Indian Reservation boundary	Western terminus; continues west as Bayview Avenue
​	23.12	37.21	SR 113 south (Burnt Mountain Road) to US 101 south (Olympic Highway) – Sappho, Forks, Aberdeen
​	59.33	95.48	Old SR 112 alignment
​	61.29	98.64	US 101 east (Olympic Highway) – Port Angeles, Shelton, Olympia	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

• Highways of Washington State
• Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway — SR 112
• WSDOT Projects
• Completed WSDOT Projects