Cascade Loop Scenic Byway

Cascade Loop sign on SR 525 in Mukilteo.

The Cascade Loop Scenic Byway is a 440-mile-long (710 km) National Scenic Byway and Washington State Scenic and Recreational Highway encircling the North Cascades in the U.S. state of Washington. It follows eight different numbered highways:[1][2]

* US 2 from Everett to Sunnyslope;
* US 97 Alternate from Sunnyslope to Chelan;
* US 97 from Chelan to Pateros;
* SR 153 from Pateros to Twisp;
* SR 20 from Twisp to Coupeville;
* SR 525 from Coupeville to Mukilteo;
* SR 526 from Mukilteo to Everett; and
* I-5 in Everett

## History

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From 2012 to 2015, the Washington State Department of Transportation and Plug-In North Central Washington built 32 charging stations at popular destinations along the Cascade Loop, spaced 25 to 50 miles (40 to 80 km) apart, to serve electric vehicles.[3][4] Additional charging stations belonging to city governments, businesses and homeowners were added to the byway's list of electric charging stations in 2017.[5][6]

The Cascade Loop was designated as a National Scenic Byway on January 19, 2021.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Cascade Loop Scenic Byways". Scenic Byways Program. Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
2. ^ "Washington State's Scenic Byways & Road Trips" (PDF). Washington State Department of Commerce, Washington State Tourism, Washington State Department of Transportation. 2011. pp. 42–45\. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
3. ^ "Washington's 440 mile Cascade Scenic Loop is EV-ready" (Press release). Washington State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
4. ^ Pitts, Annette, ed. (2014). The Cascade Loop Scenic Highway 2014-2015 Guidebook. Cascade Loop Association. p. 41\. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
5. ^ Sullivan, Kelly (July 18, 2017). "Filling an electric byway". Monroe Monitor. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
6. ^ Wilkinson, Eric (July 25, 2017). "Circuit of electric car charging stations completed on scenic byway". KING 5 News. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
7. ^ Cauvel, Kimberly (February 19, 2021). "Cascade Loop gets National Scenic Byway designation". Skagit Valley Herald. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

## External links

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* Official website