Washington State Route 213

State highway in Okanogan County, Washington, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

State Route 213 (SR 213) is the shortest state highway in the U.S. state of Washington. The 0.35-mile-long (0.56 km) unsigned highway serves Malott, a community in Okanogan County. Extending from U.S. Route 97 (US 97) over the Okanogan River via a bridge to First Avenue in Malott, the roadway is semi-complete, as its legislative definition designates that the road should extend to SR 20 southwest of Okanogan^[2]. First appearing in a map in 1954, SR 213 originated as a branch of Primary State Highway 16 (PSH 16) in 1959 and later SR 20 Spur in 1964. SR 20 Spur became SR 213 in 1973 because another SR 20 Spur was recently established in Anacortes.

Length0.35 mi^[1] (560 m)

Existed1973^[2]–present

Southend

US 97 near Malott

NorthendFirst Avenue in Malott (temporary)

SR 20 near Okanogan

Quick facts State Route 213, Route information ...

State Route 213

The present route of SR 213 highlighted in red

Route information

Auxiliary route of SR 20

Maintained by WSDOT

Length

0.35 mi^[1] (560 m)

Existed

1973^[2]–present

Major junctions

South end

US 97 near Malott

North end

First Avenue in Malott (temporary)

SR 20 near Okanogan

Location

Country

United States

State

Washington

Counties

Okanogan

Highway system

State highways in Washington

←

SR 211

→

SR 215

Route description

Looking northbound at the southern end of SR 213, where it begins at US 97

SR 213 originates at an intersection with US 97 south of Malott. Traveling northwest and turning northeast, the unsigned roadway crosses the Cascade and Columbia River Railroad and the Okanogan River near the confluence of the Okanogan River and Loup Loup Creek.^[3]^[4] After crossing the Okanogan River, the highway enters Malott and terminates at First Avenue,^[5]^[6]. An estimated daily average of 740 motorists utilized SR 213 in 2008.^[7]

History

SR 213 originated as a minor road that connected US 97 to the area south of the Okanogan River and Malott; the road first appeared on a map in 1954.^[8] In 1959, the Washington State Legislature passed a law that created a branch of PSH 16 that extended from PSH 16 near Okanogan to US 97 in Malott to take effect on July 1, 1961.^[9]^[10] By 1963, US 97 was realigned south of the Okanogan River and the PSH 16 branch was extended across the river.^[11] During a highway renumbering in 1964, PSH 16 became SR 20 and the branch of PSH 16 became SR 20 Spur.^[12] In 1973, SR 20 Spur became SR 213, while another SR 20 Spur was established in Anacortes.^[2]^[13] Beginning in 2008, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has been maintaining a short, 0.35-mile-long (0.56 km) segment of the proposed SR 213 as a state route.^[1]^[14] As of 2026, WSDOT has no active plans to extend the highway between Malott and SR 20^[15].

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Okanogan County.

More information Location, mi ...

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.00	0.00	US 97 – Wenatchee, Omak, Okanogan	Southern terminus
Okanogan River	0.19	0.31	Bridge over Okanogan River
Malott	0.35	0.56	First Avenue	Temporary northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

[1]
Washington State Department of Transportation (2008). State Highway Log: Planning Report, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF). Olympia: Washington State Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
[2]
Washington State Legislature (1973). "RCW 47.17.417: State route No. 213". Olympia: Washington State Legislature. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
[3]
Washington State Department of Transportation (2008). Washington State Rail System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Olympia: Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
[4]
Thomas Bros.; Rand McNally (2004). Pacific Northwest: Washington, Oregon, Western Idaho, Southwestern British Columbia (Map) (6th ed.). 1:45,600. The Thomas Guide. Skokie, Illinois: Rand McNally. p. 104. § C3. ISBN 0-528-99511-1.
[5]
"State Route 213" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
[6]
Washington State Department of Transportation; United States Geological Survey (2008). Washington State Highways, 2008–2009 (PDF) (Map) (2008–2009 ed.). 1:842,000. Olympia: Washington State Department of Transportation. § C6. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
[7]
Washington State Department of Transportation (2008). 2008 Annual Traffic Report (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
[8]
United States Geological Survey (1954). Okanogan, 1954 (Topographic map). 1:250,000. Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 12, 2009 – via University of Texas at Austin.
[9]
Washington State Legislature. "Chapter 319". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1959 ed.). Olympia: Washington State Legislature.
[10]
Washington State Legislature (July 1, 1961). "Chapter 13: Public Highways". Session Laws of the State of Washington (1961 ed.). Olympia: Washington State Legislature. p. 520. Retrieved August 12, 2009 – via Google Books. 47.16.160 No. 16 Methow Valley highway. (Effective July 1, 1961.) A primary state highway to be known as primary state highway No. 16, or the Methow Valley highway, is hereby established according to description as follows: Beginning in the vicinity of Pateros on primary state highway No. 10, thence in a northerly direction by the most feasible route by way of Twisp to Mazama; also beginning at a point in the vicinity south of Twisp on primary state highway No. 16, thence in an easterly direction by the most feasible route to a junction with primary state highway No. 10 in the vicinity south of Okanogan; also, beginning at a wye connection with primary state highway No. 16, southwest of Okanogan, thence southwesterly to a junction with primary state highway No. 10 in the vicinity of Malott: Provided, That until such times as primary state highway No. 16 from southwest of Okanogan to the vicinity of Malott is actually constructed on the location adopted by the highway commission, no existing county roads shall be maintained or improved by the highway commission as a temporary route of said primary state highway No. 16. This section shall become effective July 1, 1961.
[11]
United States Geological Survey (1963). Okanogan, 1963 (Topographic map). 1:250,000. Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 12, 2009 – via University of Texas at Austin.
[12]
Prahl, C. G. (December 1, 1965). Identification of State Highways (PDF). Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
[13]
Washington State Legislature (1973). "RCW 47.17.081: State route No. 20 north". Retrieved August 12, 2009.
[14]
Washington State Department of Transportation (2007). State Highway Log: Planning Report, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
[15]
"Search projects". WSDOT - Construction and Planning. Retrieved January 26, 2026.