Current and historic US highway endpoints in Aberdeen, WA
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1927-present
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The west end of historic US 410 was in Aberdeen:
c. 1927, Rand McNally
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Early maps indicate that US 101 traffic used a no-longer-extant bridge across the Chehalis River:
c. 1940, Census Enumeration District Map
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This interactive image is from South Aberdeen, looking north from the intersection of Boone and Curtis streets:
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The road going off into the distance was the original bridge approach; one of the support structures is visible. That bridge landed in East Aberdeen, meeting Wishkah Street between Chehalis and Tyler streets. At that point, US 101 turned west on Wishkah, while to the east was the beginning of US 410. There is really nothing relevant to photograph there anymore, as the entire area has now been converted to a shopping area.
The current bridge was built in 1955, so US 101 traffic was directed straight into central Aberdeen. In 1967, the 410 designation was decommissioned in favor of an extended US 12, the west end of which has been in Aberdeen ever since. This photo was looking down the final westbound stretch of US 12/historic US 410: |
Elbert, May 2005
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That is Wishkah Street, and at that point it becomes one-way westbound (eastbound traffic uses Heron Street, which is one block to the left). The sign on the bridge over the Wishkah River ahead is shown close-up here:
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Elbert, May 2005
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Actually, we were already within Aberdeen's city limits, but west of the river is the downtown area. Shortly after crossing, the signs shown here were posted:
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Kasprzyk, summer 2016
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The intersection with G Street (the first traffic signal above) is where northbound US 101 comes in before continuing west on Wishkah. But southbound 101 uses H Street, which is the next intersection, and that is technically where westbound US 12 ends (and where US 410 ended historically). The signage at that intersection is shown close-up here:
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Elbert, May 2005
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This map shows how these streets are configured; roads designated US 12 are shown with a yellow highlight:
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Southbound US 101 uses Heron, the block to the south of Wishkah. This photo was looking northeast on Heron...
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Elbert, May 2005
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...and the green sign in the distance is shown close-up here:
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Elbert, May 2005
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That was at H Street, where eastbound US 12 begins. US 410 may have begun here too, during part of its existence (depending when Aberdeen converted to one-ways), but the original route through town was on Wishkah. One block ahead is the sign shown here:
Elbert, May 2005
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That is G Street, or northbound US 101. This photo was approaching the same intersection, but this time from northbound US 101 (northwest on G Street):
Elbert, May 2005
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For travelers heading this direction, the west beginning of US 12 is to the right on Heron. Olympia is 50 miles distant, and Detroit is another 2400 miles or so beyond that.
Research and/or photo credits: Nathan Edgars; Chris Elbert; Bruce Kasprzyk; Dale Sanderson; Stephen Taylor
Page originally created 2000;
last updated Mar. 7, 2017.
last updated Mar. 7, 2017.
