Washington State Route 512
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| State Route 512 Auxiliary route of  I-5 |
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| Defined by RCW 47.17.690, maintained by WSDOT | |||||||||||||
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| Length: | 12.06 mi[1] (19.41 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1964 | ||||||||||||
| West end: | I-5 in Lakewood |
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| Major junctions: |
 SR 7 near Parkland SR 161 in Puyallup |
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| East end: |  SR 161/SR 167 in Puyallup |
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State Route 512 (SR 512) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, originating at Interstate 5 in Lakewood and ending in Puyallup at State Route 167. A four lane freeway its entire length, SR 512 is heavily used for people to travel from the Tacoma area to Puyallup and the surrounding towns. The freeway originally ended at State Route 7 and then was extended to Portland Avenue. Its final expansion included portions being built into the Puyallup Valley, through the town and all the way to SR 167. Traffic is very heavy during rush hour due to many people commuting to I-5 and SR 167 for work. Putting in HOV lanes has been mentioned many times in order to combat the heavy traffic.
[edit] Exit list
The entire route is in Pierce County.
| Location | Mile[1] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lakewood | 0.00 | South Tacoma Way | At-grade intersection |
| 0.00 | I-5 – Tacoma, Seattle, Portland |
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| 0.62 | Steele Street | ||
| 2.22 | SR 7 (Pacific Avenue) – Parkland, Spanaway |
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| 3.71 | Portland Avenue – Midland | ||
| 5.86 | Canyon Road – Summit | ||
| 8.37 | 9th Street Southwest, 94th Avenue East | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
| 8.74 | SR 161 south – South Hill, Eatonville |
West end of SR 161 overlap | |
| Puyallup | 10.06 | Meridian Street South – Puyallup | |
| 11.12 | Pioneer Avenue East – Orting, Puyallup | Former SR 162 | |
| 12.06 |  SR 161 north / SR 167 to SR 410 east – Milton, Tacoma, Seattle, Yakima |
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
[edit] References
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| SR 500 - SR 501 - SR 502 - SR 503 (Spur) - SR 504 (Spur) - SR 505 - SR 506 - SR 507 - SR 508 - SR 509 - SR 510 - SR 512 - SR 513 - SR 515 - SR 516 - SR 518 - SR 519 - SR 520 - SR 522 - SR 523 - SR 524 (Spur: Edmonds, Lynnwood) - SR 525 (Spur) - SR 526 - SR 527 - SR 528 - SR 529 (Spur) - SR 530 - SR 531 - SR 532 - SR 534 - SR 536 - SR 538 - SR 539 - SR 542 - SR 543 - SR 544 - SR 546 - SR 547 - SR 548 - SR 599 | |
| Former or proposed state routes: SR 514 - SR 537 - SR 540 | |
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