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State Route 7 is a numbered state highway in the state of Washington, U.S.A. It extends about 55 miles from Morton in the southwest to Interstate 5 at Tacoma.
[edit] Route description
State Route 7 originates as a two-lane highway at U.S. Route 12 in the town of Morton and proceeds north, crossing the Nisqually River into Pierce County at the town of Elbe. From here, State Route 706 provides access to the Longmire entrance of Mount Rainier National Park, a popular recreation and tourism destination. From here to Spanaway, SR 7 is known as the "Mountain Highway," as it is the best route from the Puget Sound population centers to the south side of Mount Rainier.
SR 7 becomes a busy four lane highway about 3 miles before its intersection with SR 507, at an intersection known as the Roy "Y". At the Roy "Y", SR 7 enters Spanaway and becomes Pacific Avenue. Ten miles later, after entering the city of Tacoma, SR 7 turns east onto 38th Street. After crossing A Street, it exits 38th Street onto a 0.75 mile long limited access freeway. SR 7 terminates at Interstate 5 exit 133, with the roadway continuing north as Interstate 705.
[edit] Major intersections
| County |
Location |
Mile[1] |
Destinations |
Notes |
| Lewis |
Morton |
0.00 |
 US 12 – White Pass, Yakima, Mossyrock |
|
| 0.45 |
 SR 508 west – Onalaska |
|
| Pierce |
Elbe |
16.82 |
 SR 706 east – Mount Rainier National Park |
|
|
26.98 |
 SR 161 north – Eatonville, Puyallup |
|
|
36.06 |
 SR 702 west – McKenna, Yelm |
|
|
47.36 |
 SR 507 south – Roy, Centralia |
|
| Parkland |
52.52 |
  SR 512 to I-5 – Seattle, Portland, Puyallup |
Interchange |
| Tacoma |
57.44 |
38th Street east |
Interchange |
| South end of freeway |
| 58.26 |
I-5 – Olympia, Portland, Seattle |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| 58.26 |
 I-705 north – Tacoma City Center, Tacoma Dome |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
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