Washington (state) Washington (state) Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Named for George Washington, the first president of the United States, the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State, to distinguish it
Washington State Route 538 2009, between I-5 and 18th Street, WSDOT repaved the highway and expanded the Riverside Drive intersection. Cemex Pacific Holdings was awarded the contract for repaving the road on January 20 and construction began with the closure of the Riverside Drive intersection on 31 May. The closure, which was delayed from 3 May, lasted until June 4. Actual repaving happened in late June of that year. Washington State Route 538 State Route 538 (SR 538, alternatively named College Way) is a long state highway located within the northern area of Mount Vernon city limits and the urban growth boundary, located in