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 109 segment of SR 109 Spur in 2007 was the US 101 intersection with a daily average of 410 motorists. Within Hoquiam, SR 109 is split into two streets, Emerson Street is signed as SR 109 northbound and Simpson Avenue is signed as the SR 109 Couplet (eastbound) and runs from SR 109 to a US 101 couplet, which continues south as Simpson Avenue. The daily average of the couplet in 2007 was 4,500 motorists. Washington State Route 109 State Route 109 (SR 109) is a Washington state highway in Grays Harbor County. Beginning at its terminus at (US 101) in