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 211 6B) in 1937, during the creation of the Primary and secondary highway system; the highway ran from (US 195) to (PSH 6). US 195 later became in 1948, as part of a westward expansion. The Washington State Legislature renumbered and changed the system in 1964, PSH 6 became SR 31 and SSH 6B became SR 311. was later extended east over the route of SR 31 in 1973 and SR 311 was renumbered to SR 211 in 1975. Washington State Route 211 State Route 211 (SR 211) is a Washington state highway located in Pend Oreille County. The long route