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 128 Washington State Route 128 State Route 128 (SR 128) is a Washington state highway located in Asotin and Whitman counties, west of the Idaho state line. The long route runs north from (US 12) in Clarkston to cross the Snake River and turn east after intersecting to terminate at (SH 128) on the Idaho state line. The highway was originally created in 1964 on a Pomeroy–Clarkston route, replacing (SSH 3K), which had been established in 1937; in 1991, the route was changed to its present form. State Route 128 (SR 128) begins at an intersection with (US 12) in Clarkston,