2

Snohomish County

Chelan County

NE Old Cascade Hwy

NE Old Cascade Hwy

NEOld

Casca

deHwy

Segment 3

Segment 2

Segment 1

Stevens Pass

Skykomish

AlpineLakes

Wilderness

Wild Sky Wilderness

Henry JacksonWilderness

US Hwy 2

US Hwy 2

NFD 6420 Rd

Miller R

iver Rd

NFD 6031 Rd

NFD

68R

d

US Hwy 2

NFD

6710

Rd

Tye Rd

NFD

6840R

d

NFD

6422R

d

NFD

6830R

d

NFD

6410

Rd

NFD

6842R

dNFD

6830

Rd

NFD

6710

RdNFD

6524

Rd

NFD

65R

d

NFD

68R

d

NFD 6095 Rd

Tye

Scen

icR

d

NFD6412

Rd

I-5 Ramp

NFD

6610R

dNFD

66R

d

NFD 6517 Rd

Old CasCade sCeniC HigHway Heritage COrridOr (stevens Pass)From I-5 North: y Take exit 194 to merge onto U.S. 2 E/Stevens Pass Highway toward Snohomish/Wenatchee yExit SR 9 toward Arlington/Bothell yTurn right at SR 9 S yTurn right at Old Highway 2 y Gravel turn-off on the north side of U.S. 2, just west of Stevens Pass Ski Area

Corridor length: 13.3 miles Begins: Stevens Pass Ski Area–corridor is in three segments. See mile-by-mile description for details.

Ends: U.S. 2 (Money Creek Bridge)Highlights: Open mountain views and

valley forest scenery Nearby: Iron

Goat Trail

along this corridor in March 1910, the most tragic

avalanche disaster in U.S. history occurred with nearly 100 lives lost at the town of Wellington. Explore the Iron Goat Trail for more detail on this accident and the efforts it took to make train travel safe along this route.

Automobile at Stevens Pass, 1929. Courtesy of AAA

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