The Historic Sunset Highway

Description of the Route

This segment of the Sunset Highway is probably the best place to view the original roadbed as the concrete pavement has not been resurfaced. It is almost as it was 100 years ago. I would recommend to any person interested in the history of this road to travel along this segment.

Just before Reardan, the old hwy crosses the new hwy and then curves right back to the new hwy into town. This part of the old road is concrete but is in bad shape. It is passable but much of the concrete has crumbled.

As you leave Reardan, the old road veers right onto Brommer road. This section of the old hwy is concrete and in good shape. You continue down Brommer and then turn east onto Anderson rd. it remains concrete but is in poor shape.

Right before you connect back to the new hwy, you turn right on a gravel turn and then back onto the old concrete road. This part of the hwy is in poor shape but drivable.

You then turn left and drive east toward Spokane. This stretch of pavement we found the date stamp in the concrete. This part of the road is a single slab and in poor shape

You then connect back to the new hwy and go east to Deep Creek where the old hwy turns left and heads up the hill. This part is old concrete and in very good shape. It is a private road but you can drive through.

Then it is all new hwy along the old route into Spokane. The 1913 concrete bridge over the Spokane River is still in use.

Resources & Credits

The Historic Pacific Highway in Washington