Washington State Route 7

State Route 7 is a numbered state highway in the state of Washington, U.S.A. It extends about 55 miles from Morton in the southwest to Interstate 5 at Tacoma.

SR-7 originates as a two-lane highway at U.S. Highway 12 in the town of Morton and proceeds north, crossing the Nisqually River into Pierce County at the town of Elbe. From here, SR-706 provides access to the Longmire entrance of Mount Rainier National Park, a popular recreation and tourism destination. From here to Spanaway, SR-7 is known as the "Mountain Highway," as it is the best route from the Puget Sound population centers to the south side of Mount Rainier.

SR-7 becomes a busy four lane highway about 3 miles before its intersection with SR-507, at an intersection known as the Roy "Y". At the Roy "Y", SR-7 enters Spanaway and becomes Pacific Avenue. Ten miles later, SR-7 turns east onto 38th Street and crosses an overpass that leads to an on-ramp which curves down to a 0.75 mile long limited access freeway. SR-7 terminates at Interstate 5 exit 133, with the roadway continuing north as Interstate 705.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Lewis	Morton	0.00	US 12 – White Pass, Yakima, Mossyrock
		0.45	SR 508 west – Onalaska
Pierce	Elbe	16.82	SR 706 east – Mount Rainier National Park
		26.98	SR 161 north – Eatonville, Puyallup
		36.06	SR 702 west – McKenna, Yelm
		47.36	SR 507 south – Roy, Centralia
	Parkland	52.52	SR 512 to I-5 – Seattle, Portland, Puyallup	Interchange
	Tacoma	57.44	38th Street east	Interchange
		South end of freeway
		58.26	I-5 – Olympia, Portland, Seattle	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		58.26	I-705 north – Tacoma City Center, Tacoma Dome	Northbound exit and southbound entrance

External links

• Highways of Washington State