U.S. Route 97 Alternate is an alternate route of US 97 within the state of Washington. It runs for 40 miles (64 km) from Wenatchee to Chelan, following the west bank of the Columbia River opposite from US 2 and US 97. The highway travels through sparsely-populated areas along the river and passes near the Rocky Reach Dam and through the town of Entiat.
Looking eastbound from downtown Chelan at a closed section of US 97A during 2015 wildfire season
A reassurance marker for US 97A near Chelan
Aerial view of Lake Entiat, a reservoir created by the Rocky Reach Dam that inundated former sections of US 97
U.S. Route 97 in Washington
U.S. Route 97 in the U.S. state of Washington is a 322-mile (518 km) route which traverses from the Oregon state line at the northern end of the Sam Hill Memorial Bridge in Maryhill, north to the Canada–US border in Okanogan County near Oroville. The highway serves major cities such as Goldendale, Yakima, Ellensburg and Wenatchee before continuing towards the Alaska Highway at the Yukon border as British Columbia Highway 97. Along the length of the roadway, US 97 is concurrent with State Route 14 in Maryhill, Interstate 82 (I-82) and US 12 between Union Gap and Ellensburg, I-90 briefly in Ellensburg, US 2 between Peshastin and rural Douglas County and SR 20 near Omak. An alternate route connects the highway with Chelan.
An aerial view of Maryhill, the first community on US 97, where the highway travels over the Columbia River on the Sam Hill Memorial Bridge, visible in the background.
I-82 and US 97 pass over Selah Creek on the Fred G. Redmon Bridge north of Selah.
