state route 20

After being closed intermittently since late July, State Route 20 (SR-20) has once again fully reopened to all vehicle traffic. As much as forty miles of the highway from Newhalem to Washington Pass has been shutdown due to two large forest fires which have been burning very close to the road for nearly a month...

The Highway has been closed since the fire began in late July because of hazards presented by the fire.

The Sourdough Fire is burning nearly 3,000 acres south of the roadway.

The Washington State Department of Transportation says crews are still making repairs and clearing debris.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin its seasonal clearing of the North Cascades Highway on Monday, March 27. The 44-mile stretch of State Route 20 closes annually during the winter months from the Ross Dam Trailhead to Early Winters due to heavy snow and persistent avalanche risks...