Washington State Route 706
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| Road to Paradise | ||||
SR 706 highlighted in red.
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| Auxiliary route of SR 7 | ||||
| Defined by RCW 47.17.820 | ||||
| Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
| Length: | 13.64 mi (21.95 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1964 – present | |||
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| West end: |
 SR 7 in Elbe
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| East end: |
 Mount Rainier National Park
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State Route 706 (SR 706, also known as the Road to Paradise) is a state highway in Pierce County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It extends 13.64 miles (21.95 km) from SR 7 in the census-designated place (CDP) of Elbe east to the Longmire gate of Mount Rainier National Park.
The highway was part of the Tacoma – Mount Rainier branch of Primary State Highway 5 (PSH 5 TR) from 1937 until 1964 and ran from Tacoma south to Elbe and east to Longmire. In 1964, PSH 5 TR from Tacoma to Elbe became part of SR 7 and the Elbe to Mount Rainier section became SR 706.
SR 706 runs 13.64 miles (21.95 km) from an intersection with SR 7 in the census-designated place (CDP) of Elbe, east to end at the Longmire gate of Mount Rainier National Park (Mount Rainier NP). The route serves as a connector from Elbe to Mount Rainier NP. The highway is open all-year and the entrance to Mount Rainier National Park is open all-year round, unlike other entrances that are open only in the summer. WSDOT has found that more than 3,100 motorists utilize the road daily after the interchange with I-5 based on annual average daily traffic (AADT) data.
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