Gribblenation

Washington State Route 310 is a small approximately 1.8 mile state highway connecting WA 304 in downtown Bremerton to the WA 3 freeway.  WA 310 was created in 1991 as a connector route between WA 304 to WA 3 and runs entirely on a former surface alignment of the latter. I began WA 310 from the terminus at WA 304 on Callow Avenue.  After a short jog on Callow Avenue WA 310 turns westward on Kitsap Way. WA 310 follows Kitsap Way westward up a hill where it terminates at WA 3. WA 3 was built up to a freeway from WA 16 north to WA 305 during the 1970s.  Originally the routing of WA 3 and the precursor route WA PSH 21 (prior to the 1964 highway renumbering) was following alignment: -  Charleston Avenue, Callow Avenue and Kitsap Way in Bremerton -  Chico Way in Chico -  Silverdale Way in Silverdale -  Viking Avenue in Scandia The original alignment described above can be seen by observing WA PSH 21 on the 1956 Washingt...

My ultimate destination for the Washington trip was on the Kitsap Peninsula. My hotel was WA 310 which I reached via WA 304 through downtown Bremerton.  WA 310 is only 1.8 miles long and loops from WA 304 west to WA 3. WA 310 was part of Primary State Highway 21 until it was renumbered in 1964.  The entire highway is either on Kitsap Way or Callow Avenue.  Oddly WA 310 is one of the few state highways I've completely clinched as I decided a run the following morning.  My leg from still healing up from the tendon injury I mentioned during the Southeast trip but I felt good enough to try a solid 7-8 miles.  After reaching WA 304 I took it east Burwell Street towards the Seattle-Bremerton Ferry.  Instead of stopping at the Ferry I made my way up to the new Manette Bridge which opened in 2011.  The new Manette Bridge replaced a steel truss span which was opened in 1930.  The new bridge oddly only had one pedestrian lane but had some reall...