Back Washington State Department of Transportation German Departamento de Transporte del Estado de Washington Spanish اداره ایالتی راه و ترابری واشینگن Persian Washington State Department of Transportation SIMPLE
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| Formed | September 21, 1977[1] |
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| Type | Department of transportation |
| Jurisdiction | State of Washington |
| Headquarters | 310 Maple Park Avenue SE Olympia, Washington, U.S. 47°02′05″N 122°53′52″W / 47.034700°N 122.897661°W |
| Employees | 6,318 |
| Annual budget | $5.132 billion (2015–2017)[2] |
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| Child department | |
| Website | wsdot.wa.gov |
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT or WashDOT, both /ˈwɒʃdɒt/) is a governmental agency that constructs, maintains, and regulates the use of transportation infrastructure in the U.S. state of Washington. Established in 1905, it is led by a secretary and overseen by the governor. WSDOT is responsible for more than 20,000 lane-miles of roadway,[3] nearly 3,000 vehicular bridges and 524 other structures. This infrastructure includes rail lines, state highways, state ferries (considered part of the highway system) and state airports.[4]
- ^ Oldham, Kit (March 15, 2005). "Legislature creates Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) effective September 21, 1977". HistoryLink. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ "Executive Summary" (PDF). 2015-2017 Biennial Budget Request (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. September 2014. p. 6. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ Multimodal Planning Division (February 17, 2024). State Highway Log Planning Report 2023, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. p. v64. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ WSDOT. "WSDOT Homepage". Retrieved July 15, 2008.