Swiftwater Corridor
Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington. State Byway.
Details
- Where
- Cle Elum, Kittitas County, WA. No street address stated. Directions
- Getting there
- From Roslyn east of Snoqualmie Pass to Vantage on the Columbia River.
- Fees
- None.
- Access
- 42 miles.
- Phone
- 509-674-5958
- Website
- scenicwa.com
- Managed by
- Scenic365 LLC.
The Swiftwater Corridor rambles through back roads from Roslyn east of Snoqualmie Pass to Vantage on the Columbia River, past historic towns, logging camps, mines and ranches.
Notable Events
- 1883The Thorp Grist Mill, the oldest remaining industrial artifact in Kittitas County, was constructed in 1883 and served as an essential place for flour milling and social interaction for Kittitas County residents until 1946. scenicwa.com
- 1889Roslyn was incorporated in 1889 and maintains much of the character of its early years as a coal town; many residential and commercial buildings constructed from 1889-1930 remain intact. scenicwa.com
- 1906South Cle Elum began to flourish with construction of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, and the Milwaukee Road made it a division point on its transcontinental route. cdm16977.contentdm.oclc.org
- 1920sGinkgo Petrified Forest State Park, considered one of the most diverse fossil forests in North America, is famous for the rare specimens of petrified Ginkgo biloba tree discovered there in the late 1920s. scenicwa.com
- 1923The Ellensburg Rodeo has been a tradition in the town since 1923 and is the largest rodeo in Washington state. scenicwa.com
- 1978The Roslyn Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978; many residential and commercial buildings constructed from 1889-1930 remain intact. scenicwa.com
- 1997When the Vision was written, the SR 10 segment was the only portion of the corridor carrying the state Scenic and Recreational Highway designation. cdm16977.contentdm.oclc.org
- 1997The corridor planning project ran from February through June 1997; by early July 1997 the Vision was available for public review and implementation. cdm16977.contentdm.oclc.org
People
- Ben George, Corridor Planning Management Team member, Kittitas County Cattlemens Association.
- Catherine Stevenson, Corridor Planning Management Team member, USFS Cle Elum Ranger Station.
- Debbie Kelly, Corridor Planning Management Team member, USFS Cle Elum Ranger Station.
- Ed Harrell, Corridor Planning Management Team member, Kittitas-Yakima Resource Conservation and Economic Development District.
- Hartwig Vatheuer, Corridor Planning Management Team member, Plum Creek Timber Company.
- Ida Knutson, Corridor Planning Management Team member, Key Bank Cle Elum Branch.
- J. Page Scott, Corridor Planning Management Team member, Kittitas County Department of Public Works.
- Jeanne Zalud, Corridor Planning Management Team member, Roslyn resident.
- Kathleen Beehler, Corridor Planning Management Team member, Thorp Mill Town Historical Preservation Society.
- Max Keeton, Corridor Planning Management Team member, Cle Elum Farm & Home.
- Nick Henderson, Corridor Planning Management Team member, Roslyn Business Association.
- Richard B. Thompson, Corridor Planning Management Team member, Kittitas County Field and Stream.
- Samuel H. Olmstead, Patriarch of one of the first families to homestead in the Kittitas Valley.
- Sheri Neuenschwander, Corridor Planning Management Team member, WSDOT South Central Region.
- Todd Trepanier, Corridor Planning Management Team member, WSDOT South Central Region.