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Title 12
Chapter 12.08
Section 12.08.020
 

Title 12 Public Ways and Property

Chapter 12.08 Regulation of Traffic

Section 12.08.020 Truck Routes Designated

 

The driver of every:

 

  1. truck carrying an over-legal load under a state or county permit, and

 

  1. truck and trailer or truck and semitrailer combination used in intercity or interstate hauling must operate over any of the following streets exclusively while in the city and must take the most direct route between such truck routes and destination points:

 

Street

Direction

21st Avenue

from west City limits to Technology Boulevard

29th Avenue

between High Drive and the east City limits

43rd Avenue

between High Drive and Scott Street

57th Avenue 

between Hatch Road and the east City limits

Altamont Street

between Mallon Avenue and Desmet Avenue

Ash Street

via the Maple Street Bridge; Maple Street, Walnut Place, Cedar Street, and High Drive between Francis Avenue and 29th Avenue, southbound

Assembly Street

between the junction of Nine Mile Road and Francis Avenue and Northwest Boulevard

Bernard Street

northbound from First Avenue eastbound to Sprague Avenue

Boone Avenue

between Regal Street and Greene Street

Broadway Avenue

via Springfield Avenue between Freya Street and the east City limits

Browne Street

between Spokane Falls Boulevard and I-90, southbound

Buckeye Avenue

via North Foothills Drive and Euclid Avenue between Washington Street and Market Street

Cedar Street

via High Drive between Walnut Place and 29th Avenue

Crestline Street 

between Trent Avenue and Mallon Avenue

Deer Heights Road

from 12th Avenue to 21st Avenue

Desmet Avenue

between Altamont Street and Nelson Street

Division Street (U.S. 2, U.S.195, and U.S. 395)

between the north City limits and I-90

Eighth Avenue westbound

via McClellan Street from Grand Boulevard to Washington Street, northbound

Electric Avenue

via 53rd Avenue from Hayford Road to Geiger Boulevard

Euclid Avenue

via Buckeye Avenue and North Foothills Drive between Washington Street and Market Street

First Avenue

via Bernard Street from Maple Street to Sprague Avenue, eastbound

Flint Road

from City limits to Airport Drive

Francis Avenue

from the junction of Nine Mile Road and Assembly Street to the east City limits

Freya Street and Freya Way

via Greene Street and Market Street (and Haven Street southbound) between Thor Place and Wellesley Avenue; and via Thor Place, Thor Street, Ray Place, and Ray Street between Greene Street and 29th Avenue;

Geiger Boulevard

From west City limits to Sunset Boulevard

Government Way

between Whistalks Ways and Sunset Boulevard within the City limits

Grand Boulevard 

via McClellan Street and 8th Avenue from High Drive to Washington Street, northbound; and via 9th Avenue from Stevens Street to High Drive, southbound

Greene Street

via Market Street (and Haven Street southbound) between Freya Way and the north City limits; and via Freya Way, Freya Street, Thor Place, Thor Street, Ray Place, and Ray Street between Market Street and 29th Avenue; and via Ralph Street between Boone Avenue and Trent Avenue; and from Mission Avenue to Boone Avenue, southbound

Hatch Road

from the junction of 44th Avenue and Scott Street to 57th Avenue

Haven Street (coupled with Market Street)

from Wellesley Avenue to Lacrosse Avenue, southbound

Hayford Road

from Electric Avenue to McFarlane Road

High Drive

via Cedar Street, Walnut Place, Walnut Street, and Maple Street between the north City limits and 29th Avenue; and between Grand Boulevard and the junction of Scott Street and 43rd Avenue

I-90

between the west City limits and the east City limits

Indian Trail Road

between the north City limits and Francis Avenue

James E. Keefe Bridge 

between I-90 and Trent Avenue

Lincoln Road

between Division Street and the east City limits

Lincoln Street (via Main Avenue)

between I-90 and the Monroe Street Bridge, northbound

Main Avenue

from Lincoln Street northbound to the Monroe Street Bridge

Mallon Avenue

between Crestline Street and Stone Street

Maple Street

between the Maple Street Bridge and Francis Avenue, northbound; and between the Maple Street Bridge and Walnut Place, southbound

Market Street (and Haven Street southbound)

via Greene Street, Freya Way, Freya Street, Thor Place, Thor Street, Ray Place, and Ray Street between Wellesley Avenue and 29th Avenue

Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard

from Division Street to Trent Avenue

Maxwell Avenue

via Mission Avenue, and Trent Avenue and Trent Road between Ash Street and the east City limits

McClellan Street

northbound via 8th Avenue from Grand Boulevard to Washington Street

Mission Avenue

via Trent Avenue and Trent Road from Maxwell Avenue to the east City limits; and via Maxwell Avenue from Ash Street to Trent Avenue

Monroe Street

between the north City limits and the Monroe Street Bridge; and between the Monroe Street Bridge and I-90, southbound (coupled with Lincoln Street and Main Avenue northbound)

Nelson Street

via Regal Street between Trent Avenue and Mission Avenue

Newport Highway (U.S. 2 and U.S. 195) 

between Division Street and the north City limits

Nine Mile Road

between the north City limits and the junction of Assembly Street and Francis Avenue

Ninth Avenue eastbound

between Stevens Street and Grand Boulevard, southbound

North Foothills Drive

via Euclid Avenue from Buckeye Avenue to Market Street; and via Buckeye Avenue from Washington Street to Euclid Avenue

Northwest Boulevard

between Assembly Street and Monroe Street

Palouse Highway

between Regal Street and the south City limits

Ralph Street

via Greene Street between Boone Avenue and Trent Avenue

Ray Street and Ray Place

between Thor Street and 29th Avenue; and via Thor Street, Thor Place, Freya Street, Freya Way, Greene Street, and Market Street (and Haven Street southbound) between the north City limits and 29th Avenue

Regal Street

between 29th Avenue and the Palouse Highway; and via Nelson Street from Trent Avenue to Mission Avenue

Scott Street

between 43rd Avenue and Hatch Road

Second Avenue

between Freya Street and Sunset Boulevard, westbound

Spokane Falls Boulevard

between Division Street and Browne Street, westbound

Sprague Avenue

between Bernard Street and the east City limits and between Bernard Street and Maple Street, westbound

Springfield Avenue

via Broadway Avenue between Freya Street and the east City limits

Stevens Street

via 9th Avenue between the Washington Street Bridge and Grand Boulevard, southbound

Sunset Boulevard

via Second Avenue from Maple Street to the west City limits westbound; and via Third Avenue from the west City limits to Maple Street eastbound

T.J. Meenach Drive and Bridge

between Whistalks Way and Northwest Boulevard

Third Avenue

between Sunset Boulevard and the east City limits, eastbound

Thor Place and Thor Street

via Ray Place, and Ray Street between Freya Street and 29th Avenue; and via Freya Street, Freya Way, Greene Street, and Market Street (and Haven Street southbound) between the north City limits and Ray Place

Trent Avenue and Trent Road

from Hamilton Street to the east City limits

U.S. 2

from Deer Heights Road to I-90

U.S. 195

between I-90 and the south City limits

U.S. 395

from city limits to Wellesley

Walnut Place and Walnut Street

between the Maple Street Bridge and Cedar Street

Washington Street

via McClellan Street and 8th Avenue from Grand Boulevard to the Washington Street Bridge, northbound; and between the Washington Street Bridge and Buckeye Avenue

Wellesley Avenue

between Assembly Street and Havana Street

Whistalks Way

between Government Way and T.J. Meenach Drive

 

Date Passed: Monday, April 21, 2025

Effective Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025

ORD C36659 Section 1