History
See also: Astoria-Megler FerrySecondary State Highway 12B (SSH 12B) was created during the 1937 establishment of the Primary and secondary state highway system as an auxiliary route of Primary State Highway 12 (PSH 12), co-signed as both U.S. Route 101 (US 101) and US 830. The highway ran from PSH 12 / US 101 at the Megler ferry landing on the Columbia River to PSH 12 / US 830 in Naselle, with a gap between Megler and Knappton. SSH 12B, including the Megler–Knappton gap, became SR 401 during the 1964 highway renumbering. After the Astoria–Megler Bridge was completed on 27 August 1966, SR 401 was extended west to the new bridge and the gap between Megler and Knappton was completed by 1968. The Dismal Nitch Safety rest area, formerly the Megler Landing Rest Area, was remodeled twice in 2007 to be accessible year-round.
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