History
When the primary and secondary highways were created in 1937, a branch of Primary State Highway 9 (PSH 9), named Secondary State Highway 9A (SSH 9A) was established and extended from PSH 9 in Sappho north and east to PSH 9 in Port Angeles. By 1953, a road extending from Neah Bay to SSH 9A was completed and in 1955, the roadway was added to SSH 9A, while the Sappho segment was deleted. During the 1964 highway renumbering, SSH 9A became SR 112; the highway became a state scenic byway in 1967. The Sappho segment of SSH 9A later was readded to the state highway system in 1991 as SR 113. On June 15, 2000, SR 112 became a National Scenic Byway named the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway. A late December winter storm in 2008 resulted in floods that triggered a landslide that closed the highway near Joyce on 8 January 2009. Temporary repairs began on 2 March and only one-way traffic was allowed until the roadway reopened on 12 March.
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