Route Description
State Route 23 (SR 23) originates as Cashup Avenue at an intersection with U.S. Route 195 (US 195) in Steptoe, about 10 miles (16.1 km) north of Colfax. The road is 2-lanes and undivided as it travels west through mostly rural areas and becomes Front Street in Saint John. Leaving the town, the highway turns northwest following Pleasant Valley Creek, intersecting the proposed terminus of SR 230 in Ewan and a road serving Lamont, passing several lakes, and leaving Whitman County. Afer entering Lincoln County, the highway crosses over Union Pacific and BNSF rail lines, then passes through Sprague. The highway serves as exit 245 on Interstate 90 (I-90) and US 395 in a diamond interchange, and is the busiest point on the route with an annual average daily traffic of 1,300 vehicles in 2011. North of the interchange, SR 231 splits off and travels north towards Reardan, being 8.97-mile (14.44 km) longer than SR 23. The highway continues northwest into Harrington, intersecting Coal Creek Road serving Harrington High School and becoming Sherlock Street. The road crosses a BNSF rail line and turns north, becoming 3rd Street until the route ends at SR 28.
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