Mason County Rail Crossings affecting bicycle routes

Location Type Angle Condition Notes
096557P SR108 near Kamilche Concrete Apron Slight Good High-speed auto traffic with limited sight lines: there is a school-bus turnout bicycles can use.
096560X Old Olympic Hwy S Asphalt Perpendicular Severe Roadway severely heaved, especially on shoulder. Recommend dismount to cross: even car lanes are in poor condition.

SE Whitener Rd unk unk unk Dead-end road, not used by cyclists

Simmons Rd unk unk unk Dead-end road, not used by cyclists
096563T Lynch Road Concrete Apron Slight Good At bottom of hill, limited shoulder, road curves, limited sight lines
096564A Cole Rd Asphalt Perpendicular Good on slight incline, limited sight lines
096568C Walker Park Road Wood Slight Poor Splintered and uneven wood. At bottom of hill, road turns to parallel tracks

Mill St. unk unk unk On simpson property—no bike access

E. Bell Road unk unk unk Private Road? Dead end, no bike traffic

Capitol Hill Road unk unk unk Unpaved road, unsuitable for road bikes

Johns Prairie Road unk unk unk Hill to WA 3 not recommended for bicycles, no through traffic
0956580J McEwan Prairie Road Concrete Apron slight good No shoulder, heavy bicycle and auto traffic, limited site distance due to shallow curve

St. Andrews Drive unk unk unk Local bike traffic, residents of Lake Limerick (I've ridden over this, but don't remember it being difficult)

Mason-Benson Road Concrete Apron perpendicular Poor Excessive gap between apron and rail, poorly patched with asphalt. On incline.

1st St. Concrete Apron perpendicular Good Signal-controlled crossing—no bike lane on busy street

7th ST. Concrete Apron slight good Signal-controlled crossing—at bottom of steep hill

Cota St. Asphalt/wood acute fair Crossing at top of grade build-up, angle requires bikes to swing right then cross left poor visibility of condition due to height of rise.

10th St. Asphalt/wood acute unk Can be avoided by using 12th

Railroad at 11th Asphalt/wood severely acute poor Bicycles should avoid this crossing entirely: eastbound turn left to Frankin (preferred) or right to Cota at 12th, westbound right at 11th to Franklin

12th St. Asphalt/wood perpendicular good Preferred alternate to angled crossing ahead

Hulbert Road E. Asphalt/wood perpendicular fair Access from Franklin: preferred route westbound to avoid heavy traffic on Railroad

Franklin St. unk unk unk On dead-end road—not used by bicycles

Carman Rd N unk severely acute (per map) unk Dead-end road, not used by cyclists
856761N Dayton-Airport Asphalt perpendicular poor Rough approach with wide gaps. Very popular bicycle loop route.

West Smith Lane unk unk unk Unimproved road

West Hanks Lake Road unk unk unk Unimproved road

West Beeville Road - - - ?

West Ford Road - - - ?