Talk:Naches Pass

Overhaul
I made a bunch of changes just now and thought I should comment on a few. Since the pass is notable mainly for its history, I expanded that section with references to a book. For statements without references I added "citation needed" tags -- not to be a jerk but to remind myself to look for them and add them. I'll try to get to it soon.

Also, I removed the last paragraph, which read:

There is no paved road through this pass, but proponents periodically propose a new road over Naches Pass, usually in combination with a tunnel through the highest elevation, to alleviate the traffic jam around Puget Sound, reduce traffic across Snoqualmie Pass and shorten the distance to bring agricultural products to ports by saving at least 70 miles on the route from Tacoma to Yakima, and also because Washington State Route 410 is closed to commercial traffic in Mount Rainier National Park up to Chinook Pass.

I almost added a citation needed tag for this whole thing, but checking the page history I found that this has been in the article for years now. I don't disbelieve that there have been proposals to build a road over (or under) Naches Pass, but the reasons given here don't make a lot of sense. To alleviate traffic jams in the Puget Sound area? How would a Naches Pass road do that? To reduce traffic over Snoqualmie Pass? Is traffic over Snoqualmie Pass a problem? Anyway, I figured I'd just move the whole paragraph here. If someone wants to put it back, go ahead, but with references please? Thanks! Pfly (talk) 22:29, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

I see that there was at least one proposal in the RCWs to build a tunnel along this route, but that was back in 1961: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=47.56.600 Local rumor indicates that the route is still passable with 4-wheel drive vehicle, but I havent tried it. Nothingofwater (talk) 20:15, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

OK even older, but interesting - apparently the Governor of Washington was the first to try the route in a car? http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/clipping&CISOPTR=22447&CISORESTMP=&CISOVIEWTMP=. Nothingofwater (talk) 20:19, 9 May 2008 (UTC)