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The route that would ultimately become Interstate 90 through Snoqualmie Pass through the Cascade Mountains of Washington State started out as a popular Indian trail. —————– Snoqualmie Pass Becomes a Highway From Indian Trail, to Wagon Road, to Interstate It took decades before the value of Snoqualmie Pass was recognized. The Department of Transportation improved it several times, turning it into a major thoroughfare. The route that would ultimately become Interstate 90 through Snoqualmie Pass through the Cascade Mountains of Washington State started out as a popular Indian trail. As white settlers emigrated to the Seattle area in the 1850s, it became obvious that a route through the mountains was needed. Early efforts resulted in a toll road that was completed in 1884. When the Northern Pacific Railroad completed their line to Puget Sound in 1887, the railroad crossed the Cascades at Stampede Pass, southeast of Snoqualmie Pass, and ended at Tacoma. The railroad drew much of
