State Route 542, also known as SR 542 or the Mount Baker Highway, is a numbered state highway

State highway

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 in Washington, United States

United States

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Route description

Sunset Drive starts at Broadway in the Cornwall Park neighborhood. There, it also crosses Maryland and Summer Streets before its junction with Cornwall Avenue, where it gets its pavement markings. It then goes into an Eastern direction split at the Illinois Street stoplights . It then, after a turn, crosses Ellis Street, where Smokin' Sam's and the St. Joseph Hospital are. It is then mostly straight until it crosses James Street and I-5

Interstate 5

Interstate 5 is the main Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific Ocean coastline from Canada to Mexico . It serves some of the largest cities on the U.S...

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Interstate 5 in Washington

Interstate 5 in Washington is a highway in the U.S. state of Washington that extends from its border with Oregon to its border with Canada...

) It then becomes four lanes and SR 542. It then crosses other roads until its end at the top of Artist Point.

SR 542 travels east from Bellingham

Bellingham, Washington

Bellingham is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the twelfth-largest city in the state. Situated on Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia...

 to the Mount Baker

Mount Baker

Mount Baker , also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is an active glaciated andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington State in the United States. It is the second-most active volcano in the range after Mount Saint Helens...

 Ski Area

Mount Baker Ski Area

Mt. Baker Ski Area is a ski resort located in Whatcom County, Washington, United States at the end of State Route 542. The base elevation is at 3,500 feet , while the peak of the resort is at 5,089 feet ....

, passing through the towns of Deming

Deming, Washington

Deming is a census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. Named for its first postmaster, George Deming, its population was 353 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Deming is located at ....

, Kendall

Kendall, Washington

Kendall is a census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The population was 191 at the 2010 census.-History:Kendall was founded in 1887 by F.B. Hardmen...

, Maple Falls

Maple Falls, Washington

Maple Falls is a census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The population was 324 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

, and Glacier

Glacier, Washington

Glacier is a census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The population was 211 at the 2010 census.Based on per capita income, Glacier ranks 522nd of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. Glacier is hoping to change this with the opening of the Glacier...

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The eastern end of SR 542 is closed most of the year at adj=on 5100 Artist Point. This section typically opens in July and closes after the first substantial snowfall of the year. It closed on September 29, 2009; October 6, 2008; and September 27, 2007.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city...	Bellingham Bellingham, Washington Bellingham is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the twelfth-largest city in the state. Situated on Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia...	0.00	, Vancouver BC	Western terminus
	Deming Deming, Washington Deming is a census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. Named for its first postmaster, George Deming, its population was 353 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Deming is located at ....	9.96	, Abbotsford BC Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...	Begin concurrency Concurrency (road) A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
		14.57		End concurrency
	Kendall Kendall, Washington Kendall is a census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The population was 191 at the 2010 census.-History:Kendall was founded in 1887 by F.B. Hardmen...	22.91	, Abbotsford BC Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
	Austin Pass	57.23	Mount Baker Ski Area Mount Baker Ski Area Mt. Baker Ski Area is a ski resort located in Whatcom County, Washington, United States at the end of State Route 542. The base elevation is at 3,500 feet , while the peak of the resort is at 5,089 feet ....	Eastern terminus