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RCW 46.61.345 — All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 46.61: Rules Of The Road, Revised Code of Washington.

Full text of RCW 46.61.345

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.

RCW 46.61.345Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
The state department of transportation and local authorities within their respective jurisdictions are authorized to designate particularly dangerous highway grade crossings of railroads and to erect stop signs at those crossings. When such stop signs are erected the driver of any vehicle shall stop within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.

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