Sultan — Condensery and Reformatory

Sal on US 2 Westbound: Gold Bar to Everett · Oct 29, 2026 · 7m

Sal: Between State Route Two-Oh-Three and Sultan. Sal: State Route Two-Oh-Three follows the Snoqualmie River toward Fall City and North Bend, meeting US 2 at Lewis Street in Monroe. In 1905, a new bridge carried Lewis Street over the Skykomish River. Monroe has three rivers on its southern edge, and for many years logging was the mainstay of its economy. In the 1880s, settlers here also planted hops, a cash crop until the hop aphid and the economic panic of the 1890s ruined the harvest. Sal: The town's name came from its post office. The Post Office Department allowed only one-word names, and…