Willis Street — Just Plain Washington

Sal on SR 167 Southbound: Renton to Tacoma · Oct 29, 2026 · 1m

Sal: Between South Two Seventy-Seventh Street and Willis Street. Sal: In 2016, this was the busiest spot on the whole highway: an average of 129,000 vehicles a day at South Two Seventy-Seventh Street. Sal: It was once the town of Thomas, now a ghost town on the Green River. It was named for John Thomas, who came from Kentucky. He and his wife, Nancy, moved into their cabin on July 17, 1854, the first white couple to homestead in the valley. An Army fort was built at Thomas in 1855, with logs shipped from Fort Steilacoom under the supervision of Lieutenant William Slaughter. Over the years the…