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{{Infobox road
|state=WA
|type=SR
|route=25
|alternate_name=Coulee Reservoir Highway
|section=105
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==Route description==

SR&nbsp;25, named the Coulee Reservoir Highway, begins at an intersection with {{nowrap|[[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route 2]]}} (US&nbsp;2) east of [[Davenport, Washington|Davenport]] and the eastern terminus of {{nowrap|[[Washington State Route 28|SR 28]]}}. The highway travels northwest through farmland and grasslands in rural [[Lincoln County, Washington|Lincoln County]]. Near [[Fort Spokane]], part of [[Lake Roosevelt National Recreation
al Area]],<ref name="fortspokane1">{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/laro/historyculture/fort-spokane.htm |title=Fort Spokane |author=[[National Park Service]], [[United States Department of Interior]] |date=9 February 2007 |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="fortspokane2">{{cite map |publisher=National Park Service, United States Department of Interior |url=http://www.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/maps/showmap.cfm?alphacode=laro&parkname=Lake%20Roosevelt%20National%20Recreat(contracted; show full)

[[File:Spokane River Bridge at Fort Spokane.jpg|thumb|left|SR&nbsp;25 crosses the [[Spokane River]] using the [[Spokane River Bridge at Fort Spokane]], which opened in 1941.]]
The [[Spokane River Bridge at Fort Spokane]], successor of the Detillion Bridge, was opened in 1941 to replace the span, which was flooded by [[
LakeFranklin D. Roosevelt Lake]].<ref name="historicbridges"/><ref name="map1942">{{cite map |publisher=United States Geological Survey |title=Marcus (1942) |url=http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/maps&CISOPTR=446&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 |year=1942 |cartography=United States Army Corps of Engineers |scale=1:125,000 |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="map1950">{{cite map |publisher=Washington State Highway Commission |title=Washington State Highways|url=http:(contracted; show full)

A [[Gifford&ndash;Inchelium Ferry|ferry]] between [[Inchelium, Washington|Inchelium]] and SR&nbsp;25 [[Gifford, Washington|Gifford]] on the Columbia River has operated since 1898 under various owners and with various vessels. In 1898, the ferry was first opened to public traffic, a result of a Congressional decision to open up the [[Colville Indian Reservation]] to mineral mining. When 
[[Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake]] was created after the [[Grand Coulee Dam]] was built in 1941, the ferry was moved to higher ground. Ferry service remained privately-owned until 1974, when it was closed due to low traffic. In 1981, the [[Colville Confederated Tribes]] and [[United States Bureau of Indian Affairs]] began a new ferry service with the M/V ''Columbian Princess'' and continues to the present.<ref name="ferry"/>
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==Major intersections==
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==External links==
{{portal|Washington|U.S. Roads}}
*[http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/hwysofwastate/sr025.html Highways of Washington]
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