Hughes Avenue / Bayview Avenue
By Curt Cunningham

The early wagon road into Blaine from Bellingham after crossing Dakota Creek ran north on what is now known as Bell Road. Before the Freeway was constructed, Bell Road ran directly north to meet Hughes Avenue. The highway then traveled west to Bayview Avenue where it turned right and continued north to Adelia Street. At Adelia Street the highway turned left and traveled west to Harrison Avenue. This would be the route of the Pacific Highway until 1928.

In 1928, Portal Way was extended across Dakota Creek on a new concrete bridge and paralleled the tracks into Blaine as it continues to do today. This new roadway bypassed Hughes and Bayview Avenues. The north end of Bayview Avenue was then blocked off at the railroad crossing.