Interstate 82

Interstate 82 (sometimes called I-82) is a  long Interstate Highway in the states of Washington and Oregon. The road goes from Interstate 90 and U.S. Route 97 in Ellensburg, Washington southeast through Yakima, Washington, the Tri-Cities of Washington, and Umatilla, Oregon before ending at Interstate 84 in Hermiston, Oregon.

Since I-82 is north of Interstate 84, it breaks the rules for Interstate numbering. This happened because when Interstate 80N was renumbered to Interstate 84 in 1980, Interstate 82 became north of Interstate 84. The renumbering was part of a project to remove Interstates that have letters within their numbers.

The highway goes over Selah Creek on a bridge called the Fred G. Redmon Bridge.  When this bridge was opened on November 2, 1971 it was the longest concrete arch bridge in North America. The bridge is 549 feet long when it goes above the creek. It is mostly north south despite ending in a 2

In 1999, the state of Oregon wanted to make Interstate 82 longer. They planned three different roads, but all of them were not chosen. The freeway also has a spur route, Interstate 182, which connects Interstate 82 to Richland, Washington and Pasco, Washington.

Roads crossed
 20px20px Interstate 90 and U.S. Route 97 in Ellensburg, Washington
 20px Washington State Route 821 near Selah, Washington
 20px Washington State Route 821 near Selah, Washington
 20px Washington State Route 823 near Selah, Washington
 20px U.S. Route 12 in Yakima, Washington
 20px Washington State Route 24 in Yakima, Washington
 20px U.S. Route 97 in Yakima, Washington
 20px Washington State Route 22 near Zillah, Washington
 20px Washington State Route 223 in Granger, Washington
 20px Washington State Route 241 in Sunnyside, Washington
 20px Washington State Route 22 in Prosser, Washington
 20px Washington State Route 224 in Benton City, Washington
 25x20px20px Interstate 182 and U.S. Route 12 near Richland, Washington
 25x20px U.S. Route 395 near Kennewick, Washington
 20px Washington State Route 14 near Plymouth, Washington
 25x20px25x20px U.S. Route 395 and U.S. Route 730 in Umatilla, Oregon
 20px20px Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 30 near Hermiston, Oregon

Cities and towns along the highway
 Ellensburg, Washington
 Selah, Washington
 Yakima, Washington
 Union Gap, Washington
 Zillah, Washington
 Granger, Washington
 Sunnyside, Washington
 Grandview, Washington
 Prosser, Washington
 Benton City, Washington
 Umatilla, Oregon

Counties along the highway
 Kittitas County, Washington
 Yakima County, Washington
 Benton County, Washington
 Umatilla County, Oregon

 References 

Other websites

 Highways of Washington State
 ORoads

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Category:Roads in Washington (state)
Category:Roads in Oregon