Interstate 82 East - Yakima to Prosser

U.S. 12 joins I-82 east for a 71.17 mile concurrently between Yakima and Interstate 182. U.S. 97 remains along the freeway through east Yakima.

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Exit 33 A departs I-82 next for a retail area along Fair Avenue and B Street. Exit 33 B follows with Yakima Avenue (former Business Loop I-82 north to 8th Street) west and Terrace Heights Way east.

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Fair Avenue curves south from B Street to pass under Yakima Avenue to State Fair Park. B Street west ties into a roundabout with Lincoln Avenue west toward the Yakima city center.

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Terrace Heights Drive extends east from Yakima Avenue and Exit 33 B across the Yakima River to industrial areas along the Central Chehalis Railroad and the census designated place of Terrace Heights. Yakima Avenue west leads directly to the Yakima Convention Center and Historic District.

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U.S. 97 parts ways with I-82/U.S. 12 east five miles south of Terrace Heights Way. Richland via Interstate 182 east is 74 miles away.

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A diamond interchange (Exit 34) joins I-82/U.S. 12-97 south with Nob Hill Boulevard west and the eastbound beginning of SR 24 in a half mile.

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SR 24 stretches 79.23 miles east from Yakima through Moxee to SR 26 at Othello. Locally SR 24 leads to Yakima Sportsman State Park along the Yakima River.
Nob Hill Road extends west from Exit 34 to State Fair Park (home of the Sundome), Yakima Valley Community College and West Valley. SR 24 was expanded from I-82 east across the Yakima River to University Parkway in 2006.

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Union Gap, where the Yakima River cuts between Ahtanum Ridge and Rattlesnake Hills, appears on the horizon as I-82/U.S. 12-97 south advance to the roundabout interchange (Exit 36) with E Valley Mall Boulevard.

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E Valley Mall Boulevard stems west from Exit 36 to Valley Mall, Main Street through Union Gap (former U.S. 97), and Pioneer Street west to Yakima Airport / McAllister Field (YKM).

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U.S. 97 separates with I-82/U.S. 12 beyond the city of Union Gap at Exit 37 adjacent to the Yakima River and Union Gap.

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U.S. 97 angles southeast 14.88 miles through Parker to the cities of Wapato and Toppenish in Yakima Valley. U.S. 97 turns south at SR 22 for the Simcoe Mountains and Goldendale.

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Following Main Street south from Union Gap, U.S. 97 follows the Yakima River along the east side of Ahtanum Ridge. U.S. 97 leaves Washington in 76 miles for Biggs Junction, Oregon. Bend the largest city along the route between Yakima and Klammath Falls.

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An access road links Main Street south with I-82/U.S. 12 east ahead of the Yakima River. A nondescript bridge built in 1967 shifts the freeway from the east to west side of the waterway.

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SR 22 meets Interstate 82 at the west side of Zillah in 11 miles. Richland in the Tri-Cities is 68 miles to the southeast.

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Thorp Road straddles the western slopes of the Rattlesnake Hills from Moxee Valley to the diamond interchange at Exit 40.

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Thorp Road becomes Yakima Valley Highway at Exit 40. Yakima Valley Highway represents the former route of both U.S. 410 and U.S. 12 to Donald, Sawyer, and Buena parallel to I-82/U.S. 12.

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Parker Bridge Road runs west from Yakima Valley Highway near Exit 40 to 2nd Avenue and U.S. 97 at the unincorporated community of Parker.

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Confirming markers posted south of Thorp Road / Yakima Valley Highway.

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An abandoned Burlington Northern Railroad truss bridge remains in place across the Yakima River near Sunnyside Dam. Mount Adams appears on the western horizon.

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Donald Wapato Road meets I-82/U.S. 12 south from Yakima Valley Highway (old U.S. 410 and U.S. 12) and the unincorporated community at Donald in one mile.

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The diamond interchange at Exit 44 joins Donald Wapato Road southwest to Wapato Avenue in the town of Wapato.

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Continuing east, I-82/U.S. 12 reach Buena in six miles and Zillah in seven.

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Manmade ponds line the eastbound lanes of Interstate 82 by the Yakima River midway between Exits 44 and 50.

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SR 22 (Buena Way) commences south from the parclo interchange at Exit 50 near Buena. Measuring 36.52 miles in length, SR 22 loops southeast from Toppenish to Prosser.

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SR 22 (Buena Way) leads south from Exit 50 onto Elm Street into the city of Toppenish. SR 22 meets U.S. 97 where it turns south onto Evergreen Highway 48.14 miles to Goldendale.

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Buena Road north from I-82/U.S. 12 east to Yakima Valley Highway in Buena was part of SR 22 until 1980. The route was truncated to Exit 50 when Interstate 82 was completed.

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The south city limits of Zillah line I-82/U.S. 12 eastward from Exits 50 to 54.

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1st Avenue curves southwest from Cheyne Road in Zillah to the forthcoming diamond interchange at Exit 52.

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The incorporated cities of Granger and Sunnyside lie east of Zillah over the next 16 miles.

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Meyers Road extends southwest from 1st Avenue and I-82/U.S. 12 at Exit 52 across the Yakima River en route to Lincoln Avenue at the city of Toppenish.

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Reassurance shields posted one mile ahead of the diamond interchange at Exit 54 outside Zillah.

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Yakima Valley Highway (former U.S. 410 and U.S. 12) bypasses Zillah to the north and east before crossing paths with I-82/U.S. 12 at Exit 54. The parallel road lines the eastbound lanes of the freeway and an adjacent Washington Central Railroad line to Punkin Center.

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1st Avenue exits the Zillah city center to become Division Road at Yakima Valley Highway and Exit 54. The road continues east to Granger Road at Sunnyside Canal.

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Continuing east along I-82/U.S. 12 from Zillah to Granger.

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A 3.80 mile long route, SR 223 runs southwest from the diamond interchange (Exit 58) with Vanbelle Road at Granger to SR 22 near Alfalfa.

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Vanbelle Road continues east from I-82/U.S. 12 to SR 241 (Hanford Road) north of Sunnyside.
Construction of I-82 overtook old U.S. 410 and U.S. 12 from E Street to a point just south of Vanbelle Road. This displaced the original north end of SR 223 along E Street east to I-82 when it opened in 1981.

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Agricultural lands front both sides of I-82/U.S. 12 as the freeway leaves Granger on an eight mile drive to Sunnyside. Grandview, the final Yakima County city along the route, follows in 14 miles.

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Yakima Valley Highway (old U.S. 410 and U.S. 12), a Union Pacific Railroad and Gap Road parallel I-82/U.S. 12 ahead of Exit 63 to Sunnyside Road. This is the first of three exchanges for Sunnyside along the route.

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Sunnyside Road is a short connector west to Gap Road and north to Yakima Valley Highway. The unincorporated community of Outlook lies just west on Yakima Valley Highway while former U.S. 410 and U.S. 12 continue east to the Sunnyside city center.

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I-82/U.S. 12 angle southeast and travel through a gap between Snipes Mountain to the south and Harrison Hill to the east.

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Agricultural areas spread along Snipes Mountain south of the upcoming diamond interchange (Exit 67) with Midvale Road south and S 1st Street north in Sunnyside.

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S 1st Street north to Lincoln Avenue and S 6th Street links I-82/U.S. 12 with the Sunnyside city center. Alexander Road east from Midvale Road connects with SR 241 (Mabton-Sunnyside Road) south to Mabton.

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A set of shields for I-82/U.S. 12 east, posted between Midvale Road and the Mabton-Sunnyside Road overpass.

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Beginning at SR 22 in Mabton, SR 241 runs 7.40 miles north to meet I-82/U.S. 12 at Exit 69.

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SR 241 travels 25.21 miles overall to SR 24 between the Rattlesnake Hills and Yakima Ridge. SR 24 continues north from there across the Columbia River on the Vernita Bridge to Othello.

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I-82/U.S. 12 and adjacent Yakima Valley Highway turn southeastward from Sunnyside four miles to Grandview.

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A folded diamond interchange in northwest Grandview joins the freeway with Stover Road west, Wallace Way south and Wine Country Road adjacent to a Union Pacific Railroad line at Blacks Corner.

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Yakima Valley Highway name changes to Wine Country Road south from Exit 73 into the city of Grandview. Old U.S. 410 and U.S. 12 loop southward as a business loop for Interstate 82.

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Exit 73 loops westward to an intersection with former U.S. 410 and U.S. 12 and a connector ramp to adjacent Stover Road / Wallace Way. Stover Road leads west to SR 241 and Wallace Way heads south to end at Forsell Road.

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The freeway drops below grade and passes under the Wilson Way and Elm Street overpasses to Sunnyside Canal in north Grandview.

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A diamond interchange joins I-82/U.S. 12 with McCreadie Road at Exit 75 in one mile.

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A weigh station follows Exit 75 along Interstate 82 in western Benton County.

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McCreadie Road stems east from Wine Country Road (old U.S. 410 and U.S. 12) in Grandview to Washington State University Experimental Station and Crow Canyon. Nearby County Line Road heads north onto Sagebrush Ridge and east to become Lemley Road.

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CR 12 (Wine Country Road) parallels the south side of I-82/U.S. 12 along the former U.S. 410 and U.S. 12 alignment to Exit 80. The final 57.23 miles of I-82 within Washington fall in Benton County.

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The Eastbound Grandview Weigh Station lies near the Central Washington Railroad siding of Apricot. Construction of the facility relocated parallel CR 12 to the south. An abandoned Union Pacific Railroad line also is present near the station.

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Prosser, the final city along I-82/U.S. 12 east in Yakima Valley, is four miles away. Richland is a half hour drive via Interstate 182.

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I-82/U.S. 12 turn more southward at the crossing of Sunnyside Canal. An off-freeway rest area lies along Merlot Drive next to Gap Road, adjacent to the diamond interchange at Exit 80.

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Gap Road leads south from Snipes Road near The Gap in Sagebrush Ridge to meet I-82/U.S. 12 at Exit 80. This is the first of two exits for Prosser along the freeway.

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Gap Road transitions directly into Wine County Road (old U.S. 410/U.S. 12) eastward to the Prosser city center.

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Merlot Drive spurs east from CR 12 and Gap Road as an south side frontage road for I-82/U.S. 12 adjacent to this shield assembly.

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A folded diamond interchange (Exit 82) joins I-82/U.S. 12 with SR 22 west to SR 221 south in one mile.

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I-82/U.S. 12 span Chandler Canal and the adjacent Yakima River ahead of Exit 82 to Wine Country Road. Former U.S. 410/12 spur east along BNSF Railroad through eastern Prosser. The construction for I-82 overtook the original four lane highway eastward to Benton City.

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Connecting with SR 221, a 26.04 mile long highway south to SR 14 at Paterson, SR 22 runs west from Exit 82 around Prosser. SR 22 began at Exit 50.

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