Interstate 82
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:''This article is about the highway. For the video game, see [[Interstate '82]].''
{{Infobox Interstate
|article_route=82
|type=Main
|map=Interstate 82.svg
|year_established=
|length_mi=143.58
|length_round=2
|length_ref=<ref name="FHWA log">[[Federal Highway Administration]] Route Log and Finder List, [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table1.htm Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002]</ref>
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=WA|I|90|US|97}} in [[Ellensburg, Washington|Ellensburg, WA]]
|junction=
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=OR|I|84|US|30}} in [[Hermiston, Oregon|Hermiston, OR]]
}}
'''Interstate 82''' (abbreviated '''I-82''') is an [[interstate highway]] in the northwestern [[United States]], completed in the late [[1980s]]. Currently just under 144 miles (231 km) in length, its western terminus is at [[Interstate 90 (Washington)|Interstate 90]] in [[Ellensburg, Washington]], and its eastern terminus is at [[Interstate 84 (Oregon)|Interstate 84]], just southwest of [[Hermiston, Oregon]]. '''([http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=46.399988,-120.195923&spn=1.669843,3.783417&hl=en Map])'''
==Route description==
I-82 serves two major purposes:
*Long haul/long trip
**A link between [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] and inland western cities such [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]], [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]], and [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]].
*Short trip traffic accounts for the vast majority of the actual traffic:
**I-82 serves at a local connector between cities along the [[Yakima River]].
**Between [[Ellensburg, Washington|Ellensburg]] and [[Yakima, Washington|Yakima]]
**Between Yakima and lower [[Yakima Valley]] cities such as [[Toppenish, Washington|Toppenish]] and [[Sunnyside, Washington|Sunnyside]]
**Continuing on to the [[Tri-Cities, Washington|Tri-Cities]] area ([[Kennewick, Washington|Kennewick]], [[Richland, Washington|Richland]], and [[Pasco, Washington|Pasco]]) and the [[Hanford Nuclear Reservation]]
{{lengths table}}
|-
|[[Washington|WA]]
|132.57<ref name="FHWA log" />
|213.35
|-
|[[Oregon|OR]]
|11.01<ref name="FHWA log" />
|17.72
|-
|Total
|143.58
|231.07
|}
{|class="infobox" width="230px"
!style="background: #ccf;"|<big>Major cities</big><br><small>'''Bolded cities''' are officially-designated [[control city|control cities]] for signs</small>
|-
|
*'''[[Yakima, Washington]]'''
*[[Kennewick, Washington]]
*'''[[Richland, Washington]]'''
*'''[[Pendleton, Oregon]]''' (via [[Interstate 84 (Oregon)|Interstate 84]])
|}
<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Redmon.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The Fred G. Redmon bridge]] -->I-82 crosses Selah Creek, just north of [[Selah, Washington|Selah]] over the Fred G. Redmon Bridge. At the time it was constructed in [[1971]], the twin-arch bridge was the longest concrete arch bridge in [[North America]]. The bridge is 1337 feet long (407 m), and rises 325 feet (99 m) above the canyon floor. The arch spans (excluding approach spans) are 549 feet long (167 m).
There are scenic overlooks at the Northern end on the upgrade leading out of the [[Kittitas County, Washington|Kittitas County]]. Rest Areas are at Selah Creek adjacent to the Redmon bridge and at [[Prosser, Washington|Prosser]] in the lower [[Yakima Valley]].
In [[1999]], a plan surfaced to extend I-82 further south in [[Oregon]]. Three major routes were proposed:
* '''[[Madras, Oregon|Madras]] Route:''' "From [[Umatilla, Oregon|Umatilla]] through Heppner, Condon, Fossil, and Antelope to [[Madras, Oregon|Madras]], where the interstate would replace US 97 south through [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]] to the [[California]] border."
* '''[[Prineville, Oregon|Prineville]] Route:''' "From Umatilla through Heppner, Hardman, Spray, Prineville, and Powell Butte to US 97 near [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]], then continue south to the border."
* '''[[U.S. Route 395 (Washington)|Highway 395]] Route:''' "From [[Umatilla, Oregon|Umatilla]] through John Day, Burns, and Lakeview," presumably to the [[California]] border and beyond. [http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-082.html]
I-82's designation is a violation of the Interstate system's numbering rules, as it is located north of [[Interstate 84 (Oregon)|I-84]]. The original designation for I-84 was I-80N, but was renumbered in [[1980]] as part of a mandate to eliminate [[List of suffixed Interstate Highways|suffixed routes]]. In addition, the planned western terminus for I-82 was originally [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] (instead of [[Ellensburg, Washington|Ellensburg]], with the route proceeding west from [[Yakima, Washington|Yakima]] (instead of north) along the [[U.S. Route 12 (Washington)|US 12]] and [[State Route 410 (Washington)|SR 410]] grades, up the Naches River over [[Naches Pass]] (currently proposed as [[Washington State Route 168|SR 168]]) north of [[Mt. Rainier National Park]].
The brief section (11 mile, 17 km) of I-82 in [[Oregon]] is designated the '''McNary Highway''', as it passes just below the [[McNary Dam]] on the [[Columbia River]].
The route of the [[Washington]] section of I-82 is defined in Washington Revised Code § 47.17.135.[http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=47.17.135]
==Exit list==
{| class="wikitable"
!County
!Location
!Mile<ref name=log>[[Washington State Department of Transportation]], [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/TDO/PDF_and_ZIP_Files/HwyLog2006.pdf State Highway Log], 2006</ref><ref name=inventory>[[Oregon Department of Transportation]], [http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/rics/PublicRoadsInventory.shtml Public Road Inventory] (primarily the Digital Video Log), accessed March 2008</ref>
![[exit number|#]]
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Kittitas County, Washington|Kittitas]]
|
|0.00
|
|{{Jct|state=WA|I|90|US|97|dir2=north|city1=Seattle|city2=Vantage|city3=Spokane}}
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|
|3.22
|3
|{{Jct|state=WA|SR|821|dir1=south|name1=Thrall Road}}
|
|-
|
|11.62
|11
|[[Yakima Training Center]]
|Signed as "Military Area"
|-
|rowspan=21|[[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima]]
|
|26.56
|26
|{{Jct|state=WA|SR|821|dir1=north|to2=to|SR|823|name1=Canyon Road|city1=Selah}}
|
|-
|
|28.99
|29
|East Selah Road
|
|-
|
|30.59
|30
|{{Jct|state=WA|SR|823|dir1=north|road=Rest Haven Road|city1=Selah}}
|Signed as exits 30A (SR 823) and 30B (Rest Haven Road) westbound
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Yakima, WA|Yakima]]
|31.35
|31
|{{Jct|state=WA|US|12|dir1=west|road=North 1st Street|city1=Naches|city2=White Pass}}
|West end of US 12 overlap; signed as exits 31A (US 12) and 31B (1st Street) eastbound
|-
|33.21
|33A
|Fair Avenue, Lincoln Avenue
|Eastbound exit and entrance
|-
|33.21
|33B
|Yakima Avenue – [[Terrace Heights, Washington|Terrace Heights]]
|Signed as exit 33 westbound
|-
|34.74
|34
|{{Jct|state=WA|SR|24|dir1=east|road=Nob Hill Boulevard|city1=Moxee}}
|
|-
|[[Union Gap, Washington|Union Gap]]
|36.26
|36
|Valley Mall Boulevard – [[Union Gap, WA|Union Gap]]
|
|-
|
|37.81
|37
|{{Jct|state=WA|US|97|dir1=south|city1=Goldendale}}, [[Bend, OR|Bend]]
|East end of US 97 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
|-
|
|38.07
|38
|[[Union Gap, WA|Union Gap]]
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|
|40.31
|40
|Thorp Road, Parker Road
|
|-
|
|44.29
|44
|[[Wapato, Washington|Wapato]]
|
|-
|
|50.08
|50
|{{jct|state=WA|SR|22|dir1=east|city1=Toppenish|city2=Buena}}
|
|-
|[[Zillah, Washington|Zillah]]
|52.05
|52
|[[Zillah, WA|Zillah]], [[Toppenish, WA|Toppenish]]
|
|-
|
|54.05
|54
|Division Road – [[Zillah, WA|Zillah]]
|
|-
|[[Granger, Washington|Granger]]
|58.47
|58
|{{jct|state=WA|SR|223|dir1=south|city1=Granger}}
|
|-
|
|63.61
|63
|[[Sunnyside, WA|Sunnyside]], [[Outlook, Washington|Outlook]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Sunnyside, Washington|Sunnyside]]
|66.90
|67
|[[Sunnyside, WA|Sunnyside]], [[Mabton, Washington|Mabton]]
|
|-
|68.91
|69
|{{jct|state=WA|SR|241}} – [[Vernita Bridge]], [[Sunnyside, WA|Sunnyside]], [[Mabton, Washington|Mabton]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Grandview, Washington|Grandview]]
|72.58
|73
|Stover Road – [[Grandview, WA|Grandview]]
|
|-
|75.02
|75
|County Line Road – [[Grandview, WA|Grandview]]
|
|-
|rowspan=13|[[Benton County, Washington|Benton]]
|
|79.90
|80
|Gap Road – [[Prosser, WA|Prosser]]
|
|-
|[[Prosser, WA|Prosser]]
|82.31
|82
|{{jct|state=WA|SR|22|to2=to|SR|221|city1=Mabton|city2=Paterson}}
|
|-
|
|88.52
|88
|Gibbon Road
|
|-
|
|93.58
|93
|Yakitat Road
|
|-
|[[Benton City, WA|Benton City]]
|96.55
|96
|{{Jct|state=WA|SR|224|dir1=east|SR|225|dir1=north|city1=West Richland|city2=Benton City}}
|
|-
|
|102.48
|102
|{{Jct|state=WA|I|182|dir1=east|US|12|dir2=east|city1=Richland|city2=Pasco}}
|East end of US 12 overlap
|-
|
|104.49
|104
|Dallas Road
|
|-
|
|108.91
|109
|Badger Road
|
|-
|
|112.76
|113
|{{Jct|state=WA|US|395|dir1=north|to2=to|I|182|city1=Kennewick|city2=Pasco|city3=Spokane}}
|West end of US 395 overlap
|-
|
|114.36
|114
|Locust Grove Road ([[I-82 to SR 397 Intertie]])
|
|-
|
|122.70
|122
|Coffin Road
|
|-
|
|131.55
|131
|{{Jct|state=WA|SR|14|dir1=west|city1=Plymouth|city2=Vancouver}}
|
|-
|
|rowspan=2|132.57<br>0.00
!rowspan=2 colspan=3|[[Umatilla Bridge]] over the [[Columbia River]] (state line)
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Umatilla County, Oregon|Umatilla]]
|rowspan=2|[[Umatilla, Oregon|Umatilla]]
|-
|1.00
|1
|{{Jct|state=OR|US|395|dir1=south|US|730|city1=Umatilla|city2=Hermiston|city3=Irrigon}}
|East end of US 395 overlap
|-
|
|4.83
|5
|Power Line Road
|
|-
|
|9.79
|10
|Westland Road
|
|-
|
|11.21
|
|{{Jct|state=OR|I|84|name1=[[US 30 (OR)|US 30]]|city1=Portland|city2=Pendleton}}
|
|}
==Rest Areas and Weigh Stations==
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) maintains three [[Rest Areas|rest areas]] along I-82. The rest areas are located in two localities. One locality has a pair of rest areas where one rest area serves westbound or eastbound traffic. Paired rest areas are located either directly across the highway from each other or within a few miles. One rest area stands alone. The [[Prosser, Washington|Prosser]] rest area serves both directions of traffic and is located in the median.
'''Rest Area list'''
{| class="wikitable"
!County
!Location Name
!Mile <ref name=RestAreas>[[Washington Department of Transportation]], [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/biz/restareas/restareamap.htm Rest Area Locations], accessed January 2008</ref>
!Direction
!Facilities
!Misc
|-
|[[Kittitas County, Washington|Kittitas]]
|None
|
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima]]
|Selah Creek
|22
|Westbound
|
|
|-
|Selah Creek
|24
|Eastbound
|
|
|-
|[[Benton County, Washington|Benton]]
|Prosser
|80
|Both
|
|
|-
|[[Umatilla County, Oregon|Umatilla (Oregon)]]
|None
|
|
|
|End I-82
|}
===Weigh Stations===
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) operates weigh stations (truck scales) in Washington. The WSP uses them to enforce commercial trucking laws. Weigh stations are located on I-82.
==Auxiliary routes==
{{3di|82}}
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