Interstate 82 facts for kids

Interstate 82
Interstate 82 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WSDOT and ODOT
Length:	143.58 mi (231.07 km)
Existed:	1956 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-90 / US 97 in Ellensburg, WA
	US 12 in Yakima, WA US 97 near Yakima, WA I-182 / US 12 near Richland, WA US 395 near Kennewick, WA US 395 / US 730 in Umatilla, OR
East end:	I-84 / US 30 in Umatilla County, OR
Highway system
Main route of the Interstate Highway System Main • Auxiliary • Business ← OR 78 OR OR 82 → ← SR 41 WA I-90 →

Interstate 82 (sometimes called I-82) is a 143.58 miles (231.07 km) 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.

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

• Interstate 90 and U.S. Route 97 in Ellensburg, Washington
• Washington State Route 821 near Selah, Washington
• Washington State Route 821 near Selah, Washington
• Washington State Route 823 near Selah, Washington
• U.S. Route 12 in Yakima, Washington
• Washington State Route 24 in Yakima, Washington
• U.S. Route 97 in Yakima, Washington
• Washington State Route 22 near Zillah, Washington
• Washington State Route 223 in Granger, Washington
• Washington State Route 241 in Sunnyside, Washington
• Washington State Route 22 in Prosser, Washington
• Washington State Route 224 in Benton City, Washington
• Interstate 182 and U.S. Route 12 near Richland, Washington
• U.S. Route 395 near Kennewick, Washington
• Washington State Route 14 near Plymouth, Washington
• U.S. Route 395 and U.S. Route 730 in Umatilla, Oregon
• 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

Images for kids

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  I-82 near Umatilla

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  The Fred G. Redmon Bridge carries I-82 over Selah Creek north of Selah.