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Washington State Route 224
State Route 224 (SR 224) is a long state highway located entirely in Benton County, Washington, Benton County, Washington, United States. The highway serves to connect Washington State Route 225, SR 225 to Interstate 82 (I-82) and U.S. Route 12 in Washington, U.S. Route 12 (US 12), and to link Benton City, Washington, Benton City to West Richland, Washington, West Richland and Richland, Washington, Richland. Before the 1964 state highway renumbering (Washington), 1964 state highway renumbering the highway was numbered Secondary State Highway 3R. SR 224 is a lightly traveled rural highway except through Richland, where an average of 16,000 cars traveled the highway daily in 2009. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) rebuilt its southern terminus as a roundabout in 2016, as part of a project to improve traffic congestion near the Red Mountain AVA. Route description SR 224 begins at an interchange with I-82 in southern Benton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton City, Washington
Benton City is a city in Benton County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,038 at the 2010 census. The city shares a school district with the adjacent unincorporated community of Kiona. History Pre-incorporation Benton City was originally platted by the North Coast Railroad in 1909. The line was originally conceived as the North Coast Railroad in 1909, then came under ownership of the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation Company in 1913 when North Coast was merged with Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company before becoming part of the Union Pacific RailroadIt took its name from Benton S. Groscup (and not the county's namesake), who was influential in the separation of Benton County from Yakima County, Washington, Yakima County. Freight and passenger depots were built by the railroad in 1910. Post-incorporation The town was officially incorporated July 2, 1945. Irrigation water was brought to the area via the Sunnyside Canal in 1947, allowing the area to grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
