Washington State Route 821

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State Route 821
Number based on

I-82

RCW 47.17.823

Length:

25.2 mi (40.6 km)

Formed:

1971

South end:

I-82 in Selah

Major
junctions:

none

North end:

I-82 in Ellensburg

Washington State Routes
< US 730		SR 823 >

State Route 821, also known as Canyon Road, is a state highway in Washington. It runs from an intersection with Interstate 82 north of Selah to another junction with I-82 south of Ellensburg. The total length of SR-821 is 25.2 miles.

1 Route description
2 History
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Route description

State Route 821 begins at exit 26 on I-82 near Selah. Exit 26 is the Harrison Road/Firing Center Road exit. It then heads north along Canyon Road, following the curves of the Yakima River through the Ellensburg Canyon. At the north end of the canyon at Thrall Road, Canyon Road continues north, but SR-821 turns right on Thrall Road and runs 0.4 mile to another junction with I-82 at Exit 3, which is the northern terminus of SR-821. Route 821 can also be reached easily from I-90 via exit 109, the Canyon Road exit. From exit 109 to the Thrall Road intersection with SR-821 is a distance of 3.7 miles along Canyon Road.

[edit] History

State Route 821 was formerly a section of U.S. Route 97, the major north-south highway in Washington east of the Cascades, and was the only highway between Ellensburg and Yakima. In the 1970s I-82 was constructed east of the canyon over Manastash Ridge, bypassing the old highway through Ellensburg Canyon. When I-82 was opened US-97 was rerouted to be concurrent with I-82 between Ellensburg and Yakima. The old section of US-97 through the canyon was renumbered as Washington State Route 821.