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.header-FIN-green{background:#00997c;color:#fff}.mw-parser-output .header-IND{background:#128807;color:#fff}.mw-parser-output .header-ISL{background:#ffd200;border:2px solid #000}.mw-parser-output .header-ISR{background:#007e00;color:#fff}.mw-parser-output .header-ISR-freeway{background:#0000fe;color:#fff}.mw-parser-output .header-JPN{background:#0066b3;color:#fff}.mw-parser-output .header-JPN-Exp{background:#005d35;color:#fff}.mw-parser-output .header-KOS{background:#06c;color:#fff}.mw-parser-output .header-KOS-R,.mw-parser-output .header-PHL{background:#093;color:#fff}.mw-parser-output .header-MDG{background:#fff;color:#af1e2d;border:2px solid #000}.mw-parser-output .header-NOR{background:#f2a900}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"></div><div style="margin:0 0 0.1em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WA-240.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="State Route 240 marker" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/WA-240.svg/120px-WA-240.svg.png" decoding="async" width="72" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/WA-240.svg/250px-WA-240.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div><div style="margin:0.1em;">State Route 240</div></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 290px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="290" data-height="200" data-zoom="8" data-lat="46.419" data-lon="-119.38" data-overlays="["_29002baa0a498383b6bdf1c374734e71ab7e49ef"]" href="/wiki/Special:Map/8/46.419/-119.38/en"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,8,46.419,-119.38,290x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Washington_State_Route_240&revid=1270191336&groups=_29002baa0a498383b6bdf1c374734e71ab7e49ef" width="290" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,8,46.419,-119.38,290x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Washington_State_Route_240&revid=1270191336&groups=_29002baa0a498383b6bdf1c374734e71ab7e49ef 2x" alt="Map" /></a></div><div class="infobox-caption">Map of the Tri-Cities and Hanford areas with SR 240 highlighted in red</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-USA">Route information</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Auxiliary route of <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_24" title="Washington State Route 24">SR 24</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Maintained by <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Transportation" title="Washington State Department of Transportation">WSDOT</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">41.31 mi<sup id="cite_ref-log_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-log-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (66.48 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Existed</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1964–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-USA"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" />Major junctions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">West end</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/WA-24.svg/24px-WA-24.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/WA-24.svg/36px-WA-24.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/WA-24.svg/48px-WA-24.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_24" title="Washington State Route 24">SR 24</a> near the <a href="/wiki/Hanford_Nuclear_Reservation" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanford Nuclear Reservation">Hanford Nuclear Reservation</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="display:none;">Major intersections</span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/WA-225.svg/40px-WA-225.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/WA-225.svg/60px-WA-225.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_225" title="Washington State Route 225">SR 225</a> near <a href="/wiki/West_Richland,_Washington" title="West Richland, Washington">West Richland</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/WA-224.svg/40px-WA-224.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/WA-224.svg/60px-WA-224.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_224" title="Washington State Route 224">SR 224</a> in <a href="/wiki/Richland,_Washington" title="Richland, Washington">Richland</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/I-182.svg/40px-I-182.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/I-182.svg/60px-I-182.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></span></span><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/US_12.svg/40px-US_12.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/US_12.svg/60px-US_12.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_182" title="Interstate 182">I-182</a> / <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_12_in_Washington" title="U.S. Route 12 in Washington">US 12</a> in Richland</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">East end</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/US_395.svg/40px-US_395.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/US_395.svg/60px-US_395.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_395_in_Washington" title="U.S. Route 395 in Washington">US 395</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kennewick,_Washington" title="Kennewick, Washington">Kennewick</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-USA"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" />Location</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Counties</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Washington" title="Benton County, Washington">Benton</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-USA">Highway system</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data hlist"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/State_highways_in_Washington" title="State highways in Washington">State highways in Washington</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Interstate_Highways_in_Washington" title="List of Interstate Highways in Washington">Interstate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._Routes_in_Washington" title="List of U.S. Routes in Washington">US</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_state_routes_in_Washington" title="List of state routes in Washington">State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_State_Scenic_and_Recreational_Highways" title="List of Washington State Scenic and Recreational Highways">Scenic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Primary_State_Highways_in_Washington" title="List of Primary State Highways in Washington">Pre-1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_state_highway_renumbering_(Washington)" title="1964 state highway renumbering (Washington)">1964 renumbering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_state_routes_in_Washington" title="List of former state routes in Washington">Former</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1241597584">.mw-parser-output .browse-table{width:100%;background:none;border-collapse:collapse;display:table;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .browse-table+.browse-table,.mw-parser-output .browse-table+link+.browse-table,.mw-parser-output .browse-table+style+.browse-table{margin-top:3px}.mw-parser-output .browse-table 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/WA-241.svg/40px-WA-241.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/WA-241.svg/60px-WA-241.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_241" title="Washington State Route 241">SR 241</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>State Route 240</b> (<b>SR 240</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/State_highways_in_Washington" title="State highways in Washington">state highway</a> in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>. It travels diagonally from northwest to southwest within <a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Washington" title="Benton County, Washington">Benton County</a>, serving the <a href="/wiki/Hanford_Nuclear_Reservation" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanford Nuclear Reservation">Hanford Nuclear Reservation</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Tri-Cities,_Washington" title="Tri-Cities, Washington">Tri-Cities region</a>. The highway begins at a junction with <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_24" title="Washington State Route 24">SR 24</a> and travels around <a href="/wiki/Richland,_Washington" title="Richland, Washington">Richland</a> on a <a href="/wiki/Limited-access_road" title="Limited-access road">limited-access bypass</a>. From there, it briefly overlaps <a href="/wiki/Interstate_182" title="Interstate 182">Interstate 182</a> (I-182) and continues southeast as a freeway along the <a href="/wiki/Columbia_River" title="Columbia River">Columbia River</a> into <a href="/wiki/Kennewick,_Washington" title="Kennewick, Washington">Kennewick</a>, terminating at an interchange with <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_395_in_Washington" title="U.S. Route 395 in Washington">U.S. Route 395</a> (US 395). SR 240 is one of the busiest highways in the Tri-Cities region, with a daily average of 76,000 vehicles on a section crossing the <a href="/wiki/Yakima_River_Delta" title="Yakima River Delta">Yakima River Delta</a>. </p><p>The riverfront route between Richland and Kennewick was part of a 19th-century <a href="/wiki/Wagon_road" class="mw-redirect" title="Wagon road">wagon road</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Inland_Empire_Highway" class="mw-redirect" title="Inland Empire Highway">Inland Empire Highway</a>, a state road established in 1913. It was incorporated into <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_410" title="U.S. Route 410">US 410</a> in 1926 and was part of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_12_in_Washington" title="U.S. Route 12 in Washington">US 12</a> from 1967 to 1986. The highway through the Hanford Nuclear Reservation was established as a state highway in the 1950s and opened on July 14, 1965, to connect Richland to the <a href="/wiki/Vernita_Bridge" title="Vernita Bridge">Vernita Bridge</a> on SR 24. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Route_description">Route description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Route_240&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Route description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:State_Route_240_terminus_at_State_Route_24_near_Hanford,_Washington.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/State_Route_240_terminus_at_State_Route_24_near_Hanford%2C_Washington.jpg/250px-State_Route_240_terminus_at_State_Route_24_near_Hanford%2C_Washington.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/State_Route_240_terminus_at_State_Route_24_near_Hanford%2C_Washington.jpg/330px-State_Route_240_terminus_at_State_Route_24_near_Hanford%2C_Washington.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/State_Route_240_terminus_at_State_Route_24_near_Hanford%2C_Washington.jpg/500px-State_Route_240_terminus_at_State_Route_24_near_Hanford%2C_Washington.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>SR 240 westbound at its terminus with <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_24" title="Washington State Route 24">SR 24</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Hanford_Nuclear_Reservation" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanford Nuclear Reservation">Hanford Nuclear Reservation</a></figcaption></figure> <p>SR 240 begins at an intersection with <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_24" title="Washington State Route 24">SR 24</a> west of the <a href="/wiki/Hanford_Nuclear_Reservation" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanford Nuclear Reservation">Hanford Nuclear Reservation</a> in northwestern <a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Washington" title="Benton County, Washington">Benton County</a>. SR 24 continues west towards <a href="/wiki/Yakima,_Washington" title="Yakima, Washington">Yakima</a> and north across the <a href="/wiki/Hanford_Reach" title="Hanford Reach">Hanford Reach</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Columbia_River" title="Columbia River">Columbia River</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Vernita_Bridge" title="Vernita Bridge">Vernita Bridge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WSDOT-Map_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSDOT-Map-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SR 240 travels southeasterly along Cold Creek Valley at the foot of the <a href="/wiki/Yakima_Ridge" title="Yakima Ridge">Yakima Ridge</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rattlesnake_Hills" title="Rattlesnake Hills">Rattlesnake Hills</a>, forming the boundary between the <a href="/wiki/Saddle_Mountain_National_Wildlife_Refuge" class="mw-redirect" title="Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge">Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge</a> (part of the <a href="/wiki/Hanford_Reach_National_Monument" title="Hanford Reach National Monument">Hanford Reach National Monument</a>) and the rest of the Hanford Site, including the <a href="/wiki/LIGO" title="LIGO">Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WSDOT-Corridor_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSDOT-Corridor-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cold Creek empties into the <a href="/wiki/Yakima_River" title="Yakima River">Yakima River</a> near the <a href="/wiki/Horn_Rapids_Dam" title="Horn Rapids Dam">Horn Rapids Dam</a>, where the highway intersects <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_225" title="Washington State Route 225">SR 225</a>, which continues southwest to <a href="/wiki/Benton_City,_Washington" title="Benton City, Washington">Benton City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WSDOT-Map_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSDOT-Map-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-googlemaps_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-googlemaps-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>About one mile (1.6 km) downstream from the dam, SR 240 enters the city of <a href="/wiki/Richland,_Washington" title="Richland, Washington">Richland</a> and continues its southeasterly course along the north side of the Yakima River. The highway passes the city's <a href="/wiki/Landfill" title="Landfill">landfill</a> and a suburban <a href="/wiki/Golf_course" title="Golf course">golf course</a> before reaching an intersection with Stevens Drive and Jadwin Avenue at the edge of Richland's residential neighborhoods. From the intersection, SR 240 turns southwest onto the six-lane Bypass Highway, which acts as a <a href="/wiki/Divided_highway" class="mw-redirect" title="Divided highway">divided highway</a> with <a href="/wiki/Limited-access_road" title="Limited-access road">limited intersections</a> that travels around the west side of Richland.<sup id="cite_ref-WSDOT-Corridor_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSDOT-Corridor-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jadwin Avenue continues southeast from the intersection as a <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_240_Business" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington State Route 240 Business">business route</a> of SR 240, while Stevens Drive continues north to the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Northwest_National_Laboratory" title="Pacific Northwest National Laboratory">Pacific Northwest National Laboratory</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-googlemaps_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-googlemaps-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The four-mile (6.4 km) Bypass Highway is followed to the west by the <a href="/wiki/Tri-City_Railroad" title="Tri-City Railroad">Tri-City Railroad</a>, formerly the main rail link to the Hanford Site and now owned by the Port of Benton, and to the east by the <a href="/wiki/Multi-use_trail" class="mw-redirect" title="Multi-use trail">multi-use</a> Urban Green Belt Trail.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The highway travels south around Richland's suburban neighborhoods and passes the <a href="/wiki/Richland_Airport_(Washington)" title="Richland Airport (Washington)">Richland Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RichlandMap_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RichlandMap-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SR 240 intersects <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_224" title="Washington State Route 224">SR 224</a> at Van Giesen Street, providing connections to <a href="/wiki/West_Richland,_Washington" title="West Richland, Washington">West Richland</a> and Benton City, and continues southeast along the Yakima River to the Chamna Natural Preserve.<sup id="cite_ref-WSDOT-Map_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSDOT-Map-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the park, SR 240 crosses over and intersects <a href="/wiki/Interstate_182" title="Interstate 182">Interstate 182</a> (I-182) in a <a href="/wiki/Trumpet_interchange" class="mw-redirect" title="Trumpet interchange">trumpet interchange</a>, beginning a short <a href="/wiki/Concurrency_(road)" title="Concurrency (road)">concurrency</a> with I-182 and the already-overlapping <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_12_in_Washington" title="U.S. Route 12 in Washington">U.S. Route 12</a> (US 12).<sup id="cite_ref-WSDOT-Corridor_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSDOT-Corridor-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The three highways continue east for approximately one mile (1.6 km) and reach a <a href="/wiki/Combination_interchange" class="mw-redirect" title="Combination interchange">combination interchange</a> with George Washington Way, a local road that carries part of SR 240 Business.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the interchange, SR 240 turns south and crosses the Yakima River towards <a href="/wiki/Kennewick,_Washington" title="Kennewick, Washington">Kennewick</a>, while I-182 and US 12 continue east across the Columbia River to <a href="/wiki/Pasco,_Washington" title="Pasco, Washington">Pasco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WSDOT-Map_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSDOT-Map-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-googlemaps_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-googlemaps-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kennewick-ColumbiaRiverAerial_(31695765421).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Kennewick-ColumbiaRiverAerial_%2831695765421%29.jpg/250px-Kennewick-ColumbiaRiverAerial_%2831695765421%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Kennewick-ColumbiaRiverAerial_%2831695765421%29.jpg/330px-Kennewick-ColumbiaRiverAerial_%2831695765421%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Kennewick-ColumbiaRiverAerial_%2831695765421%29.jpg/500px-Kennewick-ColumbiaRiverAerial_%2831695765421%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1800" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of SR 240 along the <a href="/wiki/Columbia_River" title="Columbia River">Columbia River</a> in Kennewick</figcaption></figure> <p>SR 240 continues across the <a href="/wiki/Yakima_River_Delta" title="Yakima River Delta">Yakima River Delta</a> as a fully <a href="/wiki/Grade_separation" title="Grade separation">grade-separated</a> freeway, fronted to the west by a branch of the <a href="/wiki/Union_Pacific_Railroad" title="Union Pacific Railroad">Union Pacific Railroad</a> and the east by the <a href="/wiki/Sacagawea_Heritage_Trail" title="Sacagawea Heritage Trail">Sacagawea Heritage Trail</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RichlandMap_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RichlandMap-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The freeway narrows to six lanes at an interchange with the Columbia Park Trail in the Richland Wye and to four lanes at a <a href="/wiki/Partial_cloverleaf_interchange" title="Partial cloverleaf interchange">partial cloverleaf interchange</a> with Columbia Center Boulevard, located north of the <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Center_Mall" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbia Center Mall">Columbia Center Mall</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Center_(Kennewick)" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyota Center (Kennewick)">Toyota Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-log_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-log-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SR 240 enters <a href="/wiki/Kennewick,_Washington" title="Kennewick, Washington">Kennewick</a> after the interchange and continues along the south side of the Columbia River and <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Park_(Kennewick,_Washington)" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbia Park (Kennewick, Washington)">Columbia Park</a>, passing north of suburban neighborhoods and the <a href="/wiki/Vista_Field" title="Vista Field">Vista Field</a> airport, which closed in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The freeway intersects Edison Street and Columbia Park Trail on the north side of the railroad before reaching its eastern terminus, a <a href="/wiki/Dogbone_interchange" class="mw-redirect" title="Dogbone interchange">dogbone interchange</a> with <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_395_in_Washington" title="U.S. Route 395 in Washington">US 395</a> at the south end of the <a href="/wiki/Blue_Bridge_(Washington)" title="Blue Bridge (Washington)">Blue Bridge</a>. The interchange also includes direct ramps to the northbound lanes of US 395 as well as access to Columbia Drive, a local street that connects to downtown Kennewick.<sup id="cite_ref-googlemaps_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-googlemaps-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The junction is located near the site where the <a href="/wiki/Kennewick_Man" title="Kennewick Man">Kennewick Man</a>, a skeleton belonging to a 9,000-year-old man, was discovered in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>SR 240 is maintained by the <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Department_of_Transportation" title="Washington State Department of Transportation">Washington State Department of Transportation</a> (WSDOT), which conducts an annual survey on the state's highways to measure traffic volume in terms of <a href="/wiki/Annual_average_daily_traffic" title="Annual average daily traffic">annual average daily traffic</a>. The busiest section of the highway, across the Yakima River Delta south of I-182, carried a daily average of 76,000 vehicles in 2016; the least busiest section of the highway, near its intersection with SR 24, carried only 2,600 vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-WSDOT-Corridor_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSDOT-Corridor-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bypass Highway section of SR 240 in Richland is designated as part of the <a href="/wiki/National_Highway_System_(United_States)" title="National Highway System (United States)">National Highway System</a>, a network of roads identified as important to the national economy, defense, and mobility.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The corridor, along with the freeway section from Richland to Kennewick, was also designated as a Highway of Statewide Significance by the <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Legislature" title="Washington State Legislature">Washington State Legislature</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WSDOT-Corridor_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSDOT-Corridor-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Route_240&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The highway between Richland and Kennewick was originally part of the first federal <a href="/wiki/Wagon_road" class="mw-redirect" title="Wagon road">wagon road</a> to be constructed in the Pacific Northwest, laid in 1853 between <a href="/wiki/Fort_Walla_Walla" title="Fort Walla Walla">Fort Walla Walla</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Puget_Sound_region" title="Puget Sound region">Puget Sound region</a> via <a href="/wiki/Naches_Pass" title="Naches Pass">Naches Pass</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wagon road is commemorated with a <a href="/wiki/Historic_marker" class="mw-redirect" title="Historic marker">historic marker</a> in <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Park_(Kennewick,_Washington)" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbia Park (Kennewick, Washington)">Columbia Park</a>, just north of the Edison Street interchange on SR 240.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Local Native American tribes also used a trail following the route of the Hanford Highway to reach points west of <a href="/wiki/Rattlesnake_Mountain" title="Rattlesnake Mountain">Rattlesnake Mountain</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Yakima,_Washington" title="Yakima, Washington">Yakima</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the early 1910s, several unpaved roads connected Richland to the Cold Creek Valley and Kennewick via a more westerly crossing of the Yakima River Delta on a bridge built by the Benton County government in 1906.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Richland–Kennewick section was incorporated into the <a href="/wiki/Inland_Empire_Highway" class="mw-redirect" title="Inland Empire Highway">Inland Empire Highway</a>, a paved cross-state route created by the legislature in 1913.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Yakima_River" title="Yakima River">Yakima Valley</a> section of the Inland Empire Highway, later numbered as State Road 3 and <a href="/wiki/Primary_State_Highway_3_(Washington)" class="mw-redirect" title="Primary State Highway 3 (Washington)">Primary State Highway 3</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was incorporated into the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Numbered_Highways" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Numbered Highways">national highway system</a> in 1926 as part of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_410" title="U.S. Route 410">US 410</a> between Yakima and Pasco.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Columbia Trail portion of US 410 was paved in concrete by the Benton County government in 1932, constituting the region's first paved highway.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The road along Cold Creek was closed in November 1943 as part of the establishment of a federal weapons development facility at the <a href="/wiki/Hanford_Site" title="Hanford Site">Hanford Site</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To serve the new facility and evacuate residents in the event of an emergency,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a four-lane highway bypassing Richland to the west was constructed by the county government in July 1948, connecting to US 410 with a new bridge over the Yakima River.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The four-lane bridge was built by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission" title="United States Atomic Energy Commission">Atomic Energy Commission</a> and opened in 1951, replacing a <a href="/wiki/Bailey_bridge" title="Bailey bridge">bailey bridge</a> that had been in use since 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The remaining stretch of US 410 was moved to an expressway connecting with the new <a href="/wiki/Blue_Bridge_(Washington)" title="Blue Bridge (Washington)">Pioneer Memorial Bridge</a>, which opened on July 30, 1954.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Intersection_of_the_Bypass_Highway_and_Van_Giesen_Street_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Intersection_of_the_Bypass_Highway_and_Van_Giesen_Street_2.jpg/220px-Intersection_of_the_Bypass_Highway_and_Van_Giesen_Street_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Intersection_of_the_Bypass_Highway_and_Van_Giesen_Street_2.jpg/330px-Intersection_of_the_Bypass_Highway_and_Van_Giesen_Street_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Intersection_of_the_Bypass_Highway_and_Van_Giesen_Street_2.jpg/440px-Intersection_of_the_Bypass_Highway_and_Van_Giesen_Street_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>A section of the Richland Bypass Highway, opened in 1948 and later incorporated into SR 240, as seen from <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_224" title="Washington State Route 224">SR 224</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The southern section of the Richland bypass, terminating near Hanford, was designated as Secondary State Highway 3R (SSH 3R) in 1953 and extended west via modern <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_224" title="Washington State Route 224">SR 224</a> to <a href="/wiki/Kiona,_Washington" title="Kiona, Washington">Kiona</a> two years later.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after the Atomic Energy Commission approved preliminary plans for a state highway across part of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in 1959,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the state legislature designated it as Secondary State Highway 11C (SSH 11C) and allocated <a href="/wiki/Gas_tax" class="mw-redirect" title="Gas tax">gas tax</a> funds to construct it, despite opposition from <a href="/wiki/Yakima,_Washington" title="Yakima, Washington">Yakima</a> legislators.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under the state law, passed despite opposition from <a href="/wiki/Yakima,_Washington" title="Yakima, Washington">Yakima</a> legislators, SSH 11C would not be built until a bridge replacing the Vernita ferry was ready for traffic.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 22-mile (35 km) highway was rebuilt at a cost of $770,000 (equivalent to $5.68 million in 2023 dollars)<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-USGDP_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-USGDP-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and opened on July 14, 1965, linking Richland to the nearly-complete <a href="/wiki/Vernita_Bridge" title="Vernita Bridge">Vernita Bridge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An additional 7 miles (11 km) of the highway, bypassing the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Northwest_National_Laboratory" title="Pacific Northwest National Laboratory">Pacific Northwest National Laboratory</a> in North Richland, opened on June 20, 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>SR 240 was created during the <a href="/wiki/1964_state_highway_renumbering_(Washington)" title="1964 state highway renumbering (Washington)">1964 state highway renumbering</a> as part of the new sign route system, replacing SSH 11C and the eastern section of SSH 3R.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Richland–Kennewick freeway was renumbered in 1967 after <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_12_in_Washington" title="U.S. Route 12 in Washington">US 12</a> was extended west to replace portions of US 410.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> US 12 was then moved onto the newly completed <a href="/wiki/Interstate_182" title="Interstate 182">I-182</a> in the 1985 and SR 240 was extended east to a junction with the relocated US 395 in Kennewick.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Richland Bypass was also widened from two lanes to five in 1980, at a cost of $1.83 million.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The population of the Tri-Cities region grew substantially in the late 20th century, causing increased traffic congestion on the urban sections of SR 240. A $58 million highway widening program was completed in 2007 by WSDOT, expanding SR 240 to six lanes between Stevens Drive and Columbia Center Boulevard.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Yakima River Bridge was demolished in 2004 and replaced by a set of two bridges carrying three lanes each, as well as a <a href="/wiki/Multi-use_trail" class="mw-redirect" title="Multi-use trail">multi-use</a> bicycle and pedestrian trail.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The western portion of the Columbia River Trail interchange at the Richland Wye was converted into a <a href="/wiki/Roundabout" title="Roundabout">roundabout</a> that opened to traffic in June 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A separate $16 million project completed in November 2009 converted the cloverleaf interchange at US 395 into a <a href="/wiki/Dogbone_interchange" class="mw-redirect" title="Dogbone interchange">dogbone interchange</a> with two roundabouts to improve safety and traffic flow.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to remaining congestion issues on the Bypass Highway, WSDOT is considering several strategies to increase capacity, including <a href="/wiki/Reversible_lane" title="Reversible lane">reversible lanes</a>, <a href="/wiki/High-occupancy_vehicle_lane" title="High-occupancy vehicle lane">high-occupancy vehicle lanes</a>, and opening the shoulder to traffic during peak periods.<sup id="cite_ref-WSDOT-Corridor_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSDOT-Corridor-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Long-term plans from the City of Richland propose the conversion of the Bypass into a full freeway with interchanges and <a href="/wiki/Right-in/right-out" title="Right-in/right-out">right-in/right-out</a> access to replace existing intersections.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_intersections">Major intersections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Route_240&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Major intersections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The entire highway is in <a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Washington" title="Benton County, Washington">Benton County</a>. </p> <table class="plainrowheaders wikitable"> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Location</th><th scope="col">mi<sup id="cite_ref-log_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-log-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th scope="col">km</th><th scope="col">Destinations</th><th scope="col">Notes</th></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1"></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">0.00</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">0.00</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/WA-24.svg/24px-WA-24.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/WA-24.svg/36px-WA-24.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/WA-24.svg/48px-WA-24.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_24" title="Washington State Route 24">SR 24</a> – <a href="/wiki/Othello,_Washington" title="Othello, Washington">Othello</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vantage,_Washington" title="Vantage, Washington">Vantage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yakima,_Washington" title="Yakima, Washington">Yakima</a></td><td rowspan="1">Western terminus; continues as SR 24 eastbound</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1"></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">20.48</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">32.96</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/South_plate.svg/40px-South_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/South_plate.svg/60px-South_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/WA-225.svg/40px-WA-225.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/WA-225.svg/60px-WA-225.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_225" title="Washington State Route 225">SR 225</a> south – <a href="/wiki/Benton_City,_Washington" title="Benton City, Washington">Benton City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hanford_Nuclear_Reservation" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanford Nuclear Reservation">Hanford Nuclear Reservation</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Richland,_Washington" title="Richland, Washington">Richland</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">28.86</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">46.45</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/South_plate.svg/40px-South_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/South_plate.svg/60px-South_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Business_plate.svg/24px-Business_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Business_plate.svg/36px-Business_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Business_plate.svg/48px-Business_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/WA-240.svg/40px-WA-240.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/WA-240.svg/60px-WA-240.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_240_Business" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington State Route 240 Business">SR 240 Bus.</a> south (Jadwin Avenue) / Stevens Drive</td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">30.25</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">48.68</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/West_plate.svg/40px-West_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/West_plate.svg/60px-West_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/WA-224.svg/40px-WA-224.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/WA-224.svg/60px-WA-224.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_224" title="Washington State Route 224">SR 224</a> west / Van Giesen Street – <a href="/wiki/West_Richland,_Washington" title="West Richland, Washington">West Richland</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" style="text-align:center;">West end of freeway</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">33.10</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">53.27</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/West_plate_blue.svg/40px-West_plate_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/West_plate_blue.svg/60px-West_plate_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/I-182.svg/40px-I-182.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/I-182.svg/60px-I-182.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></span></span></span><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/West_plate.svg/40px-West_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/West_plate.svg/60px-West_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/US_12.svg/40px-US_12.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/US_12.svg/60px-US_12.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/To_plate_blue.svg/24px-To_plate_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/To_plate_blue.svg/36px-To_plate_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/To_plate_blue.svg/48px-To_plate_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/I-82.svg/40px-I-82.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/I-82.svg/60px-I-82.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_182" title="Interstate 182">I-182</a> west / <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_12_in_Washington" title="U.S. Route 12 in Washington">US 12</a> west to <a href="/wiki/Interstate_82" title="Interstate 82">I-82</a> – <a href="/wiki/Yakima,_Washington" title="Yakima, Washington">Yakima</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pendleton,_Oregon" title="Pendleton, Oregon">Pendleton</a></td><td rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd">West end of I-182/US 12 overlap</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:right">34.22</th><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">55.07</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/East_plate_blue.svg/24px-East_plate_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/East_plate_blue.svg/36px-East_plate_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/East_plate_blue.svg/48px-East_plate_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/I-182.svg/40px-I-182.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/I-182.svg/60px-I-182.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></span></span></span><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/24px-East_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/36px-East_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/48px-East_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/US_12.svg/40px-US_12.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/US_12.svg/60px-US_12.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_182" title="Interstate 182">I-182</a> east / <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_12_in_Washington" title="U.S. Route 12 in Washington">US 12</a> east / George Washington Way – <a href="/wiki/Pasco,_Washington" title="Pasco, Washington">Pasco</a></td><td rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd">East end of I-182/US 12 overlap</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/North_plate.svg/24px-North_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/North_plate.svg/36px-North_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/North_plate.svg/48px-North_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Business_plate.svg/24px-Business_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Business_plate.svg/36px-Business_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Business_plate.svg/48px-Business_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/WA-240.svg/40px-WA-240.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/WA-240.svg/60px-WA-240.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Route_240_Business" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington State Route 240 Business">SR 240 Bus.</a> north (George Washington Way)</td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">35.95</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">57.86</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Columbia Park Trail</td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">37.05</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">59.63</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Columbia Center Boulevard – <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Center_(Kennewick)" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyota Center (Kennewick)">Toyota Center</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Kennewick,_Washington" title="Kennewick, Washington">Kennewick</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">38.62</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">62.15</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Edison Street</td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">40.51</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">65.19</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd">Columbia Park Trail – <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Park_(Kennewick,_Washington)" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbia Park (Kennewick, Washington)">Columbia Park</a></td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd">Westbound exit and entrance only</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">41.31</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">66.48</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/US_395.svg/40px-US_395.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/US_395.svg/60px-US_395.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_395_in_Washington" title="U.S. Route 395 in Washington">US 395</a> / Columbia Drive – <a href="/wiki/Pasco,_Washington" title="Pasco, Washington">Pasco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spokane,_Washington" title="Spokane, Washington">Spokane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pendleton,_Oregon" title="Pendleton, Oregon">Pendleton</a></td><td rowspan="1">Eastern terminus; continues as Columbia Drive</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="6" class="jct-bottom notheme"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129796324">.mw-parser-output .jct-bottom{text-align:center;background-color:#eaecf0}.mw-parser-output .jct-bottom-legend{margin-left:1.6em;font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .jct-bottom-legend ul{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .jct-bottom-legend-color{border:1px solid #000}</style>1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi<br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist jct-bottom-legend"><ul><li><span class="jct-bottom-legend-color" style="background-color: #ddffdd">    </span>  <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Concurrency_(road)" title="Concurrency (road)">Concurrency</a> terminus</span></li><li><span class="jct-bottom-legend-color" style="background-color: #ffdddd">    </span>  <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Interchange_(road)#Complete_and_incomplete_interchanges" title="Interchange (road)">Incomplete access</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Business_route">Business route</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Washington_State_Route_240&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Business route"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239840523" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Business_plate.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Business plate.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Business_plate.svg/40px-Business_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Business_plate.svg/60px-Business_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Business_plate.svg/80px-Business_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></a></span></div><div style="margin:0 0 0.1em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WA-240.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="State Route 240 Business marker" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/WA-240.svg/40px-WA-240.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/WA-240.svg/60px-WA-240.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/WA-240.svg/120px-WA-240.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div><div style="margin:0.1em;">State Route 240 Business</div></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="header-USA" style="margin:0; height:.5em;"></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Richland,_Washington" title="Richland, Washington">Richland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">4.0 mi (6.4 km)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>State Route 240 Business</b> (<b>SR 240 Bus.</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Business_route" title="Business route">business route</a> of State Route 240 within the city of <a href="/wiki/Richland,_Washington" title="Richland, Washington">Richland</a>. It travels north–south through the city's main commercial center, primarily on George Washington Way and Jadwin Avenue, from the eastern interchange with I-182 to the Stevens Drive intersection at the north end of the Richland Bypass. The northbound lanes continue on George Washington Way and travel west on McMurray Street before joining Jadwin Avenue, while the southbound lanes stay on Jadwin Avenue until it intersects George Washington Way near Howard Amon Park.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sections of George Washington Way carry a daily average of 42,000 vehicles and are also listed as part of the National Highway System.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Olympia: Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2006/06/13/TouristMapFront_withoutHillshade.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on February 21, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 7,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Washington+State+Highways%2C+2014%E2%80%932015&rft.place=Olympia&rft.pub=Washington+State+Department+of+Transportation&rft.date=2014&rft.au=Washington+State+Department+of+Transportation&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsdot.wa.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2006%2F06%2F13%2FTouristMapFront_withoutHillshade.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWashington+State+Route+240" class="Z3988"></span> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2017/08/31/highway-map-TriCities.pdf">Inset map</a>)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WSDOT-Corridor-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WSDOT-Corridor_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WSDOT-Corridor_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WSDOT-Corridor_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WSDOT-Corridor_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WSDOT-Corridor_3-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WSDOT-Corridor_3-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2017/08/11/CSS138-SR240-SR24JctVernita-US395JctTri-Cities.pdf">"WSDOT Corridor Sketch Summary – SR 240: SR 24 (Vernita Vic) Jct to US 395 Jct (Kennewick)"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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