Washington State Route 224
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| Auxiliary route of SR 22 | ||||
| Defined by RCW 47.17.435 | ||||
| Maintained by WSDOT | ||||
| Length: | 10.15 mi (16.33 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1965 – present | |||
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  I‑82 / US 12 in Benton City
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 SR 240 in Richland
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| Counties: | Benton | |||
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State Route 224 (SR 224) is a 10.15-mile (16.33 km) long state highway located entirely in Benton County, Washington, United States. The highway serves to connect SR 225 to Interstate 82 (I-82) and U.S. Route 12 (US 12), and to link Benton City to West Richland and Richland. Before the 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) is currently studying plans to alleviate traffic congestion at the western terminus of the highway, with plans ranging from moving the exit ramp from I-82, creating a roundabout, or adding a traffic light.
SR 224 begins at an interchange with I-82 in southern Benton City. After only 0.05 mi (80 m), SR 224 intersects SR 225 and turns east along Kennedy Road. After passing a park and ride lot on the south side of the highway, the road turns back to the north on Van Giesen Street, paralleling the Yakima River, slowly turning northeast through a rural area of Benton County. After passing through farmland SR 224 becomes the main east-west thoroughfare of West Richland. Exiting the town, the highway passes over the Yakima River and enters Richland. Before the highway terminates at an intersection with SR 240 southeast of the Richland Airport, the highway crosses over a single track belonging to the Port of Benton and managed by Tri-City Railroad. Van Giesen Street continues east from the terminus of SR 224 for another 1.7 miles (2.7 km), turning south as Hains Avenue at the Columbia River.
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