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The Kennewick–Pasco–Richland metropolitan area—colloquially referred to as the Tri-Cities metropolitan area, and officially known as the Kennewick–Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area—is a metropolitan area consisting of Benton and Franklin counties in Washington state, anchored by the cities of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland (the Tri-Cities).
Kennewick (/ ˈ k ɛ n ə w ɪ k /) is a city in Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington.It is located along the southwest bank of the Columbia River, just southeast of the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima rivers and across from the confluence of the Columbia and Snake rivers.
The Tri-City Herald is a daily newspaper based in Kennewick which serves the Tri-Cities area. [93] Printed in both Spanish and English, [94] tú Decides is a free newspaper which was launched in early 2007. [95] The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business covers business news in Richland, Kennewick and Pasco. [96] [93]
Benton County, Washington. Benton County is a county in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Washington.As of the 2020 census, its population was 206,873. [1] The county seat is Prosser, [2] and its most populous city is Kennewick.
Washington's 4th congressional district encompasses a large area of central Washington, covering the counties of Douglas, Okanogan, Grant, Yakima, Benton, and Klickitat; and parts of Adams and Franklin counties. The district is dominated by the Yakima and Tri-Cities areas.
State Route 397 (SR 397) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, serving the Tri-Cities region. It primarily functions as a truck route through industrial areas in Finley, Kennewick, and Pasco, running 22 miles (35 km) between junctions with Interstate 82 (I-82) and I-182.
The park comprises the 400-acre (160 ha) Columbia Park East in Kennewick, and the adjacent 50-acre (20 ha) Columbia Park West in Richland. [2] [3] [4] Together, the parks function as a single 450-acre (180 ha) park with 4.5 miles (7.2 km) of shoreline along the Columbia River. The park is a popular destination for residents of the Tri-Cities.
March 6: The Port of Kennewick is created. [23] May 3: The Celilo Canal opens near The Dalles, Oregon, granting the Tri-Cities access to the Pacific Ocean. [24] 1922 - The Pasco-Kennewick Bridge, informally known as the Green Bridge, opens allowing automobile traffic to cross the Columbia without a ferry for the first time in the area. [25]