Tri-Cities: I-182 at MP 7.3: Road 100
Tri-Cities is best known in Washington State for its connection to the Hanford Site, where the Manhattan Project produced plutonium during the Second World War. The urban area joins Kennewick, Pasco and Richland around the meeting of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers, amid the dry, rolling terrain of the Columbia Basin. Pasco, on the north bank of the Columbia, has long been a rail and agricultural centre; irrigation supports farms across the basin. I-182 and Road 100 form part of the road network tying expanding neighbourhoods and commercial districts to the three-city area. The Hanford story is interpreted at the REACH Museum in Richland, while the Columbia waterfront remains central to local recreation and civic life.
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Washington’s terrain runs from Pacific coastal lowlands in the west to the dry Columbia Plateau in the east, with the Cascade Range creating a marked climatic divide. Central Washington lies on the plateau side of the Cascades, where the Columbia River has cut broad valleys and irrigation supports orchards and vineyards. The state also includes Puget Sound, the intricate marine inlet around Seattle, and the volcanic cone of Mount Rainier. Seattle’s Space Needle, built for the 1962 World’s Fair, remains one of its most recognisable landmarks. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Washington.
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The Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts define much of the United States — their ports, fisheries and trade routes have long tied the country’s economy to the wider world. Between them, the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and Mississippi River basin form sharply different regions, from high western ranges to broad agricultural heartlands. Cities carry much of the national story: New York’s Statue of Liberty, a gift from France dedicated in 1886, remains an enduring symbol, while Washington, DC concentrates major federal institutions. Indigenous nations have shaped these lands for millennia, and their living cultures remain essential to the country’s identity. Find related webcams in the surrounding areas to build a fuller picture of the United States.
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