 I-82 was constructed to the east of Selah in 1970, replacing the old highway through the Selah Gap and including two interchanges at Selah Road and Firing Center Road.Selah Road had been rebuilt in 1947 with wider bridges over the Yakima River and railroad, while the north end lacked a direct connection to Selah until the construction of Harrison Road in the early 1970s.The southernmost section of the road, running between I-82 and Fasset Avenue in Selah, was added to the state highway system in 1984 and were designated as part of SR 823.