State v. Rowley

For the purpose of constructing Interstate Highway 82, the state of Washington instituted condemnation proceedings to acquire certain real property, 11.74 acres in fee and 4.35 acres in perpetual easement, from a tract containing 164.97 acres. After the taking the remaining 148.88 acres will be landlocked.

The property involved extends from the Yakima River to the top of Yakima Ridge, an anticline running easterly from the river. The area is generally known as Selah Gap and the landlocked portion lies on the hill to the east of the gap, 2 miles north of the city of Yakima.

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