The section through downtown Selah was later rerouted onto a truck bypass built by the state in 2011, eliminating an extra turn in the route.

[3][4] The highway crosses again over the Yakima River on a four-lane bridge that also includes a multi-use bicycle and pedestrian path on the west side.

The street follows a section of the Yakima Valley Transportation Company's heritage streetcar route and passes through a commercial district with several warehouses.

[13][14] The original road was replaced in 1912 by a route on the east side of the river,[15][16] which was later paved and signed as part of the Inland Empire Highway and Yellowstone Trail.

[23] The southernmost section of the road, running 0.68 miles (1.09 km) 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.

[31] The state legislature allocated $9.3 million from its new gas tax in 2005 to build a truck bypass of downtown Selah that would be incorporated into SR 823.

Construction was delayed from spring 2010 to the following year and was completed on August 1, 2011,[33][34] during a dedication ceremony that named the bypass for legislator Jim Clements, who lobbied for its inclusion in the 2005 budget.