Interstate 5 North - Wilsonville to Tigard

Interstate 5 travels through Clackamas County a short distance, passing through the city of Wilsonville. Heading into Washington County, I-5 enters the congestion of the Portland metropolitan area, home to about 2 million people factoring in Clark County, Washington. In Washington County I-5 passes through Tualatin, Tigard and Lake Oswego before entering the Portland city limits at the Multnomah county line.

The French Prairie Rest Area lies just within Clackamas County along Interstate 5 northbound.
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The diamond interchange (Exit 282) with Miley Road lies within the wye interchange bringing traffic northbound from OR 551 (Portland-Hubbard Highway) onto Interstate 5.
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The Charbonneau district is a residential area interwoven with a large golf course in south Wilsonville.
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Exit 282 leaves Interstate 5 north for Miley Road east to the Charbonneau District. The city of Canby lies 5.5 miles to the southeast via Airport Road south and Arndt Road east to OR 99E in Barlow.
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Wilsonville Road is a four lane commercial arterial, meeting Interstate 5 between Wilsonville Old Town Square retail center and the Wilsonville Town Center. 2011/12 construction expanded Exit 283 to two lanes.
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The second and last Clackamas County exit along I-5 north departs for Wilsonville. A city of over 26,000, Wilsonville was once a small farming community with a population of just 1,750 in 1980.
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North of Exit 283, Interstate 5 passes between an area of warehouses / distribution centers and Wilsonville Town Center.
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A six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 286) joins Interstate 5 with Boones Ferry Road north and Elligsen Road east. Boones Ferry Road represents the original route of OR 217 north to Tualatin and Durham and is part of OR 141 from Exit 286 to Durham Road in Tigard.
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Previous guide signs for Exit 286 referenced Stafford and N. Wilsonville. Elligsen Road east to SW 65th Avenue links with Stafford Road northeast to the unincorporated community of Stafford.
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Exit 286 leaves I-5 north for Elligsen Road east and Boones Ferry Road (OR 141) north. A large industrial park spreads to the west and Argyle Square Shopping Center lines Elligsen Road to the east. Interstate 205 splits with I-5 in two miles at Exit 288.
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Interstate 205 provides an alternative route for travelers passing through the Portland area en route to points north and east.
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This diagrammatic sign, located ahead of the directional T interchange (Exit 288) with I-205, orientates motorists of the layout of the Portland metro area interstate system.
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Interstate 205 constitutes a suburban bypass route of Portland east to Oregon City and northward to Portland International Airport (PDX).
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Interstate 205 provides a long distance bypass for I-84 east along the Columbia River to The Dalles, Pendleton and Boise, Idaho. I-205 and I-84 commingle in 21 miles.
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Initially heading east, I-205 bends north and passes through West Linn, Oregon City, and Gladstone before reaching east Portland. It rejoins I-5 north of Vancouver, Washington.
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Exit 289 to Nyberg Street and Tualatin-Sherwood Road in Tualatin departs I-5 one mile beyond the exchange with Interstate 205.
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Passing under SW Sagert Street ahead of the parclo interchange (Exit 289) with Nyberg Road on Interstate 5 north. High mast lighting used here also appears at several other interchanges along this stretch of freeway.
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Nyberg Road transitions onto Tualatin-Sherwood Road west from the commercialized stretch at Exit 289. The arterial travels across Tualatin to the city of Sherwood. Like other Portland suburbs, Tualatin grew rapidly from 1980 to 2000, gaining 15,000 residents.
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Crossing the Tualatin River, Interstate 5 remains within the Tualatin municipal limits between wedges of the Durham and Rivergrove city lines.
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Though Interstate 5 is traveling through Washington County, Lake Oswego is actually in Clackamas County. The county line is just east of the freeway.
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Bridgeport Road extends west from Lower Boones Ferry Road at parallel SW 72nd Avenue to the Bridgeport Village retail center. East from Exit 290, Lower Boones Ferry Road enters the city of Lake Oswego in 0.3 miles at the Southern Pacific Railroad crossing.
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Two lanes partition from I-5 north at Exit 290 for Lower Boones Ferry Road. One of the metro area's most affluent communities, Lake Oswego is primarily residential. Lower Boones Ferry Road west joins I-5 with Durham, a small city sandwiched between Tigard and Tualatin.
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Two lanes partition from I-5 north at Exit 290 for Lower Boones Ferry Road. One of the metro area's most affluent communities, Lake Oswego is primarily residential. Lower Boones Ferry Road west joins I-5 with Durham, a small city sandwiched between Tigard and Tualatin.
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Interstate 5 straddles the east Tigard city line north to the diamond interchange (Exit 291) with Carman Drive and Upper Boones Ferry Road.
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More industrial parks line both sides of I-5 one half mile out from Exit 291 to Carman Drive east and Upper Boones Ferry Road west.
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Exit 291 leaves I-5 north for Carman Drive east to Lake Oswego. Upper Boones Ferry south and Durham Road west leads motorists through the city of Tigard to King City.
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Succeeding lane drops occur at Exit 292 A for OR 217 to Tigard and Beaverton and at Exit 292 B for Kruse Way and 72nd Avenue.
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OR 217 is a freeway that connects I-5 in Tigard with the freeway along U.S. 26 in Beaverton. The eastern edge of Tigard runs parallel with I-5 from Exit 291 until the freeway bends east into Portland past Exit 293. Lake Oswego and Clackamas County are located to the east adjacent to the freeway.
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Kruse Way east leads into Lake Oswego; west of I-5, Kruse Way becomes OR 217. The first exit on OR 217 northbound is for SW 72nd Avenue.
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Interstate 5 runs along the Lake Oswego and Tigard city lines north to Exit 293, where the Portland city limits extend.
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Haines Street in Portland becomes Atlanta Street west across Interstate 5 into Tigard in the Tigard Triangle area.
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Turning northeast into Portland, Interstate 5 converges with OR 99W (Barbur Boulevard) at Exit 294 between the Crestwood and Far Southwest neighborhoods.
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Barbur Boulevard leads OR 99W southwest from I-5 into Tigard. The state route was decommissioned between Exit 294 and SW Capitol Highway, and renumbered to OR 10 north from Capitol Highway to U.S. 26 (Ross Island Bridge).
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Photo Credits:
- Brent Ivy: 07/16/23, 07/20/23
- AARoads: 08/27/06
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Page Updated Friday August 22, 2025.