Interstate 5 North - Clackamas & Washington Counties

The French Prairie Rest Area lies just within Clackamas County along Interstate 5 northbound.

08/27/06

The diamond interchange (Exit 282) with Miley Road lies within the wye bringing traffic northbound from Portland-Hubbard Highway onto Interstate 5.

05/22/06

The Charbonneau district is a residential area interwoven with a large golf course in south Wilsonville.

08/27/06

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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Exit 283 follows in the city of Wilsonville for the Oregon Korean War Memorial.

08/27/06

One mile ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 283) with Wilsonville Road. Interstate 5 is six lanes wide between Salem and the Portland metro area.

08/27/06

Northbound I-5 crosses the Willamette River.

06/26/05

The last Clackamas County exit along I-5 north departs for Wilsonville. A city of over 25,000, Wilsonville was once a small farming community with a population of just 1,750 in 1980.

08/27/06

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.

08/27/06

Interstate 5 enters Washington County in north Wilsonville.

08/27/06

Reassurance marker for Interstate 5 north posted by the Briel Place overpass at the South Burlingame neighborhood of the city.

08/27/06

The first Washington County interchange is Exit 286 to North Wilsonville and Stafford. Stafford is an unincorporated community along rural Stafford Road to the northeast. Interstate 205 splits with I-5 in two miles at Exit 288.

08/27/06

Traffic usually becomes more congested beyond Exit 286.

08/27/06

This diagrammatic sign, located ahead of the directional T interchange (Exit 288) with Interstate 205, orientates motorists of the layout of the Portland metro area interstate system.

08/27/06

I-205 provides an alternative (and many would say better) route for travelers passing through the Portland area en route to points north and east. 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.

08/27/06

Interstate 205 constitutes a suburban bypass route of Portland east to Oregon City and northward to Portland International Airport (PDX).

08/27/06

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.

08/27/06

Exit 289 with Nyberg Street for Tualatin and Sherwood lies one mile beyond the exchange with Interstate 205.

08/27/06

Distance sign for Lake Oswego, Tualatin, and Carman Drive.

08/27/06

Passing under SW Sagert Street on the approach to 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.

08/27/06

Exit 289 departs Interstate 5 north for Nyberg Road west to Boones Ferry Road (old OR 217) and Tualatin-Sherwood Road and east to SW 85th Avenue. Like other Portland suburbs, Tualatin grew rapidly from 1980 to 2000, gaining 15,000 residents.

08/27/06

An auxiliary lane opens northbound for Exit 290 to Lake Oswego and Durham. Though I-5 is now traveling through Washington County, Lake Oswego is actually in Clackamas County. The county line is just east of the freeway.

08/23/05

Exit 290 departs for Lower Boones Ferry Road east into Lake Oswego. 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.

08/23/05

Distance sign for Carman Drive, the OR 217 freeway (Beaverton Tigard Highway) and Haines Street.

08/23/05

Exit 291 leaves I-5 north for Carman Drive and King City. The southwest suburbs of Portland can test the way-finding prowess of even the most seasoned metro area driver: Carman Drive is named only east of the freeway; west of I-5 the same road is Upper Boones Ferry Road (not to be confused with Lower Boones Ferry Road). Upper Boones Ferry south and Durham Road west leads motorists through the city of Tigard to King City.

08/23/05

Advance sign for Exits 292A, OR 217 to Tigard and Beaverton, and 292B for Kruse Way and 72nd Avenue . Back to back lane drops occur at the forthcoming off-ramps. 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 Ave.

08/23/05

OR 217 heads eight miles north to U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway) west for the Oregon Coast.

08/23/05

OR 217 is a north-south freeway that connects I-5 in Tigard with the US 26 freeway 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. Immediately to the east of the freeway is Lake Oswego and Clackamas County.

08/23/05

I-5 Reassurance shield just past Exit 292B.

08/23/05

Exit 293 connects with SW 65th Avenue north to Haines Street. Haines Street is actually inside the Portland city limits, but the freeway is not yet at this point.

08/23/05

Barbur Road represents the first Multnomah County exit from Interstate 5 north. Exit 294 separates from I-5 just beyond the Haines Street overpass.

08/23/05

Interstate 5 northbound reaches Multnomah County and the Portland city limits at Exit 294. Barbur Boulevard carries 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).

08/23/05