Interstate 205 North - Vancouver

Mt. Hood lurks in the haze on the horizon east of the Interstate 205 crossing of the Columbia River. Government Island lies in the foreground to the south.

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SR 14 (Lewis and Clark Highway) constitutes a freeway west to Interstate 5 and east to SE 192nd Avenue (Exit 10).

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A loop ramp joins I-205 north with SR 14 west to the Vancouver city center. A slip ramp connects with the southbound exit ramp to SR 14 east for Camas, Washougal and the eastern suburbs.

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A six-ramp parclo interchange links Interstate 205 north with Mill Plain Boulevard at Exit 28.

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Exit 28 departs with two lanes from I-205 north beyond the SE 10th Street over crossing. Mill Plain Boulevard is a commercial arterial east to SE 192nd Avenue.

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West from Exit 28, Mill Plain Boulevard leads to McLoughlin Heights. NE 112th Avenue parallels the east side of I-205 on the ensuing stretch.

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Mill Plain Boulevard runs 5.3 miles west from I-205 to Interstate 5 by the Vancouver city center.

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Nine miles remain along I-205 north between NE 9th Street and the Salmon Creek area of north Vancouver. Seattle is 166 miles to the north.

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Exit 30 A connects I-205 north with SR 500 east to Proebstel and the SR 500 exchange with NE Gher Road north and NE 112th Avenue south at Orchards.

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Exit 30 C constitutes a loop ramp onto SR 500 west to Vancouver Mall and Minnehaha.

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The cloverleaf interchange at I-205 and the freeway along SR 500 utilizes collector distributor roads.

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Exits 30 A/B leave I-205 north for SR 500 east and Gher Road / 112th Avenue at Orchards. SR 500 travels 22.18 miles overall from Vancouver east and south to SR 14 at Camas.

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SR 500 is a limited access expressway west from I-205 to Interstate 5 across northern Vancouver.

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Interstate 205 reduces to a four lane freeway beyond the Fourth Plain Boulevard (former SR 500) over crossing.

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Padden Parkway converges with Interstate 205 east of NE Anderson Road at Exit 32. The arterial travels east to become SR 500 north of Orchards and continues west from I-205 to NE 78th Street east of Rye.

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A six-ramp parclo interchange joins Interstate 205 with NE Padden Parkway at Exit 32. Nearby NE Anderson Road travels north to Barberton and south to Walnut Grove.

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Padden Parkway east to SR 503 (NE 117th Avenue) north leads to the city of Battle Ground. Beginning at SR 500, SR 503 travels 54.11 miles north to Yale and west to Woodland and Interstate 5.

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Turning northwest, Interstate 205 reconnects with I-5 beyond Exit 36 to NE 134th Street between the census designated places of Salmon Creek and Mount Vista.

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Exit 36 comprises a half diamond interchange linking I-205 north with NE 134th Street. NE 134th Street is a commercial boulevard west into the Salmon Creek area. Northeast from Exit 36, NE 134th Street becomes Salmon Creek Avenue toward WSU Vancouver.

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An end shield formerly appeared at the wye interchange joining I-5/205. This assembly was removed during construction for both a new overpass along NE 139th Street and the realigned entrance ramp from the arterial.

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