Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington)

Interstate 205
	I-205 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of I-5
Length	37.13 mi[1][2] (59.75 km)
Existed	1975–present
Major junctions
South end	I-5 in Tualatin, OR
	OR 213 / OR 224 in Clackamas, OR; US 26 in Portland, OR; I-84 / US 30 in Portland, OR; SR 14 in Vancouver, WA; SR 500 in Vancouver, WA;
North end	I-5 in Salmon Creek, WA
Location
States	Oregon, Washington
Counties	OR: Washington, Clackamas, Multnomah; WA: Clark
Highway system

Interstate 205 (I-205) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Portland–Vancouver metropolitan area in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. It serves as a bypass route of I-5 that travels north–south along the east side of both cities and their suburbs, intersecting several major highways and serving the Portland International Airport.

The southern terminus is in the Portland suburb of Tualatin and the northern terminus of the highway is located in the suburb of Salmon Creek, north of Vancouver. I-205 is officially named the War Veterans Memorial Freeway in both states, and is known as the East Portland Freeway No. 64 in Oregon (see Oregon highways and routes).

Route description

Beneath the I-205 bridge in Vancouver, looking toward Portland

Aerial view of the Glenn Jackson Bridge, taking I-205 across the Columbia River

I-205 starts in Tualatin, Oregon, at a semi-directional T interchange with I-5.[3] From I-5, the highway heads east towards the towns of West Linn and Oregon City where it crosses the Willamette River between interchanges for Oregon Route 43 (OR 43) and OR 99E. In West Linn, there is a view point exit for the northbound lanes, providing a scenic overlook of Willamette Falls. In Oregon City, the highway curves northward, crossing the Clackamas River concurrent with OR 213 and entering the town of Gladstone.[4]

OR 213 splits from I-205 again at exit 13 in Clackamas, and the next exit north on I-205 provides access to Sunnyside Road and Clackamas Town Center.[5] North of Clackamas, the freeway crosses the Portland city limits, passing through the eastern portion of the city, where it intersects I-84 and U.S. Route 26 (US 26).[6] On the northern side of the city, just before crossing the Columbia River on the Glenn Jackson Bridge, I-205 has an exit for Airport Way, which provides access to Portland International Airport.[7]

On the Washington side of the river, I-205 serves the eastern parts of the city of Vancouver, and has interchanges with two freeways, State Route 14 (SR 14) just north of the Columbia, and SR 500 near Vancouver Mall.[7][8] From the SR 500 interchange, I-205 curves northwest back towards I-5, where it ends in the town of Salmon Creek. This interchange with I-5 is not complete, as there is no direct access from I-5 northbound to I-205 southbound, or from I-205 northbound to I-5 southbound. These missing movements are completed via Northeast 134th Street, one exit to the south.[9]

A bicycle and pedestrian trail follows I-205 for much of its distance in the Portland metropolitan area, and connects to the Springwater Corridor trail near the Foster Road exit.

History

I-205's bike path, crossing the Glenn Jackson Bridge

The final section of I-205 to be completed, the section between SE Division Street and the southern interchange of the Glenn Jackson Bridge over the Columbia River, opened to traffic in March 1983.[10] The approximately 10-mile (16 km) section on the Washington side of the river had opened in summer 1982,[10] and the bridge opened in December 1982.[11]

Construction of I-205 included a graded but unfinished transitway between SE Foster Road and NE Columbia Boulevard. The section between NE Columbia Boulevard and the I-205/I-84 junction became part of the MAX Red Line, and the section from E Burnside Street to SE Foster Road is used as part of the Green Line. The short portion between these sections was used by the first rail line, now known as the Blue Line.

Bike path

The Interstate 205 Bike Path is a bicycle and pedestrian trail running along Interstate 205 from Vancouver, Washington to Oregon City, Oregon, United States. It parallels the highway and the I-205 Transitway. It has a paved surface.[12] It was constructed in the early 1980s, and is over 11 miles (18 km) long, running from SE 23rd Street (east of Ellsworth Road and north of the Evergreen Highway) on the Vancouver side of the Columbia River to a mile south of Clackamas Town Center.[13] The multi-use path is managed by the Oregon Department of Transportation.

The MAX Green Line, which opened in fall 2009, parallels much of the Interstate 205 Bike Path.

Future

Due to the tremendous growth in the Portland metropolitan area and the suburb of Vancouver, the Washington and Oregon departments of transportation (WSDOT, ODOT) are currently planning improvements on I-205 to improve traffic flow between the two states. In Vancouver, WSDOT and Clark County's Regional Transportation Commission are planning several new ramps to new arterials, grade-separating existing ramps with new ramps, and additional lanes. In Portland, ODOT is beginning to plan improvements, but no details have been released yet.

Another solution being floated around is a light rail line serving most or all the entire I-205 corridor, though the plan is being met with opposition from Clark County residents. Additionally, statements have been made by the Columbia River Crossing group that the Glenn Jackson Bridge was not properly engineered to carry light rail.

Exit list

State	County	Location[1]	mi[1][2]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Oregon	Washington	Tualatin	0.00	0.00		I-5 – Salem, Portland	Southern terminus
	Clackamas		3.16	5.09	3	Stafford Road – Lake Oswego
		West Linn	6.40	10.30	6	10th Street
		West Linn	8.82	14.19	8	OR 43 – West Linn, Lake Oswego	Bicycles permitted southbound and prohibited northbound
		Willamette River	9.13	14.69
		Oregon City	9.29	14.95	9	OR 99E – Downtown Oregon City, Gladstone
		Oregon City	10.24	16.48	10	OR 213 south – Oregon City, Molalla	Southern end of OR 213 concurrency
		Gladstone	11.05	17.78	11	Gladstone
			12.67	20.39	12	OR 212 east to OR 224 east – Damascus, Estacada	Northbound signage
					12A	OR 212 east – Damascus	Southbound signage
					12B	Roots Road – Johnson City	Southbound signage
			13.11– 13.32	21.10– 21.44	13	OR 213 north (82nd Avenue) / OR 224 – Milwaukie	Northbound signage; northern end of OR 213 concurrency
			13.11– 13.32	21.10– 21.44	13	OR 224 – Estacada, Milwaukie	Southbound signage
			13.95– 14.53	22.45– 23.38	14	Sunnybrook Boulevard / Sunnyside Road
			16.24	26.14	16	Johnson Creek Boulevard
	Multnomah	Portland	17.85	28.73	17	Foster Road
			18.89– 19.60	30.40– 31.54	19	US 26 (Powell Boulevard) / Division Street
			20.33– 21.23	32.72– 34.17	20	Washington Street / Stark Street	Northbound signage
					21A	Glisan Street	Northbound signage
					21A	Glisan Street / Stark Street	Southbound signage
			20.99– 21.39	33.78– 34.42	21B	I-84 west / US 30 west – Portland	Formerly I-80N
			22.22– 22.61	35.76– 36.39	22	I-84 east / US 30 east – The Dalles	Formerly I-80N
			23.68	38.11	23A	US 30 Byp. east (Sandy Boulevard)
			23.68	38.11	23B	US 30 Byp. west (Killingsworth Street)
			24.65	39.67	24	Airport Way – Portland Airport	Signed as exits 24A (west) and 24B (east) northbound
Columbia River			26.56	42.74	Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge; Oregon–Washington state line
Washington	Clark	Vancouver	27.06	43.55	27	SR 14 – Vancouver, Camas	Bicycles permitted northbound and prohibited southbound (must connect to bike path via SR 14)
			28.30	45.54	28	Mill Plain Boulevard	Signed as exits 28A (east) and 28B (west) northbound
			28.30	45.54	28C	Northeast 112th Avenue	Northbound exit only
			29.31	47.17	29	Northeast 18th Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
			30.87	49.68	30A	Northeast Gher Road / Northeast 112th Avenue	Southbound exit is via exit 30.
			30.87	49.68	30	SR 500 – Vancouver City Center	Signed as exits 30B (east) and 30C (west) northbound
			31.08	50.02	30	Vancouver Mall (Fourth Plain Boulevard)	No northbound exit
			33.01	53.12	32	Padden Parkway / Northeast Andresen Road – Battle Ground
			36.72	59.10	36	Northeast 134th Street – WSU Vancouver
			37.13	59.75		I-5 north – Seattle	Northern terminus; northbound exit and southbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

References

Road Inventory and Classification Services Unit. "Straightline Charts". Transportation Development Division, Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- East Portland Freeway Highway No. 64 (April 2014)
Staff (2006). "State Highway Log" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. p. 685. § F5. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.
Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. p. 687. § C6, F2. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.
Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. p. 657. § F6, G4. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.
Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. pp. 597, 627. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.
Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. p. 567. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.
Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. p. 537. § G1. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.
Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. p. 476. § H6. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.
Federman, Stan (March 6, 1983). "I-205 opening paves way to future". The Sunday Oregonian. p. E2.
Callister, Scotta (December 16, 1982). "Rain fails to faze bridge-crossers". The Oregonian. p. E12.
http://www.dbmechanic.com/biking/ViewTrail.asp?TID=103
"I-205 Bike Path". Retrieved 4 October 2014.

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[OR_Straightline_Charts-1] Road Inventory and Classification Services Unit. "Straightline Charts". Transportation Development Division, Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
East Portland Freeway Highway No. 64 (April 2014)

[2] East Portland Freeway Highway No. 64 (April 2014)

[log-2] Staff (2006). "State Highway Log" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2011.

[3] Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. p. 685. § F5. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.

[4] Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. p. 687. § C6, F2. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.

[5] Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. p. 657. § F6, G4. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.

[6] Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. pp. 597, 627. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.

[p567-7] Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. p. 567. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.

[8] Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. p. 537. § G1. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.

[9] Portland Street Guide (Map) (32nd ed.). Rand McNally. 2010. p. 476. § H6. ISBN 978-0-528-87450-5.

[opening-10] Federman, Stan (March 6, 1983). "I-205 opening paves way to future". The Sunday Oregonian. p. E2.

[11] Callister, Scotta (December 16, 1982). "Rain fails to faze bridge-crossers". The Oregonian. p. E12.

[12] ttp://www.dbmechanic.com/biking/ViewTrail.asp?TID=103

[13] "I-205 Bike Path". Retrieved 4 October 2014.

Auxiliary routes of Interstate 5
California 5E¹ 5W¹ 105 105¹ 205 305⁵ 405 505 605 805 905² Business Oregon 105 205 305⁴ 405 505⁴ Washington 205 405 605⁴ 705 Business
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