Interstate 5 - Oregon Travel Information

Interstate 5 Northbound: Clackamas & Washington Counties

Interstate 5's journey through Clackamas County is brief. The only town it services directly is Wilsonville, and Wilsonville itself is bisected by the Clackamas-Washington County Line. Heading into Washington County, I-5 enters the congestion of the Portland metropolitan area, home to about 2 million people (if you include Clark County, Washington). In Washington County it passes through Tualatin, Tigard, and Lake Oswego before entering the Portland city limits at the Multnomah county line.

Interstate 5 north
	The first exit in Clackamas County is for a rest area just south of Wilsonville. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (06/26/05).
	I-5 reaches the rest area exit. This is a rather nice rest area, with plenty of tall trees to shade summer travelers. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (06/26/05).
	Advance sign for exit 282, Canby. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (06/26/05).
	The Charbonneau district, announced on this sign, is a residential area interwoven with a large golf course in south Wilsonville. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (06/26/05).
	Exit 282/ Canby. Turning right on Miley Road at the top of the offramp leads to the Charbonneau District. Canby does not border the freeway: turn right off Miley Road onto Airport road and then left on Arndt Road to reach this Willamette Valley town. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (06/26/05).
	Interstate 5 is six lanes wide between Salem and the Portland metro area. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (06/26/05).
	Take exit 283 in Wilsonville to reach the Oregon Korean War Memorial (not to be confused with the Oregon Korean War Veterans' Memorial in SE Portland!). Photo taken by Matt Strieby (06/26/05).

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	One mile advance sign for exit 283, Wilsonville. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (06/26/05).
	Northbound I-5 crosses the Willamette River. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (06/26/05).
	Exit 283, Wilsonville, is the last Clackamas County exit. Once a small farming community, Wilsonville (pop. 16,000 in 2004), had a population of only 1,750 in 1980. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	I-5 crosses into Washington County in north Wilsonville. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	The first Washington County exit is exit 286, North Wilsonville and Stafford. Stafford isn't really a town- just a junction of two rural roads. To the left on the sign bridge is an advance sign for the impending junction with Interstate 205. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (06/26/05).
	Traffic usually becomes more congested past exit 286. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (06/26/05).
	This diagrammatic sign, encountered about a mile before the I-205 junction, orients motorists to the layout of interstate freeways in the Portland metro area. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (06/26/05).

	Interstate 205 meets I-5 at a trumpet interchange at exit 288. 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. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Just past the I-205 junction is this advance sign for exit 289, Tualatin and Sherwood. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Mileage sign for Lake Oswego, Tualatin, and Carman Drive. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Exit 289, Tualatin and Sherwood, is an exit only. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Wide view of the exit 289 interchange in Tualatin. The tall cluster lights seen here are used at several other interchanges along this stretch of Interstate 5. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Exit 289, Tualatin and Sherwood. Like other Portland suburbs, Tualatin (pop. 22,791 in 2000) has experienced fairly rapid growth in the past 20 years. Left sign on the sign bridge announces the next exit, exit 290, for Lake Oswego and Durham. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Another exit only: this time for exit 290, 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. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Exit 290, Lake Oswego and Durham. Turn right at the top of the offramp onto Lower Boones Ferry Road to head into Lake Oswego (pop. 35,278 in 2000). One of the metro area's most affluent communities, Lake Oswego is primarily residential. Turn left onto Lower Boones Ferry Road for Durham, a tiny community sandwiched between Tigard and Tualatin. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Mileage sign for Carman Drive, OR 217 interchange, and Haines Street. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Exit 291, 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!). Turn left onto Upper Boones Ferry, then right on Durham Road, and travel several miles through the city of Tigard to reach King City. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Advance sign for exit 292A, OR 217/ Tigard and Beaverton. Notice the northbound side has 5 lanes at this point; the right hand two lanes will soon be eliminated by exits only at exits 292A and 292B. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Take exit 292A to reach the Sunset Highway (US 26) westbound to the Oregon Coast. Exit 292A, OR 217/ Beaverton and Tigard. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (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, (pop. 41,223 in 2000), 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. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
Exit 292B, Kruse Way/ 72nd Avenue. The offramp travels 180 degrees before reaching Kruse Way. Head east on Kruse into Lake Oswego; west of I-5, Kruse Way becomes Oregon 217. The first exit on OR 217 northbound is for SW 72nd Ave.
	I-5 Reassurance shield just past exit 292B. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Exit 293/ Haines Street. (Haines Street is actually inside the Portland city limits, but the freeway is not yet at this point. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Advance sign for the first Multnomah County exit, exit 294/ Barbur Blvd. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).
	Interstate 5 northbound reaches Multnomah County and the Portland city limits at exit 294. Barbur Blvd is also OR 99W, though that fact is omitted on this sign for some reason. With 529,121 residents (2000), Portland is Oregon's leading city by a long shot. Photo taken by Matt Strieby (08/23/05).

Page Updated November 9, 2005.