Interstate 5 in Oregon

Interstate 5
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	308.14 mi[1] (495.90 km)
Existed:	August 14, 1957[2][3] – present
History:	Completed in 1967[4]
Major junctions
South end:	I‑5 at California state line
	US 199 in Grants Pass I-105 / OR 126 in Eugene OR 569 in Springfield US 20 in Albany OR 22 in Salem I-205 in Tualatin I-405 in Portland I-84 / US 30 in Portland I-405 in Portland
North end:	I‑5 at Washington state line
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Oregon Highways Interstate US State Named Scenic ← OR 3 OR 6 →

In the U.S. state of Oregon, Interstate 5 traverses the state from north to south, passing through the major cities of Portland, Salem, Eugene, and Medford.

Route description

Interstate Bridge crossing the Columbia River towards Oregon

Beginning with the section about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the California border, the highway runs from 4,310 feet (1,310 m) Siskiyou Summit, the highest point on I-5,^[5] through Oregon's southern mountains and towns such as Ashland, Medford, and Grants Pass. Past Roseburg, the mountains turn into hills, and as it reaches Eugene, the road enters the Willamette River Valley. At Eugene the highway intersects with the short Interstate 105. The interstate then heads almost due north, skirting near Albany and Corvallis, and passes through Salem. There were plans^[6] to build a spur into Salem, called Interstate 305.

In the Salem area, placed in the median near mile marker 260, are signs noting where I-5 crosses the 45th parallel. It bears the words "45th Parallel - Half Way Between the Equator and North Pole".

The highway then tracks a little to the northeast, crossing the Willamette River on the Boone Bridge and passing through the city of Wilsonville before splitting off Interstate 205 south of the Portland metro area. From here it passes up through Tualatin and Tigard along former U.S. Route 99W and through the so-called Terwilliger curves before hitting the southern terminus of I-405 and the Marquam Bridge. Also planned was a spur in Portland off I-405, called Interstate 505, which would have connected to U.S. Highway 30, but that plan was canceled.^[7] A stub of what would have been I-505 exists as a long exit ramp to Highway 30.

After crossing the Willamette River on the Marquam Bridge, I-5 has junctions at the western terminus of Interstate 84 and the northern terminus of I-405. It then continues through the northern parts of the city of Portland, and crosses into Washington via the Interstate Bridge.

Notably, bicycles are not prohibited from most of I-5 in Oregon,^[8] perhaps because in rural and mountain areas, few or no alternate routes exist (having been largely built over the alignment of U.S. 99, which in many places was laid over historic trails). In the early 1970s, restrictions against non-motorized vehicles began appearing in denser urban areas where such use would be unsafe, but, as of April 2007, the rest remains accessible.^[9]

State law

Legally, I-5 in Oregon is designated the Pacific Highway No. 1 (see Oregon highways and routes).

Robert Hugh Baldock Freeway

Although not generally referred as such, the portion of I-5 south of Portland near Tigard to Salem was designated the Robert Hugh Baldock Freeway after a former Oregon highway engineer.^[10][11]

Gallery

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  In downtown Portland, I-5 runs adjacent to the Willamette River and passes by the Moda Center (center), and Oregon Convention Center (right).

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  Aerial view of an I-5 interchange in a Northeast Portland neighborhood (June 1973).

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  Approaching the southern terminus of I-405 on the Marquam Bridge.

Exit list

County	Location	mi[12]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Jackson		0.00	0.00		I‑5 south – Yreka	Continuation into California
		0.97	1.56	1	Siskiyou Summit (SR 273)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		5.36	8.63	6	Mount Ashland (SR 273)
		11.89	19.14	11	OR 99 north (Siskiyou Boulevard) – Ashland	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Ashland	14.17	22.80	14	OR 66 – Ashland, Klamath Falls
		19.11	30.75	19	Valley View Road – Ashland
		21.19	34.10	21	Talent
	Phoenix city line	24.39	39.25	24	Phoenix
	Medford	27.21	43.79	27	To OR 99 – South Medford
		30.29	48.75	30	OR 62 (Crater Lake Highway) to OR 238 – North Medford, Medford, Crater Lake, Klamath Falls
	Central Point	32.75	52.71	33	Central Point
		35.48	57.10	35	OR 99 south / Blackwell Road – Central Point	Southern end of OR 99 overlap
		40.83	65.71	40	OR 99 north (Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway) to OR 234 – Gold Hill	Northern end of OR 99 overlap
		43.77	70.44	43	To OR 99 (Rogue River Route) / OR 234 – Gold Hill, Crater Lake
		45.45	73.14	45A	OR 99 (Rogue River Route)
		45.66	73.48	45B	Valley of the Rogue State Park
	Rogue River	48.82	78.57	48	City of Rogue River
Josephine		55.75	89.72	55	US 199 south (Redwood Highway) – Ocean Beaches, Crescent City
	Grants Pass	58.07– 58.18	93.45– 93.63	58	OR 99 south to US 199 (Redwood Highway) – Grants Pass City Center	Southern end of OR 99 overlap
		61.44	98.88	61	Merlin
		66.28	106.67	66	Hugo
		71.39	114.89	71	Sunny Valley
	Wolf Creek	76.03– 76.61	122.36– 123.29	76	Wolf Creek
		78.11	125.71	78	Speaker Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Douglas	No major junctions
Josephine	No major junctions
Douglas		80.76	129.97	80	Glendale
		83.29	134.04	83	Barton Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Quines Creek	86.14	138.63	86	Quines Creek Road, Barton Road
		88.13	141.83	88	Azalea, Galesville Reservoir
		95.82	154.21	95	Canyon Creek
	Canyonville	92.28	148.51	98	Canyonville, Days Creek
		99.52	160.16	99	North Canyonville, Stanton Park, Crater Lake
		101.33	163.07	101	Riddle, Stanton Park
		101.90	163.99	102	Gazley Road
	Tri-City line	103.95	167.29	103	OR 99 north – Tri-City, Myrtle Creek, Riddle	Northern end of OR 99 overlap
		106.71	171.73	106	Weaver Road
		108.31	174.31	108	OR 99 south – Myrtle Creek	Southern end of OR 99 overlap
		110.36	177.61	110	Boomer Hill Road
		112.53	181.10	112	OR 99 north to OR 42 south – Winston, Coos Bay	Northern end of OR 99 overlap
		113.44	182.56	113	Clarks Branch Road – Round Prairie
		119.51	192.33	119	OR 42 west to OR 99 – Winston, Coos Bay
		120.49	193.91	120	OR 99 north – Green District, South Roseburg	No northbound entrance
		121.69	195.84	121	McLain Avenue
		123.01	197.97	123	Douglas County Fairgrounds, Umpqua Park
	Roseburg	124.14	199.78	124	OR 138 east – Roseburg City Center, Diamond Lake	Southern end of OR 138 overlap
		125.08	201.30	125	Garden Valley Boulevard – Roseburg
	Roseburg North line	126.52	203.61	127	Edenbower Boulevard – North Roseburg
		129.22	207.96	129	OR 99 – Winchester, Wilbur, North Roseburg
	Sutherlin	135.14	217.49	135	Sutherlin, Wilbur
		136.52	219.71	136	OR 138 west – Sutherlin, Elkton	Northern end of OR 138 overlap
		138.60	223.06	138	Oakland	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Oakland Junction	140.27	225.74	140	OR 99 south – Oakland	Southern end of OR 99 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
		142.18	228.82	142	Metz Hill
		146.25	235.37	146	Rice Valley
	Rice Hill	148.20	238.50	148	Rice Hill
		150.33	241.93	150	OR 99 north to OR 38 – Yoncalla, Drain	Northern end of OR 99 overlap
		154.53	248.69	154	Scotts Valley, Elkhead
		159.28	256.34	159	Cox Road – Elk Creek
		160.14	257.72	160	Salt Springs Road
		162.06	260.81	161	Anlauf, Lorane	Northbound exit only
		162.36	261.29	162	OR 99 south to OR 38 – Drain, Elkton	Southern end of OR 99 overlap
		163.44	263.03	163	Curtin, Lorane
Lane		168.75	271.58	170	OR 99 north – Cottage Grove	Northern end of OR 99 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
		172.24	277.19	172	Sixth Street – Cottage Grove Lake	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	Cottage Grove	174.74	281.22	174	Cottage Grove, Dorena Lake
		176.76	284.47	176	Saginaw
	Creswell	182.83	294.24	182	OR 222 – Creswell
		186.43	300.03	186	Dillard Road – Goshen	Northbound exit only
	Goshen	188.34– 188.92	303.10– 304.04	188	OR 58 east (Willamette Highway) – Oakridge, Klamath Falls OR 99 south – Goshen	Southern end of OR 99 overlap; signed as exits 188A (OR 58) and 188B (OR 99) northbound
		189.87– 190.51	305.57– 306.60	189	OR 225 / 30th Avenue – South Eugene
	Eugene	191.98	308.96	191	Glenwood Boulevard to OR 126 Bus. east – Downtown Springfield
		192.66	310.06	192	OR 99 north / OR 126 Bus. west – University of Oregon, Downtown Eugene	Northern end of OR 99 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Eugene–Springfield city line	193.94	312.12	194	I-105 west / OR 126 – Springfield, Eugene	Signed as exits 194A (east) and 194B (west); I-105 exits 4A-B
		195.45	314.55	195	OR 569 west (Randy Papé Beltline) – Springfield, Eugene Beltline Road east	Signed as exits 195A (east) and 195B (west) northbound
	Coburg	199.15	320.50	199	Coburg National Historic District
Linn		209.06	336.45	209	Harrisburg, Junction City
		216.57	348.54	216	OR 228 – Brownsville, Halsey
		228.09	367.08	228	OR 34 – Lebanon, Corvallis
	Albany	233.22	375.33	233	US 20 (Santiam Highway) – Albany, Lebanon, Sweet Home
		234.16	376.84	234A	Knox Butte Road – Linn County Fair and Expo Center	No southbound entrance; signed as exit 234 northbound
		234.17	376.86	234B	OR 99E south – Albany	Southern end of OR 99E overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
	Millersburg	235.67	379.27	235	Viewcrest, Millersburg
		237.67	382.49	237	Viewcrest	No northbound exit
		238.24	383.41	238	OR 164 north – South Jefferson, Scio, Millersburg
		239.67	385.71	239	Dever–Conner
Marion		242.13	389.67	242	Talbot Road
		243.53	391.92	243	Ankeny Hill
		244.68	393.77	244	OR 164 south – North Jefferson, Jefferson
		248.41	399.78	248	Delaney Road – Sunnyside, Turner
	Salem	249.35	401.29	249	Commercial Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		251.53	404.80	252	Kuebler Boulevard
		253.87	408.56	253	OR 22 / OR 99E Bus. north – Detroit Lake, Bend
		256.28	412.44	256	OR 213 north (Market Street) – Silverton, Lancaster Mall
		258.63	416.22	258	OR 99E north (Portland Road) – North Salem, Oregon State Fairgrounds, L. B. Day Comcast Amphitheatre	Northern end of OR 99E overlap
		259.97	418.38	260A	OR 99E Bus. south (Salem Parkway)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		260.22	418.78	260B	OR 99E Bus. (Chemawa Road) – Keizer	Signed as exit 260 northbound
		263.49	424.05	263	Brooks, Gervais
	Woodburn	271.86	437.52	271	OR 214 south – Woodburn, Silverton OR 219 north
		278.67	448.48	278	Ehlen Road – Donald, Aurora National Historic District
Clackamas		282.25	454.24	282A	OR 551 south – Canby, Hubbard	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		282.60	454.80	282B	Canby, Charbonneau District	Signed as exit 282 northbound
	Wilsonville	283.88	456.86	283	Wilsonville Road
Washington		286.18	460.56	286	OR 141 north (Boones Ferry Road) / Elligsen Road
	Tualatin	288.54	464.36	288	I-205 north – West Linn, Oregon City
		289.50	465.91	289	Nyberg Street, Tualatin-Sherwood Road
		290.48	467.48	290	Lower Boones Ferry Road
Washington–Clackamas county line	Tigard city line	291.30	468.80	291	Carman Drive
	Tigard–Lake Oswego city line	292.20	470.25	292	OR 217 north – Tigard, Beaverton Kruse Way, 72nd Avenue – Lake Oswego	Signed as exits 292A (OR 217) and 292B (Kruse Way) northbound
Washington	Tigard	293.30	472.02	293	Haines Street
Multnomah	Portland	293.80	472.83	294	OR 99W south (Barbur Boulevard) – Tigard, Newberg
		295.04	474.82	295	Capitol Highway	No northbound exit
		295.53	475.61		Taylors Ferry Road	Northbound exit only
		296.34	476.91	296A	Barbur Boulevard	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		296.55	477.25	296B	Multnomah Boulevard	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		297.17	478.25	297	Terwilliger Boulevard	No southbound entrance
		298.93	481.08	298	Corbett Avenue	Northbound exit only
		299.81	482.50	299A	OR 43 (Macadam Avenue) to US 26 east (Ross Island Bridge) – Lake Oswego
		299.97	482.75	299B	I-405 north (Stadium Freeway) to US 26 west – Portland City Center, Beaverton	No exit number southbound
		300.26– 300.46	483.22– 483.54	Marquam Bridge over the Willamette River
		301.07	484.53	300B	OR 99E to US 26 east – OMSI, Central Eastside Industrial District, Oregon City	No southbound entrance; northbound exit is part of exit 300
		301.65	485.46	301	I-84 east / US 30 east (Banfield Expressway) – Portland Airport, The Dalles	Southern end of US 30 overlap; signed as exit 300 northbound
		302.29– 302.35	486.49– 486.59	302A	Broadway, Weidler Street – Moda Center, Portland City Center
		303.15	487.87	302B	I-405 south / US 30 west (Stadium Freeway) – Beaverton, St. Helens	Northern end of US 30 overlap
		303.16	487.89	302C	Greeley Avenue – Swan Island	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		303.98– 304.18	489.21– 489.53	303	Killingsworth Street, Alberta Street – Swan Island
		304.93	490.74	304	Rosa Parks Way
		305.44	491.56	305	US 30 Byp. (Lombard Street)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits 305A (east) and 305B (west)
		305.92	492.33	306A	Columbia Boulevard	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		306.70	493.59	306B	Victory Boulevard – Expo Center	No southbound exit
		306.87	493.86	306	Interstate Avenue – Portland International Raceway	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; former OR 99W south
		307.34	494.62	307	OR 99E south (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) / OR 120 west (Marine Drive) – Delta Park
		308.00	495.68	308	Hayden Island, ODOT Permits
Columbia River		308.18– 308.38	495.97– 496.29	Interstate Bridge I‑5 continues into Washington towards Seattle
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

See also

Oregon portal
U.S. Roads portal

References

1. Federal Highway Administration Route Log and Finder List, Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002
2. Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (Map). American Association of State Highway Officials, Public Roads Administration. August 14, 1957. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
3. Weingroff, Richard F. (Summer 1996). "Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, Creating the Interstate System". Public Roads (Washington, D.C.: Federal Highway Administration) 60 (1). ISSN 0033-3735. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
4. "I-5 now completed throughout Oregon". The Oregon Motorist (Oregon State Motor Association) 46 (2). February 1967. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
5. 42|3|40.47|N,122|36|24.08|W(GoogleEarth)
6. "The Interstate Highway System in Oregon - A Historic Overview", (pdf, page 62) Oregon Department of Transportation
7. Redden, Jim (September 10, 2009). "After 35 years of waiting, TriMet’s Green Line hits all the parties: Thousands ride new I-205 line that was born of a ’70s freeway rebellion". Portland Tribune. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
8. "OAR Banning Non-Motorized Travel On Some Interstate Freeways in Oregon" (PDF). http://www.oregon.gov. Oregon.gov. Retrieved 22 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
9. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930035111/http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1156991119175710.xml&coll=7. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2007. Missing or empty |title= (help)
10. Oregon_Interstate_Highway_Overview_2004.pdf
11. RHSamBaldock.pdf
12. "Pacific Highway No. 1 Straightline Chart" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. October 2013. pp. 1–14. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

External links

Media related to Interstate 5 in Oregon at Wikimedia Commons

Route map: Bing / Google