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 Salem, placed in the median near mile marker 260, are signs noting where I-5 crosses the 45th parallel.^[7] It bears the words "45th Parallel - Half Way Between the Equator and North Pole".^[8]

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.^[9] 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,^[10] 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.^[11]

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.^[12][13]

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 the I-5 interchange with Lombard street 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[14]	mi[14]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Jackson	​	0.00	0.00	—	I-5 south – Yreka	Continuation from California
	​	0.74	1.19	1	OR 273 – Siskiyou Summit	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	​	4.30	6.92	Siskiyou Summit, elevation 4,310 feet (1,310 m)
	​	5.36	8.63	6	OR 273 – Mount Ashland
	​	11.62	18.70	11	OR 99 north (Siskiyou Boulevard) – Ashland	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Ashland	14.20	22.85	14	OR 66 – Ashland, Klamath Falls
	​	19.14	30.80	19	Valley View Road – Ashland	Valley View Road only appears on northbound signage
	​	21.22	34.15	21	Talent
	Phoenix city line	24.42	39.30	24	Phoenix
	Medford	27.24	43.84	27	To OR 99 – South Medford
		30.32	48.80	30	OR 62 east (Crater Lake Highway) to OR 238 – North Medford, Crater Lake, Medford, Klamath Falls	OR 238, North Medford, and Crater Lake only appear on northbound signage; Medford and Klamath Falls only appear on southbound signage
	Central Point	32.78	52.75	33	Central Point
	​	35.51	57.15	35	OR 99 south / Blackwell Road – Central Point	Southern end of concurrency with OR 99
	​	40.86	65.76	40	OR 99 north (Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway) to OR 234	Northbound signage; northern end of concurrency with OR 99
					Gold Hill	Southbound signage
	​	43.80	70.49	43	To OR 99 (Rogue River Route) / OR 234 – Gold Hill, Crater Lake	OR 234, Gold Hill, and Crater Lake only appear on southbound signage
	​	45.48	73.19	45A	OR 99 (Rogue River Route)
	​	45.75– 46.08	73.63– 74.16	45B	Valley of the Rogue State Park
	Rogue River	48.85	78.62	48	City of Rogue River
Josephine	​	55.81	89.82	55	US 199 south (Redwood Highway) – Ocean Beaches, Crescent City
	Grants Pass	57.96– 58.34	93.28– 93.89	58	OR 99 south to US 199 (Redwood Highway) – Grants Pass City Center	Southern end of OR 99 overlap
	​	61.47	98.93	61	Merlin
	​	66.31	106.72	66	Hugo
	​	69.11	111.22	Sexton Mountain Pass summit, elevation 1,956 feet (596 m)
	​	71.42	114.94	71	Sunny Valley
	​	73.84	118.83	Smith Hill summit, elevation 1,730 feet (530 m)
	Wolf Creek	75.82– 76.78	122.02– 123.57	76	Wolf Creek
	​	78.46	126.27	78	Speaker Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Douglas	No major junctions
Josephine	​	79.81	128.44	Stage Road Pass summit, elevation 1,830 feet (560 m)
Douglas	​	80.79	130.02	80	Glendale
	​	83.28	134.03	83	Barton Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Quines Creek	86.13	138.61	86	Quines Creek Road / Barton Road	Barton Road only appears on southbound signage
	​	88.12	141.82	88	Azalea, Galesville Reservoir
	​	90.19	145.15	Stage Road Pass summit, elevation 1,830 feet (560 m)
	​	95.81	154.19	95	Canyon Creek
	Canyonville	98.27	158.15	98	Canyonville, Days Creek
	​	99.51	160.15	99	North Canyonville, Stanton Park, Crater Lake	Stanton Park only appears on northbound signage; Crater Lake only appears on southbound signage
	​	101.05– 101.39	162.62– 163.17	101	Riddle, Stanton Park	Stanton Park only appears on southbound signage
	​	101.89	163.98	102	Gazley Road
	​	103.94	167.28	103	Tri-City, Riddle
	​	106.70	171.72	106	Tri-City, Myrtle Creek	Northbound signage
					Weaver Road	Southbound signage
	​	107.98– 108.47	173.78– 174.57	108	Myrtle Creek
	​	110.35	177.59	110	Boomer Hill Road
	​	112.12– 112.48	180.44– 181.02	112	OR 99 north to OR 42 west – Dillard, Coos Bay, Winston	OR 99 and OR 42 only appear on northbound signage; Winston only appears on southbound signage; northern end of concurrency with OR 99
	​	113.43	182.55	113	Clarks Branch Road – Round Prairie
	​	116.42	187.36	Roberts Mountain summit, elevation 956 feet (291 m)
	​	119.50	192.32	119	OR 42 west to OR 99 – Winston, Coos Bay
	​	120.48	193.89	120	OR 99 north – South Roseburg	Northbound signage; no northbound entrance
					Green District, Roseburg	Southbound signage
	​	121.68	195.82	121	McLain Avenue
	​	123.00	197.95	123	Douglas County Fairgrounds, Umpqua Park
	Roseburg	124.13	199.77	124	OR 138 east – Roseburg City Center, Diamond Lake	Southern end of concurrency with OR 138
		125.07	201.28	125	Garden Valley Boulevard – Roseburg
		126.51	203.60	127	Edenbower Boulevard – North Roseburg
	​	129.45	208.33	129	Winchester	Northbound signage
					Wilbur	Southbound signage
	Sutherlin	135.13	217.47	135	Sutherlin, Wilbur
		136.51	219.69	136	OR 138 west – Sutherlin, Elkton	Northern end of concurrency with OR 138
	​	138.29	222.56	138	Oakland	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	​	140.53	226.16	140	OR 99 south – Oakland	Southern end of concurrency with OR 99; southbound exit and northbound entrance
	​	142.17	228.80	142	Metz Hill
	​	146.24	235.35	146	Rice Valley
	​	142.31	229.03	Rice Hill summit, elevation 723 feet (220 m)
	Rice Hill	148.40– 149.59	238.83– 240.74	148	Rice Hill
	​	150.32	241.92	150	OR 99 north to OR 38 – Yoncalla, Drain	Northern end of concurrenmcy with OR 99
	​	154.36– 154.95	248.42– 249.37	154	Scotts Valley, Elkhead
	​	159.27	256.32	159	Cox Road – Elk Creek
	​	160.13	257.70	160	Salt Springs Road
	​	161.70	260.23	161	Anlauf, Lorane	Northbound exit only
	​	162.35	261.28	162	OR 38 south / OR 99 – Drain, Elkton	Southern end of concurrency with OR 99
	​	163.43	263.02	163	Curtin, Lorane
Lane	​	168.36	270.95	170	OR 99 north – Cottage Grove	Northern end of concurrency with OR 99; northbound exit and southbound entrance
	​	172.23	277.18	172	Sixth Street – Cottage Grove Lake	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	Cottage Grove	174.73	281.20	174	Cottage Grove, Dorena Lake
	​	176.75	284.45	176	Saginaw
	Creswell city line	182.82	294.22	182	OR 222 – Creswell
	​	186.42	300.01	186	Dillard Road – Goshen	Northbound exit only
	​	188.33	303.09	188A	OR 58 east (Willamette Highway) – Oakridge, Klamath Falls	Signed as Exit 188 southbound; OR 99 only appears on northbound signage; Klamath Falls only appears on southbound signage; southern end of concurrency with OR 99
	​	188.65	303.60	188B	OR 99 south – Goshen
	​	189.64– 190.73	305.20– 306.95	189	OR 225 / 30th Avenue – South Eugene
	Springfield–Eugene city line	191.97	308.95	191	Glenwood Boulevard to OR 126 Bus. east – Downtown Springfield	OR 126 Bus. only appears on northbound signage
		192.26	309.41	192	OR 99 north / OR 126 Bus. west – University of Oregon, Downtown Eugene	Northern end of concurrency with OR 99; northbound exit and southbound entrance
		192.74	310.18	Whilamut Passage Bridge over the Willamette River
		193.71– 194.18	311.75– 312.50	194A	OR 126 east – Springfield
				194B	I-105 west / OR 126 west – Eugene	Exit 4 on I-105
		195.43– 195.70	314.51– 314.95	195A	Beltline Road east	Signed as Exit 195 southbound; Beltline Road east only appears on northbound signage; Springfield and Eugene only appears on southbound signage
				195B	OR 569 west (Randy Papé Beltline) – Springfield, Eugene
	Coburg city line	199.14	320.48	199	Coburg National Historic District
Linn	​	209.05	336.43	209	Harrisburg, Junction City
	​	216.56	348.52	216	OR 228 – Halsey, Brownsville
	​	228.08	367.06	228	OR 34 – Lebanon, Corvallis
	Albany	233.21	375.32	233	US 20 (Santiam Highway) – Albany, Lebanon, Sweet Home	Albany only appears on northbound signage; Sweet Home only appears on southbound signage
		233.85– 234.39	376.35– 377.21	234A	Knox Butte Road – Linn County Fair and Expo Center	Signed as Exit 234 northbound; OR 99E only appears on southbound signage; no southbound entrance; southern end of concurrency with OR 99E
				234B	OR 99E south – Albany
	Millersburg	235.66	379.26	235	Viewcrest	Northbound signage
					Millersburg	Southbound signage
		237.66	382.48	237	Viewcrest	No northbound exit
	​	238.23	383.39	238	OR 164 north – South Jefferson, Scio, Millersburg	South Jefferson only appears on northbound signage; Millersburg only appears on southbound signage
	​	239.66	385.70	239	Dever–Conner
Linn–Marion county line	​	240.65	387.29	Santiam River
Marion	​	242.12	389.65	242	Talbot Road
	​	243.52	391.91	243	Ankeny Hill
	​	244.67	393.76	244	OR 164 south – North Jefferson, Jefferson	North Jefferson only appears on northbound signage; Jefferson only appears on southbound signage
	​	248.40	399.76	248	Delaney Road – Sunnyside, Turner	Sunnyside only appears on northbound signage; Delaney Road only appears on southbound signage
	​	248.57	400.03	249	Commercial Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Salem	251.52	404.78	252	Kuebler Boulevard
		253.86	408.55	253	OR 22 / OR 99E Bus. north – Detroit Lake, Bend
		256.27	412.43	256	OR 213 north (Market Street) – Silverton, Lancaster Mall	Silverton only appears on northbound signage; Lancaster Mall only appears on southbound signage
		258.62	416.21	258	OR 99E north (Portland Road)	Northbound signage; northern end of concurrency with OR 99E
					North Salem, Oregon State Fairgrounds, L. B. Day Comcast Amphitheatre	Southbound signage
		259.96	418.37	260A	OR 99E Bus. south (Salem Parkway)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		260.21	418.77	260B	Chemawa Road – Keizer	Signed as Exit 260 northbound; Chemawa Road only appears on northbound signage
	​	263.48	424.03	263	Brooks, Gervais
	Woodburn	271.85	437.50	271	OR 214 south / OR 219 north – Woodburn, Molalla, Silverton	Molalla only appears on northbound signage; Silverton only appears on southbound signage
	​	278.66	448.46	278	Ehlen Road – Donald, Aurora National Historic District	Donald only appears on northbound signage; Ehlen Road only appears on southbound signage
Clackamas	​	282.24	454.22	282A	OR 551 south – Canby, Hubbard	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	​	282.59	454.78	282	Canby	Northbound signage
				282B	Charbonneau District	Southbound signage
	Wilsonville city line	283.10	455.61	Boone Bridge over the Willamette River
	Wilsonville	283.87	456.84	283	Wilsonville Road
Washington		286.17	460.55	286	OR 141 north (Boones Ferry Road) / Elligsen Road
	Tualatin	288.20– 288.97	463.81– 465.05	288	I-205 north – Oregon City, West Linn	West Linn only appears on southbound signage
		289.49	465.89	289	Nyberg Street / Tualatin-Sherwood Road
		290.47	467.47	290	Lower Boones Ferry Road
Washington–Clackamas county line	Tigard city line	291.29	468.79	291	Carman Drive
	Tigard–Lake Oswego city line	292.19	470.23	292	OR 217 north – Tigard, Beaverton	Signed as Exit 292 southbound; 72nd Avenue, Tigard, and Beaverton only appear on northbound signage; Lake Oswego only appears on southbound signage
				292	Kruse Way, 72nd Avenue – Lake Oswego
Washington	Tigard	292.90– 293.28	471.38– 471.99	293	Haines Street
Multnomah	Portland	293.79	472.81	294	Barbur Boulevard	Northbound signage
					OR 99W – Tigard, Newberg	Southbound signage
		295.03	474.80	295	Capitol Highway	No northbound exit
		295.52	475.59	295	Taylors Ferry Road	Northbound exit only
		296.30	476.85	296A	Barbur Boulevard	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		296.68	477.46	296B	Multnomah Boulevard	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		297.16	478.23	297	Terwilliger Boulevard	No southbound entrance
		298.74	480.78	298	Corbett Avenue	Northbound exit only
		299.16– 299.83	481.45– 482.53	299A	OR 43 (Macadam Avenue) to US 26 east / Ross Island Bridge – Lake Oswego	US 26 and Ross Island Bridge only appear on northbound signage; Lake Oswego only appears on southbound signage
		299.51– 300.27	482.01– 483.24	299B	I-405 north to US 26 west – Portland City Center, Beaverton	No exit number southbound; left exit; left entrance southbound; City Center only appears on northbound signage; Beaverton only appears on southbound signage
		300.35– 300.45	483.37– 483.53	Marquam Bridge over the Willamette River
		300.65– 301.91	483.85– 485.88	300	I-84 / US 30 east – The Dalles, PDX	Northbound signage; access to OMSI and Central Eastside Industrial District
				300B	OR 99E to US 26 east – OMSI, Oregon City	Southbound signage; southbound exit and northbound entrance
				301	I-84 / US 30 east – The Dalles	Southbound signage; southern end of concurrency with US 30
		302.08– 302.60	486.15– 486.99	302A	Broadway, Weidler Street – Moda Center
		302.73– 303.47	487.20– 488.39	302B	I-405 south / US 30 west – St. Helens, Beaverton	Beaverton only appears on southbound signage; northern end of concurrency with US 30
		303.15	487.87	302C	Greeley Avenue – Swan Island	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		303.75– 304.47	488.84– 490.00	303	Killingsworth Street – Swan Island	Northbound signage
					Alberta Street – Swan Island	Southbound signage
		304.92	490.72	304	Rosa Parks Way
		305.43	491.54	305	US 30 Byp. (Lombard Street)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as Exits 305A (east) and 305B (west)
		305.91	492.31	306A	Columbia Boulevard	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		306.44	493.17	306B	Victory Boulevard – Expo Center	No southbound exit
		306.97	494.02	306	Interstate Avenue – Portland International Raceway	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; former OR 99W south
		307.33	494.60	307	OR 99E south (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) / OR 120 west (Marine Drive) – Delta Park	Delta Park only appears on northbound signage
		307.77– 307.99	495.31– 495.66	308	Hayden Island, ODOT Permits
Columbia River		308.17– 308.37	495.95– 496.27	Interstate Bridge
				—	I‑5 north – Seattle	Continuation into Washington
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

External links

Media related to Interstate 5 in Oregon at Wikimedia Commons

Route map: Bing / Google

Interstate 5
Previous state: California	Oregon	Next state: Washington

Auxiliary routes of Interstate 5
California 105 1051 205 3055 405 505 605 805 9052 Oregon 105 205 3054 405 5054 Washington 205 405 6053 705
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