Interstate 5 in Washington

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This article is about the section of Interstate 5 in Washington. For the entire route, see Interstate 5.

Interstate 5 marker

Interstate 5

Interstate 5 is highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WSDOT
Length276.62 mi[1][2] (445.18 km)
ExistedAugust 7, 1947 by FHWA
1956–present
Tourist
routes		Lewis and Clark Highway (from Vancouver to SR-4 near Longview)[3]
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South end I-5 at the Oregon state line
Major intersections SR 14 in Vancouver
I-205 in Salmon Creek
US 12 near Centralia
US 101 in Tumwater
I-705 in Tacoma
I-90 in Seattle
US 2 in Everett
SR 20 in Burlington
North end Hwy 99 at Canada–United States border in Blaine
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountiesClark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Thurston, Pierce, King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom
Highway system
← SR 4→ SR 6

Interstate 5 in Washington (I-5) is a 276.62-mile (445.18 km) highway in the U.S. state of Washington that extends from its border with Oregon to its border with Canada. Serving the cities of Vancouver, Kelso, Chehalis, Centralia, Olympia, Tacoma, Seattle, Everett, Mount Vernon, and Bellingham, it is the main route between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia.[4][5][6]

It is the only interstate to traverse the whole north–south length of Washington, but the undivided highways U.S. Route 97 and U.S. Route 395 do also.[7][8] I-5 is also the only north–south primary interstate highway in Washington.[9][10] The road is the busiest in the state; an estimated 240,000 motorists use the road daily.[11] The second busiest is I-405 at 201,000.[12]

Route description

Vancouver to Tumwater

The Interstate Bridge carries I-5 over the Columbia River from Portland to Vancouver.

I-5 enters Washington at the Interstate Bridge over the Columbia River between Portland and Vancouver. It initially heads north through Vancouver and intersects SR 14, the first segment of SR 501, and SR 500 until the interchange with I-205 in Salmon Creek, where the freeway begins a turn to the northeast. I-5 closely follows the alignment of old U.S. Route 99, and in some locations the US 99 alignment has become I-5. The interstate passes the Vancouver branch of Washington State University. Southeast of Ridgefield, the highway intersects SR 502 and the second segment of SR 501 before continuing north along the Columbia River to Woodland.[13][14][15][16][16][17]

In Woodland, I-5 intersects SR 503 and starts to curve northwest towards Longview and Kelso. At Longview Junction, east of Longview, I-5 intersects SR 432 and continues north to Kelso. Here it intersects SR 4, formerly US 830, and SR 431 before curving northeast towards Castle Rock. In Castle Rock, the freeway intersects SR 411, and SR 504, which connects I-5 with Mount St. Helens, and Spirit Lake. From Castle Rock, the highway goes north to Napavine and intersects SR 506 and SR 505 before becoming concurrent with US 12 and continuing north to intersect SR 508. After the intersection, I-5 and US 12 go into Chehalis, where the highway intersects SR 6.[16][18][19]

After leaving Chehalis, I-5/US 12 enters Centralia and intersects SR 507 before splitting from US 12 north of the city. As the freeway continues north towards Olympia, it intersects SR 121, which connects the highway with Millersylvania State Park and loops back to I-5. As the freeway enters Tumwater, it passes the Olympia Airport before intersecting the northern terminus of US 101.[5][16][20][21][22][23][24]

Tumwater to Tukwila

Interstate 5 through Lacey, with Mount Rainier in the background

As I-5 leaves the US 101 interchange, the highway curves east and forms the southern boundary of Olympia. The highway also goes across Capitol Lake and intersects Capitol Way, which connects the freeway to the Washington State Capitol. After leaving Olympia, I-5 goes in a northeastern direction into Lacey, where it intersects SR 510. After passing Nisqually, the highway enters Du Pont, where it enters Fort Lewis. After passing Camp Murray and American Lake, the freeway comes to the proposed western terminus of SR 704, passes McChord Air Force Base, and enters Lakewood.[16]

In Lakewood, I-5 intersects SR 512 and continues into Tacoma, where the freeway passes the Tacoma Mall and intersects major highways, such as SR 16, I-705, SR 7, and SR 167 before going east into Fife. In Fife, the highway intersects SR 99, a small portion of US 99 through the Puget Sound region, and then enters Federal Way. Here the freeway intersects the western terminus of SR 18, which has been proposed to be renumbered to I-605 after being upgraded to Interstate standards.

After also intersecting SR 516, the highway passes Angle Lake, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and Westfield Southcenter before going into an interchange with I-405 and SR 518. SR 518 connects I-5 to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and I-405 bypasses I-5 through Seattle.[5][16][25][26][27][28][29][30]

Tukwila to Shoreline

The interchange between Interstate 5 and Interstate 90 in south Seattle

From the I-405/SR 518 interchange, I-5 goes north and intersects SR 599, which connects I-5 to SR 99, and SR 900. From the interchanges, the highway passes Boeing Field and the West Seattle Bridge before having a large interchange with I-90. After the interchange, I-5 intersects SR 519 and enters Seattle.

Freeway Park.

In downtown Seattle, I-5 becomes a tunnel passing under the Washington State Convention and Trade Center and Freeway Park. Once I-5 begins to rise from the tunnel, it passes over the I-5 Colonnade and then intersects the western terminus of SR 520, which goes to Bellevue via the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge. From the interchange with SR 520, the freeway goes north along the Ship Canal Bridge over the Lake Washington Ship Canal and passes the University of Washington before entering Northgate.

Within the neighborhood of Northgate, the highway intersects SR 522 and merges with the I-5 express lanes at the Northgate Mall. From the Northgate Mall, I-5 goes north into Shoreline and intersects SR 523 and passes a King County Metro Transit base before intersecting SR 104 and entering Mountlake Terrace.[5][30][31][32][33]

Seattle express lanes

The express lanes on the Ship Canal Bridge

Interstate 5 has 7.14 miles (11.49 km)[2] of reversible express lanes within Seattle. The express lanes begin after the Yesler Way bridge and tunnel under the northbound lanes of I-5 and intersect Cherry Street/Columbia Street. From the interchange, the express lanes intersect Mercer Street and then cross the Ship Canal Bridge. The express lanes are on the lower deck below the lanes of I-5. Near the end of the bridge is a reversible ramp that accesses Northeast 42nd Street. After the bridge ends, the express lanes continue northbound and intersect with Ravenna Boulevard, Lake City Way, and Northeast 103rd Street/1st Avenue Northeast. Finally, the lanes merge with I-5 in Northgate just north of the Northgate Mall.[5][30][32][34][35]

The express lanes are open to all traffic; however, some ramps are designated for HOV vehicles only to assist with traffic flow and mitigate constrained space. These ramps include Cherry Street/Columbia Street/5th Avenue, Ravenna Boulevard, and Pike Street/Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. The express lanes carry northbound traffic from 12pm to 11pm Monday through Friday and 2pm to 11pm Saturday and Sunday. They carry southbound traffic from 5 am to 11am Monday through Friday and from 7am to 1pm Saturday and Sunday.[36][37]

Shoreline to Everett

Interstate 5 passing by the South Everett Freeway Station, under construction near Silver Lake

After leaving Shoreline and intersecting SR 104, I-5 enters Snohomish County and Mountlake Terrace. From the interchange, the highway passes Lake Ballinger and intersects SR 524 before reaching the Alderwood Mall. Next to the mall, the freeway intersects SR 525 and I-405. From the interchange, I-5 passes Martha Lake, intersects SR 96, and passes Silver Lake before reaching the interchange between I-5, SR 99, SR 526, and SR 527 near the Everett Mall. SR 99 is part of Old US 99, SR 526 connects I-5 to the Boeing Everett Factory, and SR 527 connects Bothell with Everett.

After leaving the interchange, I-5 intersects 41st Street at a single-point urban interchange, the only one in the area. From the interchange, the freeway intersects SR 529 and then SR 529 Spur and US 2.[5][16][33][38][39]

Everett to Mount Vernon

I-5 southbound viewed from the newly upgraded SR 531 in Marysville

After leaving downtown Everett and the US 2/SR 529 Spur interchange, I-5 goes north across the Snohomish River and curves northeast to an interchange with SR 529. North of the interchange, the freeway enters Marysville and intersects SR 528. The highway passes the Tulalip Resort Casino at Quil Ceda, commonly known as the Quil Ceda Creek Casino, the Marysville Water Tower, Quil Ceda Village, the Tulalip Resort Casino and Tulalip Hotel, and Lakewood Crossing before intersecting SR 531 and leaving Marysville. From the Marysville City limits, I-5 passes Smokey Point and goes northwest to Island Crossing, where the highway intersects SR 530, which connects the freeway to Arlington, Darrington, and Rockport.

After the interchange, I-5 travels over the Stillaguamish River and passes Silvana before intersecting SR 532, which goes west to Stanwood and Camano Island. As the highway curves northwest, the freeway enters Skagit County. Once in Skagit County, I-5 goes into Conway, where it intersects SR 534, which goes east to serve Big Lake. From Conway, the freeway goes north into Mount Vernon, where I-5 intersects SR 536, which serves as a shortcut to Anacortes, via SR 20 and SR 20 Spur.[5][16][40][41] [42]

Mount Vernon to Blaine

See also: I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse
The Peace Arch is a monument on the Canadian border, where I-5 becomes Hwy 99 and enters British Columbia.

After leaving downtown Mount Vernon, the freeway intersects SR 538, which serves the Skagit Valley College and Clear Lake (via SR 9). After the interchange, the highway crosses the Skagit River, where part of the bridge collapsed on May 23, 2013, leaving a gap in the highway until a temporary bailey bridge span was built and opened on June 19. In September it was replaced with a more permanent span. On the other side of the river it continues north through Burlington. After passing the Cascade Mall, I-5 intersects SR 20, which goes west to Anacortes (via SR 20 Spur), Deception Pass, Whidbey Island, and Discovery Bay and SR 20 goes east to Okanogan, Omak, and Newport.[43] The freeway also intersects SR 11, which serves Edison, Bow, Samish Island, and Bellingham.

From the interchange, I-5 travels north and curved west on the shoreline of Lake Samish north of Alger, which is also the point where the freeway enters Whatcom County. After traveling west, I-5 curves north again and intersects SR 11 before entering Bellingham. In Bellingham, the highway intersects SR 542, which goes to Mount Baker, and SR 539, which goes to Lynden and British Columbia. The freeway passes the Bellis Fair Mall, Bellingham International Airport, and Ferndale before intersecting SR 548, which serves Blaine. Once in Blaine, I-5 intersects SR 543, which leads to the truck and freight border crossing. The freeway then intersects SR 548 again and then crosses the Canadian border into British Columbia as Highway 99 at the Peace Arch.[5][16][30][41][44][45][46]

History

The shields for Primary State Highway 1 and U.S. Route 99.

As part of the state's first connected state highway system, the Washington State Legislature designated the Pacific Highway between Vancouver and Blaine in 1913.[47][48] The State Highway Board selected a route that would connect the main cities of Western Washington, which were Vancouver, Olympia, Tacoma, Seattle, Everett, and Bellingham.[49][50] In 1923, by which time the entire road had been improved,[51] the highway became State Road 1 (Primary State Highway 1 after 1937), but retained its name.[52] By that time, most of the route of Interstate 5 became US 99, which was established in 1926.[53][54][55]

Later in 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 which started the construction of Interstate Highways.[56][57] In 1968, US 99 was removed from the system entirely, a year before the last portion of Interstate 5 opened on November 14, 1969.[58] Legally, the Washington section of I-5 is defined at Washington Revised Code § 47.17.020.[59] Several projects are currently ongoing and have been completed in the recent years on I-5.[60]

Kelso to Centralia

Flooding near Chehalis closed I-5 for four days in December 2007.

During the past two decades, parts of the interstate have been periodically inundated by floodwaters as a result of area storms. Floods in November 1990, February 1996, December 2007, and January 2009[61] each caused temporary closures of I-5 between the Kelso-Longview and Chehalis-Centralia areas. The causes of this problem, as noted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, are attributable to "decades of clear-cut logging, modifications of waterways, and destruction of natural flood control features within the Chehalis River basin."[62]

The December 3, 2007, flood closed a 20-mile (32 km) section of the interstate for four days. The Washington State Department of Transportation recommended a 440-mile (710 km) detour between Portland and Seattle, by way of I-90, I-82, and I-84, adding 270 miles (430 km) to the 170-mile (270 km) trip.[63][64][65]

The January 7, 2009 flood closed a 20-mile (32 km) section of the interstate for several days. The Washington State Department of Transportation was unable to offer a detour since all three main east/west passes were also closed due to severe mudslide and avalanche danger.

Seattle

Interstate 5 cutting through the Seattle skyline

South of the Ship Canal Bridge Interstate 5 separates the Eastlake and Cascade neighborhoods from the Capitol Hill neighborhood, and separates Downtown Seattle from the Capitol Hill and First Hill neighborhoods. Its construction necessitated the demolition of significantly developed areas and cut off walking commutes to downtown for many First Hill residents, who "were by far the most vociferous critics of the proposed route,"[66] but far from the only ones. Architect Paul Thiry said in the early 1970s, "It was with the Freeway, cutting through the very heart of the city, that Seattle began taking one of its wrong turns and started to lose its identity as a city." He proposed a lid extending from Columbia Street north to Olive Way, roughly the entire length of downtown.[67]

Among the buildings torn down in the Downtown-First Hill area to build the freeway was the Hotel Kalmar at Sixth Avenue and James Street (built 1881 as the Western Hotel, demolished 1962), the last of Seattle's pioneer-era hotels, predating the Great Seattle Fire,[68][69] and Seattle's then-oldest public building, the Seventh Avenue Fire Hall (built 1890, demolished c. 1962).[66]

In the years since the freeway's construction, Seattle has made several efforts to stitch back together pedestrian routes disrupted by the freeway, achieving part of Thiry's proposed "lid". The most visible of these efforts are Freeway Park (opened 1976), built as a lid over the freeway and connecting Downtown to First Hill, and the Washington State Convention and Trade Center (built 1982-1988) adjacent to Freeway Park, also bridging the freeway.[66] The 7.5-acre (30,000 m2) I-5 Colonnade mountain bike park (opened 2007) uses the freeway as a roof and reconnects Eastlake to Capitol Hill.[70]

The Interstate 5 separates Capitol Hill (right) from South Lake Union (center) and Downtown Seattle (left).

On Interstate 5, the only planned improvement on the express lanes is a direct connection to the future SR 520 HOV lanes, to be constructed as part of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge replacement project.

Signage for Seattle and Vancouver in Northwestern Washington.

Seattle to Everett

The 19.7 miles (31.7 km) section between Seattle and Everett was opened on February 3, 1965 by Miss Sno-King Rose Clare Menalo of Meadowdale High School.[71][72]

Everett to Mount Vernon

The portion of I-5 from US 2 / SR 529 Spur in Everett to SR 528 in Marysville opened at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 14, 1969 by Devvie Herivel, Miss Everett, and Katherine Smith, Miss Marysville. This was the last portion of Interstate 5 from California to Canada that was opened, free of traffic lights and draw bridges.[73] The stretch of I-5 from Marysville to Mount Vernon was already opened as a 4-lane divided highway without overpasses.[74]

On May 23, 2013, the northbound span of the I-5 Skagit River bridge between Mt. Vernon and Burlington collapsed.[75]

Exit list

CountyLocationmi[2]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Columbia River0.000.00Interstate Bridge
I-5 continues south into Oregon towards Portland
ClarkVancouver0.410.661A
 SR 14 east – Camas
0.450.721B6th Street – Vancouver City CenterNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
1.051.691C SR 501 (Mill Plain Boulevard) – Vancouver City Center, Port of Vancouver
1.582.541D4th Plain Boulevard
2.353.782
 SR 500 eastModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
3.074.943Northeast Highway 99, Main Street
​4.367.024Northeast 78th Street
​5.398.675Northeast 99th Street
​7.2411.657ANortheast 134th StreetNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; southbound exit is via I-205
​7BNortheast 139th StreetNo southbound exit
​7.4812.047
 I-205 south – SalemModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
​9.5115.309Northeast 179th Street – Clark County Fairgrounds
​11.2018.0211
 SR 502 east (Northeast 219th Street) – Battle Ground
Ridgefield14.2122.8714
 SR 501 west (Pioneer Street) – Ridgefield
​16.8027.0416Northwest La Center Road – La Center
CowlitzWoodland21.0833.9221
 SR 503 east – Woodland, Cougar
22.7236.5622Dike Access Road
​27.7044.5827Todd Road – Port of Kalama
Kalama29.84–
30.64		48.02–
49.31		30Kalama
​32.2851.9532Kalama River Road
Kelso36.9759.5036


 SR 432 west to SR 4 / US 30 – Longview, Long Beach, Kelso
39.8864.1839
 SR 4 west (Allen Street) – Kelso
40.7765.6140
 To SR 4 – Kelso, Longview, Long BeachModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
​42.7368.7742Sparks Drive, Pleasant Hill Road
​46.2074.3546Headquarters Road
Castle Rock48.0477.3148
 I-5 BL north (Huntington Avenue) – Castle Rock
49.9180.3249

 SR 411 south (I-5 Bus. south) / SR 504 east – Castle Rock, Toutle
​52.7284.8452Barnes Drive, Toutle Park Road
Lewis​57.4192.3957Jackson Highway, Barnes Drive
​59.2795.3959
 SR 506 west – Vader, Ryderwood
​60.9898.1460Toledo Vader Road
​63.49102.1863 SR 505 – Winlock, Toledo
​68.48110.2168
 US 12 east – Yakima, Morton		South end of US 12 overlap
Napavine71.12114.4671
 SR 508 east – Onalaska, Napavine
72.85117.2472Rush Road
Chehalis74Labree Road
76.62123.317613th Street
78.04125.5977
 SR 6 west – Pe Ell, Raymond
79.15127.3879Chamber Way
Centralia81.74131.5581
 SR 507 north (Mellen Street)
82.80133.2582Harrison Avenue, Factory Outlet Way
Thurston​88.40142.2788
 US 12 west – Aberdeen, Tenino		North end of US 12 overlap
​95.28153.3495
 SR 121 north – Littlerock, Maytown
​99.35159.8999
 SR 121 south (93rd Avenue)
Tumwater101.37163.14101Tumwater Boulevard – Olympia Airport
102.86165.54102Trosper Road – Black Lake
104.05167.45103Deschutes Way, 2nd AvenueNo southbound entrance
104.39168.00104
 US 101 north – Aberdeen, Port Angeles
Olympia105.52169.82105AState Capitol, Olympia City CenterSigned as exit 105 northbound
105.82170.30105BPort of OlympiaSigned as exit 105 northbound
107.52173.04107Pacific Avenue
Lacey108.46174.55108ASleater–Kinney Road southNo northbound entrance; signed as exit 108 southbound
108.46174.55108BSleater–Kinney Road northNo northbound entrance; southbound exit is via exit 109
108.96175.35108CCollege StreetNorthbound exit only
109.19175.72109Martin Way
112.01180.26111
 SR 510 east (Marvin Road) – Yelm
​114.36184.04114Nisqually, Old Nisqually
Pierce​116.77187.92116Mounts Road – Old Nisqually
DuPont118.02189.93118Center Drive
119.07191.62119Steilacoom–DuPont Road
​120.93194.62120Joint Base Lewis–McChord
Lakewood122.74197.53122Berkeley Street
123.64198.98123Thorne Lane
124.70200.69124Gravelly Lake Drive
125.92202.65125Bridgeport Way – McChord Field
127.54205.26127
 SR 512 east – PuyallupModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
​128.98207.57128South 84th StreetSouthbound exit is via exit 129
Tacoma129.65208.65129South 72nd Street
130.75210.42130South 56th Street, Tacoma Mall Boulevard
131.89212.26132
 SR 16 west (South 38th Street) – Gig Harbor, Bremerton, Tacoma Mall
133.76215.27133

 I-705 north / SR 7 south – Tacoma City Center
134.93217.15134Portland AvenueSouthbound exit is via exit 135
135.09217.41135
 SR 167 north – Puyallup
Fife136.15219.1113620th Street East – Port of TacomaSigned as exits 136A (20th Street) and 136B (Port of Tacoma) northbound
137.51221.30137
 SR 99 north – Milton, Fife
KingFederal Way142.06228.62142 SR 18 (South 348th Street) – North Bend, AuburnSigned as exits 142A (east) and 142B (west)
143.89231.57143South 320th Street – Federal Way
144.08231.87—South 317th StreetHOV only
Kent146.87236.36147South 272nd Street
149.23240.16149 SR 516 – Kent, Des MoinesSigned as exits 149A (east) and 149B (west) northbound
SeaTac151.24243.40151Military Road, South 200th Street
152.32245.14152South 188th Street, Orillia Road South
Tukwila154.19248.14153Southcenter Parkway – Southcenter MallNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
154.46248.58154

 I-405 north / SR 518 west – Sea-Tac Airport, Renton, Burien		Signed as exits 154A (I-405) and 154B (SR 518) southbound
154.71248.98154BSouthcenter Boulevard – Southcenter MallSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
156.00251.06156
 SR 599 north (West Marginal Way) – TukwilaModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
157.40253.31157
 SR 900 east (M. L. King Way)
158.07254.39158Boeing Access Road, East Marginal Way, Airport Way
Seattle161.27259.54161Swift Avenue, Albro Place
161.37–
161.60		259.70–
260.07		162Corson Avenue, Michigan Street
163.03262.37163AColumbian Way, West Seattle BridgeSigned as exit 163 northbound
163.54263.19163BForest Street, 6th Avenue SouthSouthbound exit only
164Airport WaySouthbound exit only
164.55264.82164A
 I-90 east – Bellevue, Spokane		Signed as exit 164 southbound; I-90 east exit 2A-B; west exit 2B-C
164.55264.82164B4th Avenue South / South Atlantic Street (SR 519)Signed as exit 164 southbound
164.68265.03164Dearborn StreetSigned as exit 164A northbound; no southbound entrance
165.35266.11—Express LanesNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
165.38266.15165AJames StreetSigned as exit 164A northbound
165.63266.56164AMadison Street – Convention CenterNorthbound exit only
165.75266.75165Seneca StreetNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
165.81266.85165BUnion StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
166.26267.57166Olive WayNorthbound exit and entrance
166.42267.83166Stewart Street, Denny WaySouthbound exit and entrance
167Mercer Street – Seattle Center
167.73269.94168ALakeview BoulevardNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
168.12270.56168B SR 520 – Bellevue, Kirkland
168.18270.66168ABoylston Avenue, Roanoke StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
169.44272.69169Northeast 45th Street
169.69273.09169Northeast 50th Street
170.31274.09170Ravenna Boulevard, Northeast 65th StreetNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
170.70274.72171Northeast 71st Street, Northeast 65th StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
170.87274.99171 SR 522 (Lake City Way) – BothellNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
171.56276.10172North 85th Street, Aurora Avenue North (SR 99), Northeast 80th Street
172.58277.74—Express LanesSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
172.82278.131731st Avenue Northeast, Northgate Way
173.89279.85174Northeast 130th Street, Roosevelt WayNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
Seattle–Shoreline city line174.64281.06175 SR 523 (Northeast 145th Street)Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
Shoreline175.58282.57Metro Transit BaseTransit Base traffic only
176.19283.55176Northeast 175th Street – Shoreline
King–Snohomish county lineShoreline–Mountlake Terrace city line177.81286.16177 SR 104 (Northeast 205th Street) – Edmonds, Lake Forest Park
SnohomishMountlake Terrace178.33286.99178236th Street Southwest – Mountlake TerraceNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
179.35288.64179220th Street Southwest – Mountlake Terrace
Lynnwood180.69290.79—46th Avenue West (Lynnwood Transit Center)HOV only
180.77290.92181A
 To SR 524 – LynnwoodModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
181.59292.24181B SR 524 (196th Street Southwest) – LynnwoodModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecatedSigned as exit 181 southbound
​182.67293.98182
 I-405 south – Renton, Bellevue
​182.67293.98182

 SR 525 north to SR 99 – Mukilteo		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
​183.96296.05183164th Street Southwest
​184.21296.46Ash WayNorthbound exit and southbound entrance (buses only)
​186.49300.13186
 SR 96 east (128th Street Southwest)
Everett187.80302.23—112th Street SoutheastHOV only
189.37304.76189


 SR 99 south (Everett Mall Way) / SR 526 west / SR 527 south – MukilteoModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated, Whidbey Island Ferry
192.51309.81—BroadwayNorthbound exit only (HOV only)
192.72310.1519241st Street, Evergreen Way
193.69311.71193 SR 529 (Pacific Avenue) – Everett City CenterNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
193.98312.18194
 US 2 east – Snohomish, Wenatchee
194.08312.34194 SR 529 (Everett Avenue) – Everett City CenterSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
194.87313.61195Marine View Drive – Port of EverettNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
​198.33319.18198
 SR 529 south (North Broadway) – Port of Everett		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
​199.17320.53199
 SR 528 east – Marysville, Tulalip
​200.84323.2220088th Street Northeast, Quil Ceda Way
​202.52325.92202116th Street Northeast
Arlington206.13331.73206 SR 531 (172nd Street Northeast) – Smokey Point
​208.72335.90208 SR 530 – Silvana, Arlington, Darrington
​210.36338.54210236th Street Northeast
​212.71342.32212
 SR 532 west – Stanwood, Camano Island
​215.09346.15215300th Street Northwest
Skagit​218.61351.82218Starbird Road
​221.13355.87221
 SR 534 east – Lake McMurray
​224.00360.49224Old Highway 99 SouthNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
Mount Vernon225.19362.41225Anderson Road
226.45364.44226
 SR 536 west (Kincaid Street)
227.79366.59227
 SR 538 east (College Way)
Skagit River Bridge
Burlington228.93368.43229George Hopper Road
230.20370.47230 SR 20 – Anacortes, Burlington
​231.27372.19231
 SR 11 north (Chuckanut Drive) – Bow, Edison, Burlington
​232.89374.80232Cook Road – Sedro-Woolley
​236.45380.53236Bow Hill Road – Bow, Edison
​240.99387.84240Alger
Whatcom​242.92390.94242Nulle Road – South Lake Samish
​246.30396.38246North Lake Samish
Bellingham250.79403.61250
 SR 11 south (Old Fairhaven Parkway, Chuckanut Drive) - Alaska Marine Highway
252.14405.78252Samish Way – Western Washington University
253.03407.21253Lakeway Drive
253.85408.53254Iowa Street, Ohio Street, State Street
254.88410.19255
 SR 542 east (Sunset Drive) – Mt. Baker
256.27412.43256
 SR 539 north (Meridian Street)Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated		Signed as exits 256A (SR 539) and 256B (Bellis Fair-Mall Parkway) northbound
257.04413.67257Northwest Avenue
​257.72414.76258Bakerview Road – Bellingham International Airport
​260.19418.74260Slater Road – Lummi Island
Ferndale262.63422.66262Main Street – Ferndale City Center
263.52424.09263Portal Way
​266.04428.15266
 SR 548 north (Grandview Road) – Custer
​270.30435.01270Birch Bay, Lynden
Blaine274.23441.33274Peace Portal Drive – SemiahmooNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
275.21442.91275
 SR 543 northModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated – Truck Customs		Northbound exit and southbound entrance (Pacific Border Crossing, continues north as 176th Street in Surrey BC)
276.26444.60276
 SR 548 south – Blaine City Center, Peace Arch State Park
276.62445.18Canada–United States border
Continues north as Hwy 99
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Downtown Seattle express lanes

The entire highway is in Seattle, King County.

mi[76]kmDestinationsNotes
165.29266.01
 I-5 south		South end of express lanes
165.62266.545th Avenue, Columbia StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance (HOV only)
166.49267.94Pike Street (Metro Transit Tunnel)Southbound exit and northbound entrance (HOV only)
166.63268.16Stewart Street – Seattle City CenterSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
167.20–
167.26		269.08–
269.18		Mercer StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
168.96271.91Northeast 42nd Street – University of WashingtonNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
169.66273.04Ravenna BoulevardSouthbound entrance only (HOV only)
170.54274.46 SR 522 (Lake City Way) – BothellNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
172.07276.92Northeast 103rd Street, 1st Avenue NortheastNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
172.43277.50
 I-5 north – Everett, Vancouver, BC		North end of express lanes
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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