Just a heads up for those coming from the WA side of the Columbia river, I would use SR-14 on the WA side and take the bridge at Cascade Locks , seems there is some bridge construction at the I-205 bridge. Heres a not that was passed to me , Thanks for the heads up Barry.
Ted,
Crews are replacing the expansion joints on the I-205 bridge, again starting at 10 pm Fri. until 5 am. Monday. Two lanes will be closed. This will continue thru Sept. 27, but not on 7/4 or Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends.
Last Saturday, the traffic across the bridge was backed up seven miles, and wait times of 2 hrs were a problem. It was complicated by a bridge lift on I-5, late Saturday, several accidents and congestion on surface streets in Portland.
Anyone planning to cross I-205 should use I-5, then I-84 in Portland, or get on SR-14 before the I-5 bridge and head up river to Cascade Locks (Bridge of the Gods), or to White Salmon and cross to Hood River. Then use the same route coming back to go north.
I-205 to SR-14 should expect delays at the I-205 bridge; there may be a long wait getting off I-205 to get on SR-14.
Least desirable option is to leave I-205 at SR-500 (Orchards), head east to NE 162 Ave, then south to SE 1st St., turn left onto SE 1st St and follow it to Everett ST. then south into Camas. At Camas get on SR-14 and head east. This route is probably the way I will go, to avoid possible congestion in Portland that occurred last weekend. Unless you are familiar with Vancouver and Camas or have a map, this route would be harder for anyone coming from the north.
Use SR-14 and cross at or cross at the Bridge of the Gods (Cascade Locks), or further up river at White Salmon and over to Hood River. Because SR-14 is only two lanes, is all curves, and there may be added traffic, this route could take another 30 minutes. There is usually one State Patrol and several County Sheriffs that get speeders on SR-14.
I completely forgot about the traffic nightmare last week because I did not use I-205 or I-5. Many streets in Portland were clogged as people tried to get around the mess on I-205 and find a way over to I-5. You definitely want to avoid using the surface streets to get from I-5 over to I-84 which is the route in Oregon up to Hood River.
Good Luck,
Barry
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