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fidhleir
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Jul 02, 2017

I-5 thru Portland

Heading north today up I-5 from Newport to the Olympic Peninsula. Google routes me through Portland on I-5 but my RV GPS app routes me around Portland on I-205. Is there a low bridge or some other RV limitation on I-5 I should know about? The bridge over the Columbia? Thanks.
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  • Tiger02's avatar
    Tiger02
    Explorer
    Jul 02, 2017
    Driven both. Unless you're stopping in downtown Portland take the 205. The 205 bridge over the Columbia is 4 lanes with a shoulder. The I-5 bridge is 3 lanes with no shoulder.
  • Tom_Barb's avatar
    Tom_Barb
    Explorer
    Jul 02, 2017
    fidhleir wrote:
    Heading north today up I-5 from Newport to the Olympic Peninsula. Google routes me through Portland on I-5 but my RV GPS app routes me around Portland on I-205. Is there a low bridge or some other RV limitation on I-5 I should know about? The bridge over the Columbia? Thanks.




    205 is what you could call the Portland by-pass. we use it.
  • winnietrey's avatar
    winnietrey
    Explorer
    Jul 02, 2017
    No low bridges, Portland is just tough to drive through, traffic, lane changes, narrow lanes, I would take 205, newer freeway, about the same to a little quicker, as far as time. Much less stressful

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