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The i-5 in Washington travels in generally a north-south direction across the state... the i-5 conveniently connects to most of the the larger cities in Washington state, like; Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, and Everett... as well as, a number of other smaller cities & communities, like; Bellingham, Chehalis, Centralia, Federal Way, Marysville, Mt. Vernon, Olympia, Shoreline, which ultimately provides convenient & efficient transportation between a large number of cities and communities located along the i-5 corridor in Washington.

Traveling north on the i-5 through Washington state, you'll eventually reach the US/Canada border crossing... after crossing the Can/US border, the i-5 becomes the Highway 99 in Canada... the Highway 99  travels north/northwest from the Can/US border into Vancouver BC... Vancouver BC is located approx. a 1 hour drive north/northwest of the US/Canada border.

Traveling south on the i-5 through Washington, you'll eventually reach the Washington/Oregon border, where the cities of Vancouver WA and Portland OR sit across from each other, separated by the Columbia River... where the Columbia River forms the border between Washington and Oregon states.

In the Seattle area, i-5 is intersected by Interstate 90... the i-90 is a "trans-continental" interstate highway that travels east through Washington state, which then continues to travel generally in an eastward direction all the way across the USA to Boston, MA. In the Vancouver Washington area, the i-5 is intersected by the 205 Highway... the 205 connects to the south-east traveling Interstate 84 in northern Oregon, which eventually connects to Interstate 15 in the Utah/Idaho area.

The length of the i-5 in Washington state is approximately 278 miles long, with an estimated driving time of approx. 4 hrs. & 30 minutes.

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