I-84 West - Portland - Oregon - 4K Highway Drive

[@fldon2306]

Again, Mike, you lucked out with Fantastic Weather!! The “view point” pull off at 2:20 is where a British ship, HMS Chatham, sent to explore the Columbia River landed and “claimed” the land for Britain in 1792, named it Point Vancouver and also named Mt Hood! 3:50, Frantz truck coming from their bakery in Spokane. 13:30, the exit to I-205 SB dives into a tunnel and makes a sharp left turn; really tricky. 15:30, Like how the Commuter Rail tracks are near 84 in Portland. 16:30, I’ve been through there for morning rush hour and traffic really slows; even you hit traffic after the sun’s been up for a while! Don’t know how the locals handle it! 18:20, have taken “exit 2” several times; empties right into residential neighborhoods. Last thought: God Bless Troutdale!! Thanks!!

[@theysayisay6]

I know of Portland, Oregon obviously but I never gave a thought how it looks to drive through it. Idk if I’d would ever get the chance. This helps me appreciate the way other people live.

[@rjmcallister1888]

Little bit windy out there today; noting the whitecaps on the Columbia River. Oregon did manage to fit in I-84 rather nicely; even the interchange at I-5 is high and compact. There's not a lot of flat ground out there. Welcome to the West Coast. US 30 stays on the Oregon side of the rivers, using I-5 and 405 and exiting at St. Helen's Rd, going north along the rivers, then turning west and heading for it's terminus at US 101 in Astoria.

[@ace20016]

You made it to Portland!

[@richh650]

Thank for for this video Mike. Never seen Portland before but is apparent they suffer from several abrupt bottlenecks, like many of our eastern cities as well.

[@rjmcallister1888-l3p]

Grabbing my old maps, this is one of the oldest interstates in Oregon. Originally I-80N, it was built in the late 1950's, intersecting with US 99/I-5 right where it does now, and I-5 had been upgraded along US 99 south to near US 20.

[@artw3617]

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