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Vancouver, Washington is a city on the north shore of
the Columbia River, in the state of Washington, USA.
It is the county seat of Clark County. As of July 1,
2005 it had a population of 157,493, many of whom
commute to neighbor Portland, Oregon. It is part of
the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area.
Website: www.cityofvancouver.us
Transportation between Vancouver and Portland
Vancouver has two interstate freeways, I-5 and I-205, both of which run North—South, into Portland, Oregon. It also has two heavily traveled state highways within the city limits. SR-14 begins at I-5 in downtown Vancouver and makes its way east. A third state highway, SR-501, starts at I-5 and heads west through downtown and continues along a path that runs between the Columbia River and Vancouver Lake.
The city also operates its own port on the Columbia
River, which separates
Oregon
to the south and Washington
to the north. The area's mass transit system is
C-Tran,
the Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area
Authority, which operates buses, van pools, and
paratransit vehicles. There are also a number of
express routes into
Portland's
downtown.
Pearson Field Airport, located in downtown Vancouver, is the main airport serving the city. The airport is intended primarily for general aviation without any commercial air service. The nearest commercial airport is Portland International Airport (PDX).