Preferred route

What would you suggest as the preferred  route to depoe bay from the Portland area?

What would you suggest as the preferred  route to depoe bay from the Portland area?

I-5 south to Salem parkway and follow the signs to Lincoln city.

It's 17 miles more than the Newberg route on US-99 to OR-18.
You will make better time going the Salem route.willbd

Cool. I wondered if that might be the better route.

When I come from the Dalles I got to tillamook and down just for the lack of lights.

What time of day? I'd probably hit hwy 99 West to OR-18 if you are going to be on the west side of town.

What would you suggest as the preferred  route to depoe bay from the Portland area?

I-5 south to Salem parkway and follow the signs to Lincoln city.

It's 17 miles more than the Newberg route on US-99 to OR-18.
You will make better time going the Salem route.willbd

That's the route I took the last time - allows one to avoid the Sherwood/Newberg/Dundee mess. 

-Sam

Cool. I wondered if that might be the better route.

If you are going thru Salem do not run the yellow light as you turn onto Marion street bridge onto OR-22. It's a red light camera and it will get you!

willbd

When I come from the Dalles I got to tillamook and down just for the lack of lights.

If I were going to PC, that is what I would do, but if you go through Tillamook to Depoe, you are going a long ways out of the way.  If I were you, Rev, go thru Salem. It's not the most direct, but it is a quicker way. There are not many stop lights and my experience is they are timed well.  I go the Newberg way, but I am not going that way at a busy time and it is much shorter for me.