Travel from Ephrata to Shelton, Washington

We drove our coach about 250 miles, about four hours of driving, from Ephrata to Shelton, Washington.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading west (with the ultimate destination omitted for privacy):

Route

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

There was roadworks on the bridge over the Columbia River, with a 9-foot width restriction, so we considered avoiding that and taking a more scenic route, as follows, but it would have added 1.5 hours to the travel, and been more stressful with curvy highway roads, so we stuck with the above route instead of this alternative:

I-90 West and the aforementioned Vantage Bridge:

I-90 West Vantage Bridge

Narrow, but good enough for trucks, so good enough for us:

I-90 West Vantage Bridge

I-90 West Vantage Bridge

Thorp Fruit & Antique Mall:

Thorp Fruit & Antique Mall

Rest area:

Rest area

Wildlife bridge:

Wildlife bridge

Keechelus Lake:

Keechelus Lake

Snoqualmie Pass:

Snoqualmie Pass

Crossover intersection:

Crossover intersection

Joining I-5 South:

Joining I-5 South

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

Tacoma Dome:

Tacoma Dome

Route 101 North:

Route 101 North

We previously took this exit, but it is more difficult getting through Shelton:

We previously took this exit, but it is more difficult

Instead we took this exit, which is much more straightforward:

Instead we took this exit, which is much more straightforward

Downtown Shelton:

Downtown Shelton