Beaverton

Understand

Tourist information

Get in

By car

Beaverton is approximately 20 minutes from downtown Portland:

• Sunset Highway goes NW towards the coast from Portland passing along the northern edge of the Beaverton city limits from the Canyon Rd (SR-8) exit (exit #71B) to NW 185th (exit #64). There are six exits to Beaverton from US Hwy 26.
• Highway 217 (State Route (SR) 217) serves as a main north-south freeway through Beaverton and Tigard connecting US Hwy 26 (Exit 69A from both directions) in the north and I-5 (Exit #292) in the south.
• SW Canyon Rd and Tualatin Valley (TV) Hwy (SR-8) Connects US Hwy 26 (Exit 71B) to Beaverton, Aloha, Hillsboro, Cornelius & Forest Grove. The section from US Hwy 26 to Beaverton is known as Canyon Rd while the segment from Beaverton to Hillsboro is called Tualatin Valley Hwy (TV Hwy). The remaining section of SR-8 is another 9.5 mi northwest of Forest Grove to its junction and terminus at SR-6 is called Gales Creek Hwy.
• SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy and Farmington Rd (SR-10) Connects from Barbur Blvd (SR-99W) south of downtown Portland to unincorporated enclaves of Hillsdale & Raleigh Hills to Beaverton as Beaverton Hillsdale Highway & from it other end at SR-219 (in the west) through Aloha to Beaverton as Farmington Rd. The road changes name at its intersection with Lombard St.
• SW Scholls Ferry Rd (SR-210) Connects from Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy (SR-10) through the eastern side Beaverton, to Washington Square (Jct SR-217) to the south of town. It forms the city limits dividing Beaverton from Tigard in the south. Sw Scholls Ferry continues north from its intersection with Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy (SR-10) toward US 26, but not designated as a state highway which officially ends at its intersection with SR-10.
• SW Hall Blvd a major north north-south road connecting (old) downtown Beaverton to downtown Tigard. It is not designated as a state or US highway.
• NW Walker Rd Passes through diagonally from Beaverton, through Aloha, to Hillsboro. It is not designated as a state or US highway.

By public transit

The Beaverton Transit Center and the Sunset Transit Center serve as bus/train stations for Tri-Met trains & buses. Oregon Point and Tillamook Transit buses traveling along US Hwy 26 towards the coast stop only at the Sunset Transit Center:

*Blue Line MAX the train across town from Hillsboro to Gresham via Orenco, Beaverton, downtown Portland, Gateway Transit and east Portland. *Red Line MAX the direct train to the airport via downtown Portland & Gateway Transit Center. The Red Line MAX runs the same route with the same stops as the Blue Line MAX between Beaverton Transit Center & Gateway Transit Center. * WES Train Commuter rail from Beaverton Transit Center to Wilsonville via Tigard & Tualatin. * Rt 20 connects Beaverton, Cedar Hills Crossing, Sunset Transit Center, SW Portland, Portland City Center, SE Portland and Gresham, via Cedar Hills Boulevard, Barnes, Burnside, SE 102nd, Stark and Kane * Rt 52 Connects Beaverton to Aloha & PCC-Rock Creek along Farmington & 185th Ave. * Rt 54 runs between Beaverton & downtown Portland vai Raleigh Hills and Hillsdale along Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy (SR-10) * Rt 57 Frequent bus connecting Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Cornelius, Aloha and Beaverton via Pacific, Baseline, TV Highway and Canyon Road (SR-8), operates 24/7. * Rt 58 Continues on Canyon Rd (SR-8) from Beaverton to downtown Portland. * Rt 76 runs between Tualatin, Tigard, Washington Square and Beaverton * Rt 78 runs between Lake Oswego, Southwest Portland, PCC Sylvania, Tigard, Washington Square and Beaverton. * Tillamook Transit Rt#5 Connections from Portland to Tillamook via Sunset Transit Center & Tanasbourne (NW 185th). From Beaverton Transit Center take the Blue or Red Line MAX to the Sunset Transit Center and transfer to Tillamook Transit #5. Tillamook Transit buses going into Portland can only drop off passengers in the Portland Metropolitan area. * Northwest Point goes up to Astoria via Beaverton and Elsie along US Hwy 26 and Seaside, Cannon Beach, Gearhart and Warrenton along US Hwy 101. Picks up from the Sunset Transit Center in Beaverton (at the "POINT" sign). Their buses going into Portland can only drop off in the Portland Metropolitan area.

Connections to Greyhound, Amtrak, Oregon Point and other intercity buses are in Portland. See below under "Get around" for a list of additional local routes.

Get around

By bus

Tri-Met operates additional local bus routes (for within Beaverton and surrounding areas) out of either Beaverton Transit Center, Sunset Transit Center (in the north) or both as follows: * 53 Arctic/Allen runs on a loop to Beaverton Transit Center, along Lombard, Allen, Arctic, Western, 5th, Griffith and Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, during the weekday morning and evening rush hour only. * 62 runs between Washington Square and Sunset Transit Center, along Scholls Ferry Road, Murray, Millikan, Hocken, Jenkins, Cornell and Barnes * 88 Hart/198th runs between Willow Creek Transit Center, Aloha and Beaverton)