Longview (Washington)

Longview is a city in Washington State. It is nicknamed the "City of Trees" and was established in 1923 by R. A. Long, who intended it to become the "Chicago of the West".

By car

 * I-5.svg Interstate 5: Longview is located just off of I-5 and is accessed from Exits #36B (SR-432 Talley Way) & 39 (Allen St/SR-4) through Kelso along Allen St.
 * US 30.svg & WA-433.svg Crosses the Columbia River on the Lewis & Clark Bridge from US Hwy 30 in Rainier, OR and into town as Oregon Way. From its intersection with Tennant Way the same road goes into downtown as 15th Ave. Drivers can circumvent the town along Industrial Way (SR-432) to reach SR-4 or I-5 without going through town.
 * WA-411.svg 1st Ave & Westside Highway runs alongside the Cowlitz River and up to US Hwy 12 south Napavine through Castle Rock. It parallels along the westside of I-5 between Longview and US Hwy 12. From US Hwy 12 go south on Military Rd which becomes SR-411.
 * WA-432.svg Talley Way Goes from Exit 36B of I-5 to 3rd Ave and aound town as Industrial Ave to SR-4 west of town. To go into town go past 3rd Ave and continue onto Tennant Way (follow signs) which ends at 15th Ave/Oregon Way, just south of town.
 * WA-4.svg Ocean Beach Highway : Goes through town from I-5 as Allen St which becomes Catlin St once it reaches Washington Way. Going west from Washington Way the road becomes Ocean Beach Hwy (SR-4) which connects Longview/Kelso to the coast (Long Beach & Astoria) along the Washington side of the Columbia River.
 * Washington Way Local boulevard that connects Ocean Beach Hwy (SR-4)/Catlin in West Kelso into downtown Longview.

By train

 * in the neighboring town of Kelso, which is a stop for

By bus
The on S 12th Ave & Hemlock, serves as central bus station for River Cities Transit and other regional bus & shuttle companies serving southwest Washington:



Get around
Major streets radiate like wheel spokes from the in the city center.

Do
Driving through Longview in the fall is a pleasure for the eyes that is more typical to New England than the Pacific Northwest. Where much of Washington state is covered with evergreen trees the city of Longview has planted hundreds of deciduous trees all around town. Every fall the area between the civic circle and RA Long is covered in leaves of every imaginable color.

Drink
Longview loves its coffee. Of course there are a number of Starbucks locations, but in addition to that there's:

Sleep
See the Kelso article, under Sleep, for additional listings of accommodations near the Three Rivers Mall off of Allen St & I-5 (Exit #39).