Port of OlympiaMarine Terminal

Truck & rail access

Trucks leave the Marine Terminal on Marine Drive and Plum Street and join I‑5 at Exit 105 in either direction. Rail runs from on‑dock track through downtown and south via Tumwater to the BNSF mainline at East Olympia, with Union Pacific interchange at Olympia and Tumwater.

EXIT 105Plum St · Port of Olympia
Gate to Exit 105≈ 1.3 miMarine Dr NE → Plum St
To I‑5 North≈ 1.75 miLacey · Tacoma · Seattle
To I‑5 South≈ 2.05 miTumwater · US‑101 · Portland
Rail to BNSF mainline≈ 12 track miOYLO → East Olympia
Aerial view of downtown Olympia, Budd Inlet and the Port of Olympia Marine Terminal with I-5 at left
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Truck directions from the gate

  1. Leave the Marine Terminal on Marine Dr NE (≈ 0.5 mi).
  2. Continue south on Plum St to the Exit 105 interchange (≈ 0.8 mi).
  3. NorthPlum St carries straight onto the I‑5 northbound on‑ramp (+ 0.45 mi).
  4. SouthTake Henderson Blvd to 14th Ave SE, over the freeway to the I‑5 southbound ramp (+ 0.75 mi).

Rail connection

On‑dock rail and a loop track (11,000+ ft) feed the port lead south on Franklin and Jefferson Streets.

The Olympia & Belmore Railroad (OYLO) runs southeast past Plum St and along I‑5 through Tumwater, then east to the BNSF mainline at East Olympia, about 12 track miles from the port. A west branch leaves through the 7th Ave tunnel.

Union Pacific interchange at Olympia and Tumwater.