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Washington State Department of

Veterans Affairs

  
 

...................>>>>>>>>>>> . "Serving Those Who Served"

  
   
 
 

Driving Directions to Central Office in Olympia Printable

Heading North

  • Take I-5 North bound
  • Take EXIT 105 toward PORT OF OLYMPIA and stay to the right 
  • Turn left at the first light onto PLUM ST. SE
  • Stay to the right and turn RIGHT at the next light onto UNION (Chevron and Shell stations on the corners)Turn RIGHT onto QUINCE ST SE.   
  • Turn Left into the parking lot at the brick sign that reads “Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs”.  Three-story building brown and yellow.

Enter the building at the entrance with the large white pillars on either side of the door.

From Vancouver: Est. Time: 1 hour, 36 minutes     Est. Distance: 105 miles
From Centralia:    Est. Time: 27 minutes              Est. Distance: 25 miles

Heading South

  • Take I-5 South
  • Take Exit 105 State Capitol/City Center/Port of Olympia
  • Take EXIT 105B toward PORT OF OLYMPIA.   
  • At the second light, turn RIGHT onto UNION (Chevron & Shell stations on the corners
  • Turn RIGHT onto QUINCE ST SE.   
  • Turn Left into the parking lot at the brick sign that reads “Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs”.   Three-story brown and yellow building.

Enter the building at the entrance with the large white pillars on either side of the door.

From Seattle:    Est. Time: 1 hour, 4 minutes         Est. Distance: 60 miles
From Tacoma:     Est. Time: 34 minutes             Est. Distance: 30 miles

 
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Driving Directions to the WA Soldiers Home
Orting, WA

From South of Tacoma North on I-5

Take State Route (SR) 512 East Towards Puyallup
From SR 512, take Canyon Road Exit
Turn Right onto Canyon Road
Travel South on Canyon to 160th Street
Turn Left Onto 160th Street
Travel East on 160th Street to Meridian Avenue
Turn Right onto Meridian Avenue
Travel South on Meridian Avenue to 200th Street
Turn Left Onto 200th Street
Travel East on 200th Street until You Come to the Stop Sign (Orting/Kapowsin Hwy)
Turn Left Onto Orting/Kapowsin Highway
Travel Orting/Kapowsin Hwy Past 2 Cemeteries (Winding Downhill Road)
Just Past the Straightaway and Prior to Sharp Left Turn in Road, Turn Right Onto 162nd
Turn Left Immediately at Large Red Brick Sign (Entrance)
Follow Signs

From the Seattle area:

Merge onto I-405 N via EXIT 154A on the LEFT toward RENTON.
2.0 miles
Merge onto WA-167 S via EXIT 2 toward KENT / AUBURN.
19.5 miles
Merge onto WA-410 E toward SUMNER / YAKIMA.
1.8 miles
Take the WA-162 E / VALLEY AVE. exit toward ORTING.
0.1 miles
Turn RIGHT onto VALLEY AVE E / WA-162. Continue to follow WA-162.
7.0 miles
Turn RIGHT onto CALISTOGA ST W.
0.7 miles
CALISTOGA ST W becomes ORTING KAPOWSIN HWY E.
0.5 miles
End at Washington's Soldier's Home:
1301 Orting-Kapowsin Hwy, Orting, WA 98360, US

 

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Driving Directions to the WA Veterans Home
Retsil, WA

Northbound on I-5 N
Take exit #132/ onto WA-16 W toward BREMERTON
go 23.7 mi
Take the WA-160/SOUTHWORTH FY exit toward SEDGWICK RD
Turn RIGHT on SE SEDGWICK RD
Turn LEFT on BETHEL RD SE
Continue on BETHEL AVE
Turn RIGHT on BAY ST which turns into BEACH DR E
Arrive at center of RETSIL, WA the WA Veterans Home
Turn RIGHT into the entrance where the Flags are.

Southbound I-5 S from North of Tacoma
Take exit #132/WA-16/BREMERTON onto WA-16 W toward GIG HARBOR
go 23.7 mi
Take the WA-160/SOUTHWORTH FY exit toward SEDGWICK RD
Turn RIGHT on SE SEDGWICK RD
Turn LEFT on BETHEL RD SE
Continue on BETHEL AVE
Turn RIGHT on BAY ST which turns into BEACH DR E
Arrive at center of RETSIL, WA the WA Veterans Home
Turn RIGHT into the entrance where the Flags are.
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Driving Directions to the Spokane Veterans Home
Spokane, WA

Directions to SVH from the East:
 
1-90 to Exit 282-B: Second Avenue
 
Remain in left hand lane.  Controlled intersection (light) at 2nd and Arthur.
continue straight (west) on 2nd Avenue - approximately 6 blocks to Sherman Avenue, a controlled (light) intersection.
 
Turn left on Sherman.  It's 3 blocks to the corner of Sherman and 5th Avenue; you will need to work into the right lane.
 
Sherman and 5th Avenue is a 4-way stop.
Turn right onto 5th Avenue
 
SVH is about 2.5 blocks on the left-hand side.
 
Total distance from Exit 282-B to SVH is 1.2 miles.