Originally Posted by
YVR Cockroach
Bit of an error but you're forgiven since you're not a local. The Aldergrove crossing is quite a bit farther east. It's south of Langley so some 20-25 minutes drive along slow roads (need to make turns as it's not continous). I think the street is 232nd or so. That border can get backed up if there's heavy use.
The road takes you south through Lynden allt he way to Bellingham (Coast Meridian) and you get on I-5 there.
This site gives you a view although it's hard to tell the Peace Arch southbound crossing situation.
http://www.borderlineups.com/allview.htm
This site shows the crossing as WA543 and BC 15.
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/regions/nort...ic/bordercams/
All good information. One correction, though; it's "Guide-Meridian" not "Coast Meridian." But you're forgiven since you're not a local
I live in Bellingham. The Peace Arch is the main crossing, the truck crossing is sometimes quicker. It depends what time of the day you're crossing. Don't take the Aldergrove crossing. The 25 minutes it takes to drive east will negate any time you make up with a shorter wait in line.
If the weather were nice, I'd say drive from Seattle to Vancouver. The traffic is light on Interstate-5 on Sundays, and Chuckanut Drive -- a beautiful scenic route along the coast that only adds about 15 minutes to your drive time -- is well worth it when it's sunny and clear. We don't expect to have that kind of weather around here for a few more months
As for the roads near Bellingham; they're no wetter than anywhere else in the Northwest.