Editing Mount Vernon, Washington (section)

==Transportation==
Mount Vernon's main transportation hub is [[Skagit Station]], built in 2004, which is served by [[Amtrak]] and bus operators.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ellison |first=Bruce |date=September 16, 2004 |title=Skagit Station offers hope for renewal |url=https://www.djc.com/news/co/11161148.html |work=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |accessdate=September 29, 2024}}</ref> Commuters and travelers can switch between modes of transportation in downtown Mount Vernon. The station offers stops for [[Skagit Transit]] buses,<ref>{{cite web |title=Skagit Station |url=http://www.skagittransit.org/about-us/skagit-station/ |access-date = April 7, 2018}}</ref> Greyhound bus, [[Amtrak Cascades]] rail and local taxis. Skagit Transit operates a commuter bus to [[Everett Station]] that connects with the [[Sounder commuter rail|Sounder commuter train]] to Seattle.<ref>{{cite web |title=Route 90X |url=https://www.skagittransit.org/90x/ |publisher=Skagit Transit |accessdate=September 29, 2024}}</ref>

[[Skagit Regional Airport]], {{convert|5|mi|km|abbr=on}} northwest, fills much of the area's [[general aviation]] needs. It has service on two cargo airlines. The closest commercial airport with scheduled passenger service is [[Bellingham International Airport]], {{convert|25|mi|km}} north.

===Major highways===
* [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]] runs north–south from the [[United States-Mexico border|Mexican Border]] to the [[Peace Arch]] at the [[Canada–United States border|Canada–US border]], at [[Blaine, Washington]] and to the [[Surrey, British Columbia]] border-crossing. It connects Mount Vernon to [[Seattle]], [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], [[Redding, California|Redding]], [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], [[Los Angeles]] and [[San Diego]].
* [[Washington State Route 9|State Route 9]] runs parallel to [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]], linking Mount Vernon with [[Snohomish, Washington|Snohomish]] and [[Arlington, Washington|Arlington]] to the south and [[Sedro-Woolley, Washington|Sedro-Woolley]] and the [[Canada–United States border|Canada–US border]] near [[Sumas, Washington|Sumas]] to the north.
* [[Washington State Route 536|State Route 536]] runs from SR 20 into downtown Mount Vernon and Interstate 5.
* [[Washington State Route 538|State Route 538]] runs east–west from Interstate 5 to SR 9 at the Baker Heights neighborhood of Mount Vernon.