Location, Location, Location
Bellingham's Busiest
Meridian Plaza is located right off of I-5, at the southeast corner Telegraph Road and Meridian Street—the busiest retail shopping area in Bellingham.
Traffic Counts
Meridian Street, the main, north-south thoroughfare in Bellingham, has a 24-hour traffic volume of 35,700 vehicles; Telegraph Road has a volume of 7,500.*
In Good Company
Bellis Fair Regional Mall: Meridian Plaza is directly across the street from Bellis Fair Regional Mall, the only regional shopping center within a 25-mile radius of northwestern Washington and southwestern British Columbia. Bellis Fair draws 35,000 people daily, and almost 13 million people and 350 tour buses visit the center yearly.
Other attractions: Close by retailers include Macy’s, JCPenney, Sears, Kohl’s, Pier One Imports, Barnes & Noble Target, Wal-Mart, Walgreen's, Rite Aid, Costco, Office Depot, TJ Maxx, Best Buy, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Home Depot, Circuit City, DeWaard & Bode, Cost Cutters and Schuck's Auto Supply, as well as most major banks.
On the Map
Bellingham is located 90 miles north of Seattle and about 50 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. As the first major city south of the Canadian border, Bellingham remains a desirable shopping destination for its neighbors to the north.
Applaud its Popularity
Bellingham has been voted one of the best places to live and work by Forbes Magazine, CNN Money, National Geographic Adventure Magazine, Outside Magazine, Men's Journal and others. It has also been ranked one of the safest places to live by Sperling's Best Places and Farmer's Insurance Group.
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How to Get Here from There
Click on the links below, to view maps:
Directions to and from Meridian Plaza
Directions to and from Bellingham International Airport
Public Transportation: For transit maps, bus schedules and information on specialized transportation, click here to visit the Whatcom Transportation Authority.
*Source: City of Bellingham, Public Works Traffic Department; 24-Hour Traffic Volumes were collected randomly for 2007 and 2008 and should not be confused with Average Daily Traffic