 US 2 travels due south along the Wenatchee River valley through Leavenworth before it begins a concurrency with US 97 at a diamond interchange east of Peshastin.US 2 and US 97 travel together on a four-lane highway on the north side of the Wenatchee River heading southeast past Cashmere heading towards Wenatchee.The roadway intersects SR 285, a short connector to downtown Wenatchee, and US 97 Alternate, an alternate route to Chelan, in Sunnyslope before crossing the Richard Odabashian Bridge over the Columbia River and into Douglas County.