diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_vpn_connection_route.go b/aws/resource_aws_vpn_connection_route.go
index 67b3cf1c2bc..0f1991fe658 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_vpn_connection_route.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_vpn_connection_route.go
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 )
 
@@ -39,9 +41,11 @@ func resourceAwsVpnConnectionRoute() *schema.Resource {
 func resourceAwsVpnConnectionRouteCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).ec2conn
 
+	cidrBlock := d.Get("destination_cidr_block").(string)
+	vpnConnectionId := d.Get("vpn_connection_id").(string)
 	createOpts := &ec2.CreateVpnConnectionRouteInput{
-		DestinationCidrBlock: aws.String(d.Get("destination_cidr_block").(string)),
-		VpnConnectionId:      aws.String(d.Get("vpn_connection_id").(string)),
+		DestinationCidrBlock: aws.String(cidrBlock),
+		VpnConnectionId:      aws.String(vpnConnectionId),
 	}
 
 	// Create the route.
@@ -54,6 +58,23 @@ func resourceAwsVpnConnectionRouteCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{
 	// Store the ID by the only two data we have available to us.
 	d.SetId(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", *createOpts.DestinationCidrBlock, *createOpts.VpnConnectionId))
 
+	stateConf := resource.StateChangeConf{
+		Pending: []string{"pending"},
+		Target:  []string{"available"},
+		Timeout: 15 * time.Second,
+		Refresh: func() (interface{}, string, error) {
+			route, err := findConnectionRoute(conn, cidrBlock, vpnConnectionId)
+			if err != nil {
+				return 42, "", err
+			}
+			return route, *route.State, nil
+		},
+	}
+	_, err = stateConf.WaitForState()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return resourceAwsVpnConnectionRouteRead(d, meta)
 }
 
@@ -62,51 +83,11 @@ func resourceAwsVpnConnectionRouteRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 
 	cidrBlock, vpnConnectionId := resourceAwsVpnConnectionRouteParseId(d.Id())
 
-	routeFilters := []*ec2.Filter{
-		&ec2.Filter{
-			Name:   aws.String("route.destination-cidr-block"),
-			Values: []*string{aws.String(cidrBlock)},
-		},
-		&ec2.Filter{
-			Name:   aws.String("vpn-connection-id"),
-			Values: []*string{aws.String(vpnConnectionId)},
-		},
-	}
-
-	// Technically, we know everything there is to know about the route
-	// from its ID, but we still want to catch cases where it changes
-	// outside of terraform and results in a stale state file. Hence,
-	// conduct a read.
-	resp, err := conn.DescribeVpnConnections(&ec2.DescribeVpnConnectionsInput{
-		Filters: routeFilters,
-	})
+	route, err := findConnectionRoute(conn, cidrBlock, vpnConnectionId)
 	if err != nil {
-		if ec2err, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok && ec2err.Code() == "InvalidVpnConnectionID.NotFound" {
-			d.SetId("")
-			return nil
-		} else {
-			log.Printf("[ERROR] Error finding VPN connection route: %s", err)
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if resp == nil || len(resp.VpnConnections) == 0 {
-		// This is kind of a weird edge case. I'd rather return an error
-		// instead of just blindly setting the ID to ""... since I don't know
-		// what might cause this.
-		return fmt.Errorf("No VPN connections returned")
-	}
-
-	vpnConnection := resp.VpnConnections[0]
-
-	var found bool
-	for _, r := range vpnConnection.Routes {
-		if *r.DestinationCidrBlock == cidrBlock && *r.State != "deleted" {
-			d.Set("destination_cidr_block", *r.DestinationCidrBlock)
-			d.Set("vpn_connection_id", *vpnConnection.VpnConnectionId)
-			found = true
-		}
+		return err
 	}
-	if !found {
+	if route == nil {
 		// Something other than terraform eliminated the route.
 		d.SetId("")
 	}
@@ -117,23 +98,76 @@ func resourceAwsVpnConnectionRouteRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 func resourceAwsVpnConnectionRouteDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).ec2conn
 
+	cidrBlock := d.Get("destination_cidr_block").(string)
+	vpnConnectionId := d.Get("vpn_connection_id").(string)
 	_, err := conn.DeleteVpnConnectionRoute(&ec2.DeleteVpnConnectionRouteInput{
-		DestinationCidrBlock: aws.String(d.Get("destination_cidr_block").(string)),
-		VpnConnectionId:      aws.String(d.Get("vpn_connection_id").(string)),
+		DestinationCidrBlock: aws.String(cidrBlock),
+		VpnConnectionId:      aws.String(vpnConnectionId),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		if ec2err, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok && ec2err.Code() == "InvalidVpnConnectionID.NotFound" {
 			d.SetId("")
 			return nil
-		} else {
-			log.Printf("[ERROR] Error deleting VPN connection route: %s", err)
-			return err
 		}
+		log.Printf("[ERROR] Error deleting VPN connection route: %s", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	stateConf := resource.StateChangeConf{
+		Pending: []string{"pending", "available", "deleting"},
+		Target:  []string{"deleted"},
+		Timeout: 15 * time.Second,
+		Refresh: func() (interface{}, string, error) {
+			route, err := findConnectionRoute(conn, cidrBlock, vpnConnectionId)
+			if err != nil {
+				return 42, "", err
+			}
+			if route == nil {
+				return 42, "deleted", nil
+			}
+			return route, *route.State, nil
+		},
+	}
+	_, err = stateConf.WaitForState()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+func findConnectionRoute(conn *ec2.EC2, cidrBlock, vpnConnectionId string) (*ec2.VpnStaticRoute, error) {
+	resp, err := conn.DescribeVpnConnections(&ec2.DescribeVpnConnectionsInput{
+		Filters: []*ec2.Filter{
+			&ec2.Filter{
+				Name:   aws.String("route.destination-cidr-block"),
+				Values: []*string{aws.String(cidrBlock)},
+			},
+			&ec2.Filter{
+				Name:   aws.String("vpn-connection-id"),
+				Values: []*string{aws.String(vpnConnectionId)},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		if ec2err, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok && ec2err.Code() == "InvalidVpnConnectionID.NotFound" {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resp == nil || len(resp.VpnConnections) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	vpnConnection := resp.VpnConnections[0]
+
+	for _, r := range vpnConnection.Routes {
+		if *r.DestinationCidrBlock == cidrBlock && *r.State != "deleted" {
+			return r, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 func resourceAwsVpnConnectionRouteParseId(id string) (string, string) {
 	parts := strings.SplitN(id, ":", 2)
 	return parts[0], parts[1]