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Oregon Route 99E Business (OR 99E Business) is a business route through Salem, Oregon for Oregon Route 99E, which bypasses downtown via Interstate 5 (I-5). A portion of this highway was originally planned to be a freeway, signed as Interstate 305; however the proposed freeway was cancelled after community opposition.
In the 1950s and 1960s, [citation needed] I-5 (also signed as US 99 Bypass) was built parallel to US 99E and absorbed the Albany–Salem section of the highway to form a concurrency. [3] US 99, US 99E, and US 99W were decommissioned in December 1971 and replaced by their state counterparts the following year.
Prior to its acquisition by the UP in 1996, Oregon was also served by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company; the UP continues to operate on tracks acquired from the SP. Portland's Union Station Long-haul passenger service is provided by Amtrak , which operates in Oregon on the north-south Union Pacific mainline south of Portland, and on ...
In 2022, the city of Wilsonville revealed legislative concepts that included several service improvements to the WES commuter rail line including the Salem extension. [25] In February 2024, SB 1572 was released, which if passed would require ODOT and other Oregon rail transit agencies to study the possibility of a Salem extension. [26]
The closest commercial air service is available at Eugene Airport (EUG), 35 miles (56 km), Salem Airport (SLE), 40 miles (64 km) or Portland International Airport (PDX), 95 miles (153 km). The Groome Transportation Company provides multiple shuttles daily between Corvallis and the Portland Airport (PDX) with stops in Albany, Salem and Woodburn ...
The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) is a transit agency that serves most of the Oregon part of the Portland metropolitan area. Created in 1969 by the Oregon legislature , the district replaced five private bus companies that operated in the three counties: Multnomah , Washington , and Clackamas .
PDX is also connected to the downtown business and arts districts by the MAX Red Line. The city's first airport, Swan Island Municipal Airport , opened in 1927 and closed in the 1940s. The Port of Portland's Hillsboro Airport ( IATA : HIO , ICAO : KHIO ) is an executive and general aviation airport located in Hillsboro, Oregon , and it the ...
Oregon Route 213 (OR 213) is an Oregon state highway that serves the eastern Willamette Valley between Portland and Salem. It is a north–south route. It is a north–south route. The route (except for its southernmost segment) is known as the Cascade Highway , though specific segments are generally better known by more localized names.