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  2. Westward expansion trails - Wikipedia

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    The Oregon Trail, the longest of the overland routes used in the westward expansion of the United States, was first traced by settlers and fur traders for traveling to the Oregon Country. The main route of the Oregon Trail stopped at the Hudson's Bay Company Fort Hall, a major resupply route along the trail near present-day Pocatello and where ...

  3. Route of the Oregon Trail - Wikipedia

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    Travellers on this route avoided two dangerous crossings of the Snake River. [38] Today's Idaho State Route 78 roughly follows the path of the South Alternate route of the Oregon Trail. In 1869 the Central Pacific established Kelton, Utah as a railhead and the terminus of the western mail was moved from Salt Lake City. The Kelton Road became ...

  4. List of Rocky Mountain passes on the continental divide

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    U.S. Route 287 and U.S. Route 26. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. South Pass: 7,412 ft (2,259 m) Part of a mountain-free area in southwest Wyoming. Oregon Trail and Interstate 80. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. 41°00'N: Colorado north border

  5. Oregon Trail - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 February 2025. Historic migration route spanning Independence, MO–Oregon City, OR For other uses, see Oregon Trail (disambiguation). The Oregon Trail The route of the Oregon Trail shown on a map of the western United States from Independence, Missouri (on the eastern end) to Oregon City, Oregon (on ...

  6. Oregon Route 331 - Wikipedia

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    The highway runs 5 miles (8 km) entirely on the Umatilla Indian Reservation from Interstate 84 to OR 11 near Mission. OR 331 is known as the Umatilla Mission Highway No. 331 (see Oregon highways and routes). OR 331 was established in 2003 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that previously were not assigned.

  7. Cherokee Trail - Wikipedia

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    By 1862 the Bridger Pass route of the Cherokee Trail was a well wore road when the Overland Mail and Stage moved from South Pass route on to it. In 1869 the rail road reached Utah ending the Overland Mail. The Cherokee Trail continued as an emigrant route as late as 1883 when the last wagon train from Wise County, Texas to Oregon was documented.

  8. List of Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byways

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    The route also provides access to the Continental Divide Trail. [16] - Chimney Peak Back Country Byway: California: 0 0 - - Remote route through the sagebrush-pinyon desert of the Chimney Peak Wilderness. Riparian habitats provide for wildlife viewing and seasonal wildflowers. Former Type II byway; date of de-designation unknown. [17] I/II

  9. List of numbered state routes in Oregon - Wikipedia

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    In the U.S. state of Oregon, there are two systems for categorizing roads in the state highway system: named state highways and numbered state routes.Named highways, such as the Pacific Highway No. 1 or the North Umpqua Highway East No. 138, are primarily used internally by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) whereas numbered routes, such as Interstate 5 (I-5), U.S. Highway 20 (US ...