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By the 1850s, Emigrant Pass, slightly south of OR 58's crossing at Willamette Pass, was being used by emigrants to the Oregon Territory as a way over the Cascades.In October 1853, a party of 1,500 was almost stranded at the pass, but was saved from a Donner Party-style tragedy by nearby settlers who had begun to improve the route up the Middle Fork Willamette River earlier that year as a ...
Interstate 84 is the longest freeway in Oregon, at over 375 miles (604 km) in length, and is the only Interstate to traverse the state from west to east. [2] The highway connects the Portland metropolitan area to the Columbia River Gorge, the northeastern Columbia Plateau, and part of the Snake River Valley. [3]
The state highway system consists of about 8,000 miles (13,000 km) of state highways, that is, roadways owned and maintained by ODOT.When minor connections and frontage roads are removed, that number drops to approximately 7,400 miles (11,900 km) or around 9% of the total road mileage in the state.
Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon grows to 239,255 acres, closes part of I-84 The Durkee Fire in Baker County grew to 239,255 acres as of Tuesday morning and was 0% contained. There are six new ...
The Oregon Department of Transportation said all westbound lanes of I-84 were closed west of Baker City traffic had to exit the freeway. Interstate 84 reopened in eastern Oregon, following ...
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The Interstate Highway System, approved by the federal government in 1956, included construction of a freeway in Oregon along the US 30 corridor between Portland and Ontario; it was later numbered I-80N (now I-84). [7] [8] The Oregon state government unsuccessfully proposed an extension to cover the rest of US 30 between Astoria and Portland in ...
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