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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]
Interstate 84 (I-84) is an Interstate Highway in the northwestern United States. The highway runs almost 770 miles (1239 km) from Portland, Oregon , to a junction with I-80 near Echo, Utah . The highway serves and connects Portland, Boise , and Ogden, Utah .
Two separate numbering systems are used: routes (e.g. Interstate 84, U.S. Route 26, and Oregon Route 140) are those used by the general public, and their shields are posted on guide signs and maps. These comprise the Interstate Highways, U.S. Highways, and Oregon state routes (e.g. OR 201).
The Oregon state government initially proposed numbering the auxiliary Interstates using lettered suffixes, but were denied in 1958 by the American Association of State Highway Officials (forerunner to the AASHTO). [7] The last section of the Interstate Highway system to be built in Oregon, on I-82 near Hermiston, opened on September 20, 1988. [8]
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 ...
Oregon Route 74 is an Oregon, U.S. state highway running from Interstate 84 in Gilliam County to U.S. Route 395 in Umatilla County. OR 74 is known as the Heppner Highway No. 52 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 83.05 miles (133.66 km) long and runs east–west. Part of OR 74 is included in the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway.
11:30 a.m. Wednesday. The Interstate 84 corridor in Eastern Oregon from Pendleton to Ontario remains closed because of “unpredictable fire activity” in the area, reported the Oregon Department ...
The Oregon Department of Transportation closed all lanes of I-84 between Baker City’s Exit 302 and Ontario’s Exit 374 at about 11 a.m., with officials saying they expect it to remain closed ...