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U.S. Route 97 (US 97) in the U.S. state of Oregon is a major north–south United States highway which runs from the California border, south of Klamath Falls, to the Washington border on the Columbia River, between Biggs Junction, Oregon and Maryhill, Washington.
U.S. Route 97 (US 97) is a major north–south route of the United States Numbered Highway System in the Pacific Northwest region. It runs for approximately 670 miles (1,078 km) through the states of California , Oregon , and Washington , primarily serving interior areas on the east side of the Cascade Mountains .
State Road 2 replaced State Road 7 in 1919 and a branch, the Southern Division of the Sunset Highway, was established in 1919 and ran south from State Road 2 at Virden to Ellensburg. [ 29 ] During the early 1920s, a ferry was established over the Columbia River between Biggs Junction, Oregon and Maryhill. [ 30 ]
Eastbound traffic lanes are still open. “Road conditions on I-84 in the affected areas are considered slick, but passable,” the Oregon Department of Transportation said in a statement.
Journey Through Time Scenic Byway is a scenic byway in the U.S. state of Oregon. [3] It spans five Oregon counties and comprises portions of U.S. Route 97, Oregon Route 218, Oregon Route 19, U.S. Route 26, and Oregon Route 7. [4] [5] The John Day River meanders through much of its route. [1]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found 53 fatalities, half of them school-age children, between 2000 and 2021 nationwide in accidents involving illegal passing of a school bus, a ...
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.
Oregon Route 138 is an Oregon state highway that runs between the city of Elkton and a junction with U.S. Route 97 at Diamond Lake Junction. The highway has several distinct stretches, and is the main east–west highway through Roseburg, and provides access to Crater Lake National Park from the north. The highway is signed east–west.