Oregon Route 203
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Oregon Route 203 |
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Length: | 49.23 mi (79.23 km) | ||||||||
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South end: | I-84 in Baker City | ||||||||
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OR 237 in Union | ||||||||
North end: | I-84 and US 30 in La Grande | ||||||||
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Oregon Route 203 is an Oregon state highway running from Interstate 84 near La Grande to I-84 near Baker City. OR 203 is composed of part of the La Grande-Baker Highway, which is Highway 66, and the Medical Springs Highway, which is Highway 340. It is a combined 49.23 miles long and runs north-south.
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[edit] Route description
OR 203 begins at an intersection with I-84 and U.S. Route 30 near La Grande. It heads southeast through Hot Lake to Union, where it multiplexes with OR 237 for 0.58 miles. After the multiplex ends, OR 203 continues southeast to Medical Springs, then turns south, southwest, and west to an intersection with I-84 near Baker City, where it ends.
The official description of OR 203 indicates that it ends at an intersection with OR 86 near Baker City. Current Department of Transportation charts, however, suggest that this description is outdated.
[edit] History
[Pending.]
[edit] Major intersections
Highway | Milepost | City | Intersection |
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La Grande-Baker | 5.36 | La Grande | Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 30 |
La Grande-Baker | 15.93 | Union | OR 237 (Begin Multiplex) |
La Grande-Baker / Medical Springs | 16.51 / 0.00 | Union | OR 237 (End Multiplex) |
Medical Springs | 38.94 | Baker City | I-84 |
OR 203 begins at milepost 5.36 and restarts mileposts at Union because Oregon numbers mileposts along highways.
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Oregon Department of Transportation, Descriptions of US and Oregon Routes, http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/TEOS_Publications/PDF/Descriptions_of_US_and_Oregon_Routes.pdf, page 17.
- Oregon Department of Transportation, La Grande-Baker Highway No. 66, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy066_2002.pdf
- Oregon Department of Transportation, Medical Springs Highway No. 340,ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs/Hwy340_SL_2006.pdf