Oregon Route 203

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Oregon Route 203
Length: 49.23 mi (79.23 km)
South end: I-84 in Baker City
Major
junctions:
OR 237 in Union
North end: I-84 and US 30 in La Grande
Oregon Routes
< OR 202 OR 204 >

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 Current Department of Transportation charts, however, suggest that this description is outdated.

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[Pending.]

[edit] Major intersections

Highway Milepost City Intersection
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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