Oregon Route 245

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Oregon Route 245

Length:

38.62 mi (62.15 km)

Formed:

1981

South end:

US 26 near Unity

North end:

OR 7 in Salisbury

Oregon Routes
< OR 244		OR 250 >

Oregon Route 245 is an Oregon state highway running from Salisbury to Unity. OR 245 is known as the Dooley Mountain Highway, which is Highway 415. It is 38.62 miles long and runs north-south, entirely within Baker County.

OR 245 was the highest-numbered route in Oregon before 2002, when the state began issuing route numbers to previously unrouted highways.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major intersections
4 Related routes
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Route description

OR 245 begins at an intersection with US 26 near Unity and continues north, east, and north through Hereford to Salisbury, where it ends at an intersection with OR 7.

[edit] History

The Dooley Mountain Highway can be traced to a private toll road constructed in the mid-1800's. In 1889, it was acquired by Baker County and became a public road.

The road was made part of the Baker-Unity Highway in 1917. In 1932, the Baker-Unity Highway was designated OR 7.

In 1981, the Baker-Unity Highway was divided between the Whitney Highway, which is Highway 71, and the Dooley Mountain Highway. The Dooley Mountain Highway was redesignated OR 245.