Oregon Route 255
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Oregon Route 255 |
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Length: | 27.60 mi (44.42 km) | ||||||||
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Formed: | 2002 | ||||||||
South end: | US 101 near Brookings | ||||||||
Major junctions: |
US 101 near Gold Beach US 101 near Gold Beach |
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North end: | US 101 near Gold Beach | ||||||||
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Oregon Route 255 is an Oregon state highway running from US 101 near Gold Beach to US 101 near Brookings. OR 255 is known as the Carpenterville Highway, which is Highway 255. It is 27.60 miles long and runs north-south, entirely within Curry County.
OR 255 was established in 2002 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that previously were not assigned, and, as of May 2005, was unsigned.
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[edit] Route description
OR 255 begins at an intersection with US 101 approximately four miles south of Gold Beach and heads south 4.81 miles to an intersection with US 101. It then multiplexes with US 101 for 1.64 miles. After the multiplex ends, OR 255 continues south through Carpenterville, ending at an intersection with US 101 approximately one mile north of Brookings.
[edit] History
OR 255 is a former section of US 101. OR 255 was assigned to the Carpenterville Highway in 2002.
[edit] Major intersections
Milepost | City | Intersection |
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334.87 | Near Gold Beach | US 101 |
339.68 | Near Gold Beach | US 101 (Begin Multiplex) |
341.22 | Near Gold Beach | US 101 (End Multiplex) |
362.27 | Near Brookings | US 101 |
The mileposts for OR 255 conform to the mileposts for US 101.
[edit] Related routes
[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 29.
- Oregon Department of Transportation, Carpenterville Highway #255, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy255_2000.pdf
- Oregon State Archives, 1940 Oregon Coast Tour: Port Orford to California Line, http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/exhibits/coast/portorford.html