Oregon Route 255

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Oregon Route 255
Length: 27.60 mi (44.42 km)
Formed: 2002
South end: US 101 near Brookings
Major
junctions:
US 101 near Gold Beach
US 101 near Gold Beach
North end: US 101 near Gold Beach
Oregon Routes
< OR 251 OR 260 >

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
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.

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