Oregon Route 542

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Oregon Route 542
Length:	18.78 mi (30.22 km)
Formed:	2003
South end:	Railroad Avenue and Powers South Road in Powers
North end:	OR 42 near Myrtle Point
Oregon Routes < OR 540 OR 551 >

Oregon Route 542 is an Oregon state highway running from OR 42 near Myrtle Point to Powers. OR 542 is known as the Powers Highway, which is Highway 242. It is 18.78 miles long and runs north-south, entirely within Coos County.

OR 542 was established in 2003 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that previously were not assigned, and, as of May 2005, was unsigned.

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

[edit] Route description

OR 542 begins at an intersection with OR 42 approximately two miles southeast of Myrtle Point and heads south through Broadbent, Warner, and Gaylord to Powers, where it ends at an intersection with Railroad Avenue and Powers South Road.

[edit] History

OR 542 was assigned to the Powers Highway in 2003.

[edit] Major intersections

Milepost	City	Intersection
0.00	Near Myrtle Point	OR 42
18.91	Powers	Railroad Avenue and Powers South Road (End route)

[edit] Related routes

• OR 42

[edit] See also

• State highways in Oregon

[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 32.
• Oregon Department of Transportation, Powers Highway No. 242, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy242_2001.pdf