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 highways (lists: Routes - Highways)
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Oregon Route 255 (OR 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 No. 255 (see Oregon highways and routes). 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 July 2007, 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 overlaps US 101 for 1.64 miles. After the concurrency 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 concurrency)
341.22 Near Gold Beach US 101 (End concurrency)
362.27 Near Brookings US 101

The mileposts for OR 255 conform to the mileposts for US 101.

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