Oregon Route 27

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For the unsigned Highway 27, see Alsea Highway. For the highway formerly known as the Crooked River Highway until about 1940, see Crooked River-Paulina Highway.
Oregon Route 27
Length: 44.78 mi (72.07 km)
Formed: 1932
South end: US 26 in Prineville
North end: US 20 near Brothers
Oregon highways (lists: Routes - Highways)
< US 26 US 30 >

Oregon Route 27 is an Oregon state highway, known as the Lower Crooked River Back Country Byway, or, more formally, the Crooked River Highway No. 14 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is located in Crook County and Deschutes County. OR 27 has the distinction of being one of the only state highways in Oregon which is partially unpaved; out of a 45-mile total length, an 18 1/2 mile stretch of the highway is gravel.

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[edit] Route description

OR 27 has its southern terminus at a junction with U.S. Route 20 at Brothers, east of Bend. It runs north, along the Crooked River, towards Prineville Reservoir and the city of Prineville. It terminates in Prineville at a junction with U.S. Route 26.

The highway is commonly known as the Les Schwab Highway, as it serves a significant amount of freight traffic for the Les Schwab tire company, which is headquartered in Prineville. There have been numerous proposals over the years to pave the highway in its entirety; but no such projects have been undertaken due to lack of funding.

[edit] History

OR 27 used to extend further northwest to the town of Metolius, roughly following the present US 26.

[edit] Major intersections

Note: mileposts do not reflect actual mileage due to realignments.
County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Deschutes 42.51 US 20 – Bend, Brothers
Crook Prineville 0.00 US 26

[edit] References

  1. ^ Oregon Department of Transportation, Public Road Inventory (primarily the Digital Video Log), accessed April 2008

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