Oregon Route 42

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Oregon Route 42
Length: 73.31 mi (117.98 km)
West end: US 101 near Coos Bay
Major
junctions:
OR 42S in Coquille
OR 542 near Myrtle Point
OR 99 in Winston
East end: I-5 in Green
Oregon highways (lists: Routes - Highways)
< OR 39 OR 42S >

Oregon Route 42 is an Oregon state highway which runs between U.S. Route 101 on the Oregon Coast, near Coos Bay, and Green, a few miles south of Roseburg on Interstate 5. It is known as the Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway No. 35 (see Oregon highways and routes). At Coquille, there is a split in the route, as Oregon Route 42S heads southwest toward Bandon. The largest towns on the route are Winston, Coquille, Myrtle Point, and the unincorporated community of Green. Oregon Route 42 is the southernmost link between the Oregon Coast and the Interstate 5 corridor.

The section of Oregon Route 42 between its junction with U.S. Route 101 south of Coos Bay and its junction with Oregon Route 42S in Coquille was once a part of U.S. Route 101. When U.S. Route 101 was moved to an alignment closer to the ocean, Oregon Route 42 was extended along the northernmost section and Oregon Route 42S was created along the southernmost section.

[edit] Cities and towns along the route

  • Coquille
  • Myrtle Point
  • Remote
  • Camas Valley
  • Tenmile
  • Winston
  • Green

[edit] Major intersections

Note: mileposts do not reflect actual mileage due to realignments.
County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Coos 0.00 US 101Coos Bay, Bandon Interchange
Coquille 10.85 OR 42SBandon, Gold Beach
23.48 Powers (OR 542) Interchange
Douglas Winston 73.37 OR 99 south – Dillard, Medford West end of OR 99 overlap
76.22 OR 99 north – Shady, Roseburg East end of OR 99 overlap
77.20 I-5Roseburg, Grants Pass Interchange

[edit] References

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