Oregon Route 540
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| Oregon Route 540 |
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| Length: | 14.20 mi (22.85 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 2003 | ||||||||
| West end: | Cape Arago State Park | ||||||||
| East end: |  US 101 in North Bend |
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Oregon Route 540 (OR 540) is an Oregon state highway running from North Bend to Cape Arago State Park. OR 540 is known as the Cape Arago Highway No. 240 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 14.20 miles long and runs northeast to southwest, entirely within Coos County.
OR 540 was established in 2003 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that previously were not assigned. It was still unsigned as of July 2007.
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[edit] Route description
OR 540 begins at an intersection with US 101 in North Bend and heads southwest through Coos Bay and Charleston to Cape Arago State Park, where it ends, becoming Cape Arago Road.
[edit] History
OR 540 was assigned to the Cape Arago Highway in 2003.
[edit] Major intersections
| Milepost | City | Intersection |
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| 0.00 | North Bend | US 101 |
| 2.74 | Coos Bay | City Limits (Begin City Maintenance) |
| 4.49 | Coos Bay | City Limits (End City Maintenance) |
| 14.15 | Cape Arago State Park | End Route |
[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 25.
- Oregon Department of Transportation, Cape Arago Highway No. 240, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy240_2000.pdf
