Oregon Route 70

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Oregon Route 70
Length: 6.97 mi[1] (11.22 km)
Formed: 1932
West end: OR 140 in Dairy
East end: Market Street and Central Street in Bonanza
Oregon highways (lists: Routes - Highways)
< OR 66 OR 74 >

Oregon Route 70 is an Oregon state highway that runs between the towns of Dairy, and Bonanza in south-central Oregon The highway is known as the Dairy-Bonanza Highway No. 23 (see Oregon highways and routes) and is signed east-to-west.

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[edit] Route description

Oregon Route 70 begins (at its western terminus) at an intersection with Oregon Route 140 in the town of Dairy. It heads east-southeast for seven miles, ending in the city of Bonanza.

[edit] History

The Dairy-Bonanza Highway was established in 1917. When the Oregon route numbering system was introduced in 1932, the highway was assigned the number OR 70. There have been no major changes to the highway since its establishment.

[edit] Major intersections

The entire route is in Klamath County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Dairy 0.00 OR 140Beatty, Lakeview, Olene, Klamath Falls
Bonanza 6.47 Harpold Avenue to Poe Valley Road
6.87 Langell Valley Road – Lorella
6.97 Central Street, Market Street – Beatty, Lakeview

[edit] References

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