Oregon Route 78

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Oregon Route 78
Length:	91.55 mi (147.34 km)
Formed:	1932
West end:	US 20 and US 395 in Burns
Major junctions:	OR 205 near Burns
East end:	US 95 in Burns Junction
Oregon highways (lists: Routes - Highways) < OR 74 I-82 >

Oregon Route 78 is an Oregon state highway running from Burns in Harney County to Burns Junction in Malheur County. OR 78 is known as the Steens Highway No. 442 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 91.55 miles long and runs northwest to southeast.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References

[edit] Route description

OR 78 begins at an intersection with US 20 and US 395 in Burns and continues southeast through Crane and New Princeton to Burns Junction, where it ends at an intersection with US 95.

[edit] History

OR 78 was assigned to the Burns-Crane Highway No. 24 when the Oregon route numbering system was initiated in 1932.

[edit] Major intersections

Note: mileposts do not reflect actual mileage due to realignments.

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Harney	Burns	0.00	US 20 / US 395 – John Day, Vale, Lakeview, Bend
		1.73	OR 205 – Frenchglen, Denio
	Crane	28.08	Crane	Former Burns-Crane Highway
	New Princeton	37.79	French Round Barn, Diamond	Former Diamond Highway
Malheur		91.60	US 95 – Jordan Valley, Boise, McDermitt, Winnemucca

[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 12.
• Oregon Department of Transportation, Steens Highway #442, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy442_1996.pdf