Oregon Route 3

For the unsigned Highway 3, see Oswego Highway. For the former unsigned Highway 3, see West Side Pacific Highway.
"OR 3" redirects here. OR 3 may also refer to Oregon's 3rd congressional district.

Oregon Route 3
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 43.11 mi (69.38 km)
Existed: 1932 – present
Major junctions
South end: OR 82 in Enterprise
North end: WA 129 near Flora
Highway system

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Oregon Route 3 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located entirely within Wallowa County. OR 3 is the lowest numbered highway in the state of Oregon, of any type (state, federal, or Interstate). It is also known as the Enterprise-Lewiston Highway No. 11 (see Oregon highways and routes).

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Route description

OR 3 has its southern terminus at a junction with Oregon Route 82 in the city of Enterprise. It runs north/south, passing near the small community of Flora. It terminates at the Washington border. The route, known as the Enterprise-Lewiston Highway, continues north through Anatone and Asotin, Washington and into Clarkston, Washington as State Route 129. From Clarkston, U.S. Route 12 provides direct access to Lewiston, Idaho.

Notable landmarks

History

An earlier routing passed through the community of Paradise, located east of the highway's current location.[1]

Major intersections

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

The entire route is in Wallowa County.

Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes
Enterprise 43.19 OR 82 – Elgin, La Grande, Joseph, Wallowa Lake
9.48 Flora, Troy
0.00 Washington state line

References

  1. ^ Starmont, Leon (January 26, 1947). "Wallowa Here We Come!". The Spokesman-Review. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MF0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ReUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4343,3547205&dq=paradise+wallowa&hl=en. Retrieved 2009-12-17. 
  2. ^ Oregon Department of Transportation, Public Road Inventory (primarily the Digital Video Log), accessed April 2008