Oregon Route 78

Oregon Route 78
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 91.55 mi (147.34 km)
Existed: 1932 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 20 and US 395 in Burns
  OR 205 near Burns
East end: US 95 in Burns Junction
Highway system

Oregon highways
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 (147.34 km) long and runs northwest to southeast.

Contents

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.

History

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

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

References

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