Oregon Route 46

For the unsigned Highway 46, see Necanicum Highway. For the former unsigned Highway 46, see East Portland-Oregon City Highway.

Oregon Route 46 marker

Oregon Route 46
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 19.33 mi[1] (31.11 km)
Existed: 1932 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 199 in Cave Junction
East end: Oregon Caves National Monument
Highway system
OR 43OR 47

Oregon Route 46 is an Oregon state highway that runs between the city of Cave Junction and the Oregon Caves National Monument. It consists of the Oregon Caves Highway No. 38 (see Oregon highways and routes).

Route description

OR 46 starts in Cave Junction, at an intersection with U.S. Route 199. It then heads east into the Siskiyou Mountains, terminating at a parking lot for the Oregon Caves National Monument. A forest service road (Grayback Road, NF-4611) splits east from OR 46, eventually reaching the Rogue River Valley and Oregon Route 238.

US 199 and Oregon Caves Highway Intersection
US 199 & Oregon 46 Sign

Major intersections

The entire route is in Josephine County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Cave Junction0.000.00 US 199 Grants Pass, Crescent City
 11.6718.78Grayback Road
 19.3331.11Oregon Caves National Monument
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Oregon Department of Transportation, Public Road Inventory (primarily the Digital Video Log), accessed April 2008
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