Oregon Route 216
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| Oregon Route 216 |
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| Length: | 61.30 mi (98.65 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1952 | ||||||||
| West end: |  US 26 in Warm Springs Junction |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 197 near Maupin US 197 in Tygh Valley |
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| East end: |  US 97 in Grass Valley |
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Oregon Route 216 is an Oregon state highway running from U.S. Route 26 at Warm Springs Junction to U.S. Route 97 in Grass Valley. OR 216 is 61.30 miles long and runs east-west.
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[edit] Route description
OR 216 begins at an intersection with US 26 at Warm Springs Junction on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. It heads east along the border between the reservation and Mt. Hood National Forest, then continues through Pine Grove and past Wapinitia to an intersection with U.S. Route 197 about two miles west of Maupin. At this intersection, OR 216 multiplexes with U.S. 97 and continues north to Tygh Valley. The multiplex ends at Tygh Valley, and OR 216 continues east to Grass Valley, ending at an intersection with US 97.
[edit] Highways comprising
OR 216 is comprised of the following highways:
- The Wapinitia Highway, which is Highway 44;
- Part of the The Dalles-California Highway, which is Highway 4; and
- The Sherars Bridge Highway, which is Highway 290.
[edit] History
The Wapinitia Highway was originally designated part of OR 50. In 1950, it was redesignated OR 52, as the OR 50 designation was moved to the Warm Springs Highway, which is Highway 53 and is now part of US 26. In 1952, when the former OR 90 was renumbered OR 52 to conform to its intersection with ID 52, the Wapinitia Highway was renumbered as part of OR 216.
The Sherars Bridge Highway can be traced to a bridge over the Deschutes River, built in 1860 and rebuilt in 1862. The bridge was purchased by Deschutes County in 1912, the modern highway built some time thereafter.
[edit] Major intersections
| Highway | Milepost | City | Intersection |
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| Wapinitia | 0.18 | Warm Springs Junction | US 26 |
| Wapinitia / The Dalles-California | 26.03 / 42.43 | Near Maupin | US 197 (Begin Multiplex) |
| The Dalles-California / Sherars Bridge | 33.89 / -0.05 | Tygh Valley | US 197 (End Multiplex) |
| Sherars Bridge | 28.42 | Grass Valley | US 97 |
[edit] Related routes
- U.S. Route 26
- U.S. Route 197
- U.S. Route 97
- U.S. Route 395
- Former OR 50
- OR 52
[edit] See also
[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, pages 2, 20.
- Oregon Department of Transportation, Wapinitia Highway No. 44, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy044_1997.pdf
- Oregon Department of Transportation, The Dalles-California Highway No. 4, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy004_1999.pdf
- Oregon Department of Transportation, Sherars Bridge Highway No. 290, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy290_1997.pdf
- Oregon History Project, Sherar's Hotel & Toll Bridge, http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=8A131DA8-92FB-C912-7A9F8C3B09FBF50D
- ORoads: Oregon Route 52, http://www.angelfire.com/or3/oroads/roads/or52/
