U.S. Route 20
Maintained by Oregon Department of Transportation
Length:	451.25 mi[1] (726 km)
West end:	US 101 in Newport
Major junctions:	OR 34 in Philomath OR 99W in Corvallis I-5 in Albany OR 126 west of Santiam Pass US 97 in Bend US 395 in Riley US 26 in Vale
East end:	Idaho state line
Counties:	Lincoln, Benton, Deschutes, Linn, Harney, & Malheur
Oregon highways (lists: Routes - Highways) < OR 19 OR 22 >

US 20 viewpoint of 3 Sisters mountains just east of the town of Sisters, Oregon

U.S. Route 20 in Oregon is a major east-west cross-state highway, especially east of the Cascade Mountains. It connects U.S. Route 101 in Newport on the central Oregon Coast to the Idaho state line east of Nyssa.

[edit] Route description

US 20 crossing the Cascade Range at Santiam Pass.

U.S. Route 20 in Oregon begins at an intersection with U.S. 101 in Newport, and runs eastward over the Central Oregon Coast Range to Corvallis. In Corvallis, it intersects Oregon Route 99W and briefly overlaps Oregon Route 34 before proceeding northeast to Albany. From Albany, U.S. 20 briefly overlaps Oregon Route 99E before turning east through Lebanon and Sweet Home and entering the Cascade Mountains. It intersects Oregon Route 126 west of Santiam Pass and the two routes overlap through Sisters. U.S. 20 then continues eastward and southward to Bend, where it overlaps U.S. 97 for about 5 miles (8.0 km) before turning east through Brothers and Riley. At Riley, U.S. 20 overlaps U.S. 395 through Hines and Burns to about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Burns. From Burns, U.S. 20 continues east through Juntura and Vale. In Vale, U.S. 20 overlaps U.S. 26, and the two highways continue east to Cairo Junction, south of Ontario, and turn south, where they then also run concurrently with Oregon Route 201 to Nyssa. Eastward from Nyssa, U.S. 20 and U.S. 26 continue to the Idaho border.

[edit] Route straightening

Construction on a portion of U.S. 20 between Newport and Corvallis, specifically, near Toledo to Eddyville, is being done to straighten and remove nearly three miles from the route, and make it easier for larger vehicles to travel. Construction began in 2005, but was halted in 2007 because of excessive unexpected landslides. The project recommenced in May 2008 with a better plan for stabilizing these landslide locations. The final construction is expected to be completed in 2011.^[2]

[edit] Oregon highway designations

The Oregon section of U.S. 20 consists of the following highways (see Oregon highways and routes), from west to east:

• The Corvallis-Newport Highway No. 33;
• Part of the Corvallis-Lebanon Highway No. 210;
• The Albany-Corvallis Highway No. 31;
• The Santiam Highway No. 16;
• Part of the McKenzie Highway No. 15;
• The McKenzie-Bend Highway No. 17;
• Part of The Dalles-California Highway No. 4; and
• The Central Oregon Highway No. 7.

[edit] Business Routes

Bridge over the Willamette River in Corvallis, Oregon

U.S. 20 has two business routes in Oregon:

In Toledo, from an intersection with the main highway west of Toledo on the Toledo Frontage Road and 5th Street through Toledo and again on the Toledo Frontage Road to an intersection with the main highway east of Toledo. Business 20 in Toledo is also called Sharon Branstiter Memorial Drive, in memory of Toledo's former mayor.^[3][4]

In Bend, from an intersection with the main highway north of Bend, south on East 1st Street, Deschutes Place, and Wall Street to Newport Avenue, concurrent with U.S. 97 Business, and then east on Newport Avenue and Greenwood Avenue to the main highway concurrent with East 3rd Avenue in Bend.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• U.S. Route 20

U.S. Route 20
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