Oregon Route 42

For the unsigned Highway 42, seeSherman Highway.

Oregon Route 42
Route 42; mainline in red, spur route in blue
Route information
Maintained byODOT
Length	73.32 mi(118.00 km)
Existed	1932–present
Component highways	Coos Bay–Roseburg Highway No. 35
Major junctions
West end	US 101nearCoos Bay
Major intersections	OR 99inWinston
East end	I-5inGreen
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Highway system
Oregon Highways Interstate US State Named Scenic
←OR 39 →OR 43

Oregon Route 42(OR 42) is anOregonstate highwaywhich runs betweenU.S. Route 101on theOregon Coast,nearCoos Bay,andGreen,a few miles south ofRoseburgonInterstate 5.OR 42 traverses theCoos Bay–Roseburg Highway No. 35of the Oregon state highway system.The route splits atCoquille,whereOregon Route 42Sheads southwest towardBandon.

The section of Oregon Route 42 between the junction with U.S. Route 101 south of Coos Bay and the junction with Oregon Route 42S in Coquille was once a part of U.S. Route 101. When U.S. Route 101 was moved to an alignment closer to the ocean in 1961-63, Oregon Route 42 was extended along the northernmost section and Oregon Route 42S was created along the southernmost section.

Route description

OR 42 is known internally by theOregon Department of Transportation(ODOT) as the Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway No. 35.The entire highway is designated as part of theNational Highway System,which includes roadways important to the national economy, defense, and mobility.The entire highway has also been designated as a freight route by ODOT.

History

Coos and Douglas counties began lobbying the state government for major widening and straightening of OR 42 in the late 1940s due to unsafe conditions and heavy use. A group of 140 women from the area appealed directly to theOregon State Highway Commissionin 1957 for improvements, but were turned away.

OR 42 was extended west in December 1960 after US 101 was realigned away from Coquille.A proposal to re-designate the old alignment as U.S. Route 101 Alternate was rejected by theAmerican Association of State Highway Officialsin 1971.

2015 landslide

On December 23, 2015, a largelandslideon a 5-mile-long (8.0 km) section of OR 42 near theCoos–Douglascounty line closed the highway to traffic. The section of highway was undergoing part of a $11 million realignment project to straighten the roadway; the area above the slide wasclear-cutas part of construction.

Major intersections

Milepoints are as reported by ODOT and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. Z indicates overlapping mileage due to construction longer than established route, and – indicates negative mileage behind established beginning point.Segments that are locally maintained may be omitted. For routes traversing multiple named state highways, each milepoint is preceded by the corresponding state highway number.

County	Location	Milepoint	Destinations	Notes
Coos	​	0.00	US 101north –Coos Bay	Interchange
	Coquille	10.85	OR 42S–Bandon,Gold Beach
	​	23.48	OR 542–Powers	Interchange
Douglas	Winston	73.37	OR 99south –Dillard,Medford	Western end of concurrency with OR 99
	​	76.22	OR 99north –Shady,Roseburg	Eastern end of concurrency with OR 99
	​	77.20	I-5–Grants Pass,Roseburg	Exit 119 on I-5
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrencyterminus

Spur route

Oregon Route 42S
Location	Bandon–Coquille
Length	16.94 mi (27.26 km)

Oregon Route 42Sis anOregonstate highwaywhich is located entirely withinCoos County.It runs betweenU.S. Route 101atBandonandCoquilleon Oregon Route 42. It is known as theCoquille-Bandon Highway No. 244(seeOregon highways and routes). It serves as an important link betweenInterstate 5and the southernOregon Coast,as it forms the southernmost all-season connection between the two in Oregon. Oregon Route 42S used to be a part of U.S. Route 101, and was created when US 101 was realigned closer to the ocean in 1961-63.

External links

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• Media related toOregon Route 42at Wikimedia Commons
• OR 42 at ORoads
• OR 42S at ORoads