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Oregon Route 42

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Oregon Route 42 marker
Oregon Route 42
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length73.31 mi (117.98 km)
Major junctions
Major intersections OR 42S in Coquille
OR 542 near Myrtle Point
OR 99 in Winston
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
Highway system
OR 39 OR 42S

Oregon Route 42 is an Oregon state highway which runs between U.S. Route 101 on the Oregon Coast, near Coos Bay, and Green, a few miles south of Roseburg on Interstate 5. It is known as the Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway No. 35 (see Oregon highways and routes). At Coquille, there is a split in the route, as Oregon Route 42S heads southwest toward Bandon. The largest towns on the route are Winston, Coquille, Myrtle Point, and the unincorporated community of Green. Oregon Route 42 is the southernmost link between the Oregon Coast and the Interstate 5 corridor.

The section of Oregon Route 42 between its junction with U.S. Route 101 south of Coos Bay and its 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, Oregon Route 42 was extended along the northernmost section and Oregon Route 42S was created along the southernmost section.

Cities and towns along the route

Major intersections

Note: mileposts do not reflect actual mileage due to realignments.
County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Coos 0.00 US 101 – Coos Bay, Bandon Interchange
Coquille 10.85 OR 42S – Bandon, Gold Beach
23.48 Powers (OR 542) Interchange
Douglas Winston 73.37
OR 99 south – Dillard, Medford
West end of OR 99 overlap
76.22
OR 99 north – Shady, Roseburg
East end of OR 99 overlap
77.20 I-5 – Roseburg, Grants Pass Interchange

References

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