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{{Short description|Highway in Oregon}}
{{dablink|For the unsigned Highway 42, see [[Sherman Highway]].}}
{{For|the unsigned Highway 42|Sherman Highway}}
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|junction={{jct|state=OR|OR|99}} in [[Winston, Oregon|Winston]]
|junction=[[Image:OR 42S.svg|25px]] [[Oregon Route 42S|OR 42S]] in [[Coquille, Oregon|Coquille]]<br>[[Image:OR 542.svg|25px]] [[Oregon Route 542|OR 542]] near [[Myrtle Point, Oregon|Myrtle Point]]<br>[[Image:OR 99.svg|20px]] [[Oregon Route 99|OR 99]] in [[Winston, Oregon|Winston]]
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|direction_b=East
|ending_terminus=[[Image:I-5_(big).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 5 (Oregon)|I-5]] in [[Green, Oregon|Green]]
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'''Oregon Route 42''' is an [[Oregon]] [[state highway]] which runs between [[U.S. Route 101 (Oregon)|U.S. Route 101]] on the [[Oregon Coast]], near [[Coos Bay, Oregon|Coos Bay]], and [[Green, Oregon|Green]], a few miles south of [[Roseburg, Oregon|Roseburg]] on [[Interstate 5 (Oregon)|Interstate 5]]. It is known as the '''Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway No. 35''' (see [[Oregon highways and routes]]). At [[Coquille, Oregon|Coquille]], there is a split in the route, as [[Oregon Route 42S]] heads southwest toward [[Bandon, Oregon|Bandon]]. The largest towns on the route are [[Winston, Oregon|Winston]], Coquille, [[Myrtle Point, Oregon|Myrtle Point]], and the unincorporated community of Green. Oregon Route 42 is the southernmost link between the [[Oregon Coast]] and the Interstate 5 corridor.
'''Oregon Route 42''' ('''OR&nbsp;42''') is an [[Oregon]] [[state highway]] which runs between [[U.S. Route 101 in Oregon|U.S. Route 101]] on the [[Oregon Coast]], near [[Coos Bay, Oregon|Coos Bay]], and [[Green, Oregon|Green]], a few miles south of [[Roseburg, Oregon|Roseburg]] on [[Interstate 5 in Oregon|Interstate 5]]. OR&nbsp;42 traverses the '''Coos Bay–Roseburg Highway No.&nbsp;35''' of the Oregon state highway system.<ref name="OR Highway crossref table 2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/rics/docs/routes2hwycrossref.pdf|title=2012 Cross Reference Table of Highway Route Number to State Highway Number|author=Road Inventory and Classification Services Unit|publisher=Transportation Development Division, [[Oregon Department of Transportation]]|access-date=August 5, 2016}}</ref> The route splits at [[Coquille, Oregon|Coquille]], where [[#Spur route|Oregon Route 42S]] heads southwest toward [[Bandon, Oregon|Bandon]].


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.
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&nbsp;42 is known internally by the [[Oregon Department of Transportation]] (ODOT) as the Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway No. 35.<ref name=crossreference>{{cite web|title=Routes / State Highway Cross Reference Table|url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/Pages/otms/Route_Hwy_CrossRef.aspx|publisher=[[Oregon Department of Transportation]]|access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref> The entire highway is designated as part of the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]],<ref name="NHS">{{cite map|publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]]|title=National Highway System: Oregon|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/oregon/or_Oregon.pdf|date=October 1, 2012|access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref> which includes roadways important to the national economy, defense, and mobility.<ref name="NHS-about">{{cite web|title=What is the National Highway System?|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/|publisher=Federal Highway Administration|date=September 26, 2012|access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref> The entire highway has also been designated as a freight route by ODOT.<ref name="SHFS">{{cite map|publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation|title=State Highway Freight System|url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TP/OFAC/FreightRoutes%20OHP.pdf|date=April 2013|access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref>

==History==

Coos and Douglas counties began lobbying the state government for major widening and straightening of OR&nbsp;42 in the late 1940s due to unsafe conditions and heavy use. A group of 140 women from the area appealed directly to the [[Oregon State Highway Commission]] in 1957 for improvements, but were turned away.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 6, 1957 |title='Housewives for 42' Reach Portland for Road Mission |page=28 |work=The Oregonian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=December 7, 1957 |title=Official Board Sees Little Hope For Early Highway 42 Project |page=7 |work=The Oregonian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Bob |date=August 21, 1958 |title=Controversial Highway 42 Remains Hot Topic |page=8 |work=[[The News-Review]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74776025/controversial-highway-42-remains-hot/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=March 30, 2021}}</ref>

OR&nbsp;42 was extended west in December 1960 after US&nbsp;101 was realigned away from Coquille.<ref>{{cite news |last=Turner |first=Kernan |date=January 25, 1961 |title=Harrison Tells Beaver Hill Plans |page=2 |work=The World |location=Coos Bay |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-world-harrison-tells-beaver-hill-pla/129294705/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=August 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=December 31, 1960 |title=Partially Finished Coos-Bandon Cutoff Open To Road Traffic |page=3 |work=The News-Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-review-partially-finished-coos/129294767/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=August 1, 2023}}</ref> A proposal to re-designate the old alignment as U.S. Route&nbsp;101 Alternate was rejected by the [[American Association of State Highway Officials]] in 1971.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=1971A |page=4 |accessdate=August 1, 2023}}</ref>

===2015 landslide===

On December 23, 2015, a large [[landslide]] on a {{convert|5|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} section of OR&nbsp;42 near the [[Coos County, Oregon|Coos]]–[[Douglas County, Oregon|Douglas]] county 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 was [[clear-cut]] as part of construction.<ref>{{cite news |last=Glucklich |first=Elon |date=December 30, 2015 |title=Massive Highway 42 landslide may have been caused by Oregon Department of Transportation road work |url=http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33900588-75/story.csp |newspaper=[[The Register-Guard]] |location=Eugene, Oregon |access-date=December 31, 2015}}</ref>


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==
{{ORinttop|milepoint_ref=<ref name="OR Straightline Charts">{{cite web|url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/Pages/StraightlineCharts.aspx|title=Straightline Charts|author=Road Inventory and Classification Services Unit|publisher=Transportation Development Division, [[Oregon Department of Transportation]]|access-date=August 5, 2016}}
:''Note: mileposts do not reflect actual mileage due to realignments.''<!--should we instead use the equations and calculate real mileage?-->
* [http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/rics/docs/Straightline_Charts/slchart_pdfs/Hwy035.pdf Coos Bay–Roseburg Highway No. 35] (June 2014)
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!County
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!Location
{{ORint
!Mile<ref name=inventory>[[Oregon Department of Transportation]], [http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/rics/PublicRoadsInventory.shtml Public Road Inventory] (primarily the Digital Video Log), accessed April 2008</ref>
|county=Coos
!Destinations
|cspan=3
!Notes
|location=none
|-
|milepoint=0.00
|rowspan=3|[[Coos County, OR|Coos]]
|road={{jct|state=OR|US|101|dir1=north|city1=Coos Bay}}
|
|notes=Interchange
|0.00
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|{{jct|state=OR|US|101|city1=Coos Bay|city2=Bandon}}
{{ORint
|Interchange
|location=Coquille
|-
|milepoint=10.85
|[[Coquille, OR|Coquille]]
|road={{jct|state=OR|OR|42S|city1=Bandon|city2=Gold Beach}}
|10.85
}}
|{{jct|state=OR|OR|42S|city1=Bandon|city2=Gold Beach}}
{{ORint
|
|location=none
|-
|milepoint=23.48
|
|road={{jct|state=OR|OR|542|noshield=no|city1=Powers}}
|23.48
|notes=Interchange
|[[Powers, OR|Powers]] ([[OR 542]])
}}
|Interchange
<!-- 60.14==61.72 -->
|-
{{ORint
|rowspan=3|[[Douglas County, OR|Douglas]]
|county=Douglas
|[[Winston, OR|Winston]]
|cspan=3
|73.37
|location=Winston
|{{jct|state=OR|OR|99|dir1=south|city1=Dillard|city2=Medford}}
|milepoint=73.37
|West end of OR 99 overlap
|type=concur
|-
|road={{jct|state=OR|OR|99|dir1=south|city1=Dillard|city2=Medford}}
|
|notes=Western end of concurrency with OR 99
|76.22
}}
|{{jct|state=OR|OR|99|dir1=north|city1=Shady|city2=Roseburg}}
{{ORint
|East end of OR 99 overlap
|location=none
|-
|milepoint=76.22
|
|type=concur
|77.20
|{{jct|state=OR|I|5|city1=Roseburg|city2=Grants Pass}}<!--why is OR 42 east signed with I-5 north?-->
|road={{jct|state=OR|OR|99|dir1=north|city1=Shady|city2=Roseburg}}
|notes=Eastern end of concurrency with OR 99
|Interchange
|}
}}
{{ORint
|location=none
|milepoint=77.20
|road={{jct|state=OR|I|5|city1=Grants Pass|city2=Roseburg}}
|notes=Exit 119 on I-5
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}

==Spur route==
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|state=OR
|type=OR
|route=42S
|length_mi=16.94
|direction_a=West
|location=[[Bandon, Oregon|Bandon]]–[[Coquille, Oregon|Coquille]]
}}
'''Oregon Route 42S''' is an [[Oregon]] [[state highway]] which is located entirely within [[Coos County, Oregon|Coos County]]. It runs between [[U.S. Route 101 (Oregon)|U.S. Route 101]] at [[Bandon, Oregon|Bandon]] and [[Coquille, Oregon|Coquille]] on Oregon Route 42. It is known as the '''Coquille-Bandon Highway No. 244''' (see [[Oregon highways and routes]]). It serves as an important link between [[Interstate 5 (Oregon)|Interstate 5]] and the southern [[Oregon 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.
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.angelfire.com/or3/oroads/roads/or42/index.html OR 42 at ORoads]
*[https://www.angelfire.com/or3/oroads/roads/or42s/index.html OR 42S at ORoads]

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Revision as of 03:43, 15 June 2024

For the unsigned Highway 42, see Sherman Highway.
Oregon Route 42 marker
Oregon Route 42
Map
Route 42; mainline in red, spur route in blue
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length73.32 mi[1] (118.00 km)
Existed1932–present
Component
highways		Coos Bay–Roseburg Highway No. 35
Major junctions
West end US 101 near Coos Bay
Major intersections OR 99 in Winston
East end I-5 in Green
Standort
LandVereinigte Staaten
StateOregon
Highway system
← OR 39→ OR 43

Oregon Route 42 (OR 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. OR 42 traverses the Coos Bay–Roseburg Highway No. 35 of the Oregon state highway system.[2] The route splits at Coquille, where Oregon Route 42S heads southwest toward Bandon.

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 the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) as the Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway No. 35.[3] The entire highway is designated as part of the National Highway System,[4] which includes roadways important to the national economy, defense, and mobility.[5] The entire highway has also been designated as a freight route by ODOT.[6]

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 the Oregon State Highway Commission in 1957 for improvements, but were turned away.[7][8][9]

OR 42 was extended west in December 1960 after US 101 was realigned away from Coquille.[10][11] A proposal to re-designate the old alignment as U.S. Route 101 Alternate was rejected by the American Association of State Highway Officials in 1971.[12]

2015 landslide

On December 23, 2015, a large landslide on a 5-mile-long (8.0 km) section of OR 42 near the Coos–Douglas county 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 was clear-cut as part of construction.[13]

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.[14] 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. 

CountyLocation[1]Milepoint[1]DestinationsNotes
Coos​0.00
 US 101 north – Coos Bay		Interchange
Coquille10.85 OR 42S - Bandon, Gold Beach
​23.48OR 542 – PowersInterchange
DouglasWinston73.37
 OR 99 south – Dillard, Medford		Western end of concurrency with OR 99
​76.22
 OR 99 north – Shady, Roseburg		Eastern end of concurrency with OR 99
​77.20 I-5 - Grants Pass, RoseburgExit 119 on I-5
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Spur route

Oregon Route 42S marker
Oregon Route 42S
StandortBandon–Coquille
Length16.94 mi (27.26 km)

Oregon Route 42S is an Oregon state highway which is located entirely within Coos County. It runs between U.S. Route 101 at Bandon and Coquille on Oregon Route 42. It is known as the Coquille-Bandon Highway No. 244 (see Oregon highways and routes). It serves as an important link between Interstate 5 and the southern Oregon 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.

References

  1. ^ a b c Road Inventory and Classification Services Unit. "Straightline Charts". Transportation Development Division, Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  2. ^ Road Inventory and Classification Services Unit. "2012 Cross Reference Table of Highway Route Number to State Highway Number" (PDF). Transportation Development Division, Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Routes / State Highway Cross Reference Table". Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  4. ^ National Highway System: Oregon (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "What is the National Highway System?". Federal Highway Administration. September 26, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  6. ^ State Highway Freight System (PDF) (Map). Oregon Department of Transportation. April 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "'Housewives for 42' Reach Portland for Road Mission". The Oregonian. December 6, 1957. p. 28.
  8. ^ "Official Board Sees Little Hope For Early Highway 42 Project". The Oregonian. December 7, 1957. p. 7.
  9. ^ Clark, Bob (August 21, 1958). "Controversial Highway 42 Remains Hot Topic". The News-Review. p. 8. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Turner, Kernan (January 25, 1961). "Harrison Tells Beaver Hill Plans". The World. Coos Bay. p. 2. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Partially Finished Coos-Bandon Cutoff Open To Road Traffic". The News-Review. December 31, 1960. p. 3. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (December 3, 1971). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 4. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Wikisource.
  13. ^ Glucklich, Elon (December 30, 2015). "Massive Highway 42 landslide may have been caused by Oregon Department of Transportation road work". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  14. ^ Road Inventory and Classification Services (July 2017). "Straightline Chart Legend" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
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