Oregon Route 255
 Oregon Route 255 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 27.60 mi (44.42 km) | |||
| Existed | 2002–present | |||
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| South end |  US 101 near Brookings | |||
| US 101 near Gold Beach US 101 near Gold Beach | ||||
| North end | US 101 near Gold Beach | |||
| Standort | ||||
| Land | Vereinigte Staaten | |||
| State | Oregon | |||
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Oregon Route 255 (OR 255) is an Oregon state highway running from US 101 near Gold Beach to US 101 near Brookings. OR 255 is known as the Carpenterville Highway No. 255 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 27.60 miles (44.42 km) long and runs north–south, entirely within Curry County.
OR 255 was established in 2002 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that previously were not assigned, and, as of August 2008, was unsigned.
Route description
OR 255 begins at an intersection with US 101 approximately four miles south of Gold Beach and heads south 4.81 miles (7.74 km) to an intersection with US 101. It then overlaps US 101 for 1.64 miles (2.64 km). After the concurrency ends, OR 255 continues south through Carpenterville, ending at an intersection with US 101 approximately one mile north of Brookings.
History
OR 255 is a former section of US 101. OR 255 was assigned to the Carpenterville Highway in 2002.
Major intersections
| Milepost | City | Intersection |
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| 334.87 | Near Gold Beach | US 101 |
| 339.68 | Near Gold Beach | US 101 (Begin concurrency) |
| 341.22 | Near Gold Beach | US 101 (End concurrency) |
| 362.27 | Near Brookings | US 101 |
The mileposts for OR 255 conform to the mileposts for US 101.
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, page 29.
- Oregon Department of Transportation, Carpenterville Highway #255, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy255_2000.pdf
- Oregon State Archives, 1940 Oregon Coast Tour: Port Orford to California Line, http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/exhibits/coast/portorford.html