Oregon Route 3

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Oregon Route 3 marker

Oregon Route 3
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 43.11 mi (69.38 km)
Existed: 1932 – present
Major junctions
South end: OR 82.svg OR 82 in Enterprise
North end: WA-129.svg WA 129 near Flora
Highway system
US 730 I-5
Oregon Route 3

Oregon Route 3 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located entirely within Wallowa County. OR 3 is the lowest numbered highway in the state of Oregon, of any type (state, federal, or Interstate). It is also known as the Enterprise-Lewiston Highway No. 11 (see Oregon highways and routes).

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Route description [edit]

OR 3 has its southern terminus at a junction with Oregon Route 82 in the city of Enterprise. It runs north/south, passing near the small community of Flora. It terminates at the Washington border. The route, known as the Enterprise-Lewiston Highway, continues north through Anatone and Asotin, Washington and into Clarkston, Washington as State Route 129. From Clarkston, U.S. Route 12 provides direct access to Lewiston, Idaho.

Notable landmarks [edit]

History [edit]

An earlier routing passed through the community of Paradise, located east of the highway's current location.[1]

Major intersections [edit]

Note: mileposts do not reflect actual mileage due to realignments.

The entire route is in Wallowa County.

Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes
Enterprise 43.19 OR 82 – Elgin, La Grande, Joseph, Wallowa Lake
9.48 Flora, Troy
0.00 Washington state line

References [edit]

  1. ^ Starmont, Leon (January 26, 1947). "Wallowa Here We Come!". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2009-12-17. 
  2. ^ Oregon Department of Transportation, Public Road Inventory (primarily the Digital Video Log), accessed April 2008