Oregon Route 27
Oregon Highway 27 is an Oregon state highway, known as the Crooked River Highway. It is located entirely within DeschutesCounty. OR-27 has the distinction of being the only numbered highway in Oregon which is partially unpaved; out of a 45-mile total length, a 18 1/2 mile stretch of the highway is gravel.
Description
OR-27 has its southern terminus at a junction with U.S. Highway 20 in the city of Brothers, east of Bend. It runs north, along the Crooked River, towards Prineville Reservoir and the city of Prineville. It terminates in Prineville at a junction with U.S. Highway 26.
The highway is commonly known as the Les Schwab Highway, as it serves a significant amount of freight traffic for the Les Schwab tire company, which is headquartered in Prineville. There have been numerous proposals over the years to pave the highway in its entirity; but no such projects have been undertaken due to lack of funding.
Historical Routes
The highway previously used to extend further northwest to the town of Metolious; this route is now no longer part of the state highway system.
Cities and towns along the route
- Brothers
- Prineville
Intersections with other highways
- US-20 in Brothers
- US-26 in Prineville.