Oregon Route 27
 Oregon Route 27 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Route 27 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 44.79 mi[1][2] (72.08 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932–present | |||
| Component highways | Crooked River Highway No. 14 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 20 near Brothers | |||
| North end |  US 26 in Prineville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oregon | |||
| Counties | Deschutes, Crook | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Oregon Route 27 is an Oregon state highway located in Deschutes County and Crook County. OR 27 traverses the Crooked River Highway No. 14 of the Oregon state highway system.[3] Known as the Lower Crooked River Back Country Byway, OR 27 has the distinction of being one of the only state highways in Oregon which is partially paved: out of its 44.79-mile (72.08 km) total length, an 18.5-mile (29.8 km) stretch of the highway is gravel.
Route description
[edit]OR 27 has its southern terminus at a junction with U.S. Route 20 at 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. Route 26.
There have been numerous proposals over the years to pave the highway in its entirety; but no such projects have been undertaken due to lack of funding.[citation needed]
History
[edit]A small section of the highway was rerouted in 1961 when Prineville Reservoir was created and covered the roadway. [4]
OR 27 used to extend further northwest to the town of Metolius, roughly following the present US 26.
Major intersections
[edit]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.[5] 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.
| County | Location[1][2] | Milepoint[1][2] | Destinations | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deschutes | | 42.51 | US 20 – Bend, Brothers | |||||
| Crook |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Deschutes |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Crook | | 19.84– 19.59 | Bowman Dam Spillway Crooked River | |||||
| Prineville | 0.00 | US 26 | ||||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Road Inventory and Classification Services Unit. "Straightline Charts". Transportation Development Division, Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- Crooked River Highway No. 14 (September 2011)
- ^ a b c Transportation System Monitoring Unit (September 2014). "2013 Transportation Volume Table" (PDF). Transportation Data Section, Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ 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 October 3, 2015.
- ^ "ORoads: Oregon Route 27".
- ^ Road Inventory and Classification Services (July 2017). "Straightline Chart Legend" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 7, 2018.