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{{short description|State highway in southern Oregon, US}}
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{{For|the unsigned Highway 66|La Grande-Baker Highway}}
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|route=66
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| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = Route 66 highlighted in red
|length_mi=59.68
|length_mi=59.68
|length_round=2
|length_km=96.05
|direction_a=West
|direction_a=West
|starting_terminus=[[Image:OR 99.svg|20px]] [[Oregon Route 99|OR 99]] in [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]]
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=OR|OR|99}} in [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]]
|junction=[[Image:I-5.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 5|I-5]] in [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]]<br>[[Image:OR 273.svg|25px]] [[Oregon Route 273|OR 273]] near [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]]
|junction={{Jct|state=OR|I|5}} in [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]]<br>{{Jct|state=OR|OR|273}} near [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]]
|direction_b=East
|direction_b=East
|ending_terminus=[[Image:US 97.svg|20px]] [[Image:OR 140.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 97|US 97]] and [[Oregon Route 140|OR 140]] in [[Klamath Falls, Oregon|Klamath Falls]]
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=OR|US|97|OR|140}} in [[Klamath Falls, Oregon|Klamath Falls]]
|counties=[[Jackson County, Oregon|Jackson]], [[Klamath County, Oregon|Klamath]]
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|established=1934
|previous_type=OR
|previous_type=OR
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|next_route=70
|next_route=70
}}
}}
'''Oregon Route 66''' is an [[Oregon]] [[state highway]] that runs between the cities of [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]] and [[Klamath Falls, Oregon|Klamath Falls]]. The highway is known as the '''Green Springs Highway''', which is [[State highways in Oregon|Highway 21]], and is signed east-to-west.
'''Oregon Route 66''' is an [[Oregon]] [[state highway]] that runs between the cities of [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]] and [[Klamath Falls, Oregon|Klamath Falls]]. The highway is known as the '''Green Springs Highway No. 21''' (see [[Oregon highways and routes]]), and is signed east-to-west.


==Route description==
==Route description==


Oregon Route 66 begins (at its western terminus) at an intersection with [[Oregon Route 99]] just east of downtown Ashland. The highway heads northeast, crosses and intersects with [[Interstate 5]], and continues east along the northern edge of the [[Siskiyou Mountains]]. Before ascending into the mountains, it passes alongside [[Emigrant Reservoir]]. Six miles east of Ashland, the highway intersects with [[Oregon Route 273]], near the [[Klamath Falls Junction]].
Oregon Route 66 begins (at its western terminus) at an intersection with [[Oregon Route 99]] just east of downtown Ashland. The highway heads northeast, crosses and intersects with [[Interstate 5 (Oregon)|Interstate 5]], and continues east along the northern edge of the [[Siskiyou Mountains]]. Before ascending into the mountains, it passes alongside [[Emigrant Reservoir]]. Six miles east of Ashland, the highway intersects with [[Oregon Route 273]], near the [[Klamath Falls Junction]].


The highway then passes over the mountains. The highway ends at an interchange with [[U.S. Route 97]] in Klamath Falls; just west of this interchange the highway intersects and briefly overlaps [[Oregon Route 140]]. OR 140 continues east of the US 97 interchange, past the Klamath Falls airport, and eventually towards [[Lakeview]].
The highway then passes over the mountains. The highway ends at an interchange with [[U.S. Route 97 (Oregon)|U.S. Route 97]] in Klamath Falls; just west of this interchange the highway intersects and briefly overlaps [[Oregon Route 140]]. OR 140 continues east of the US 97 interchange, past the Klamath Falls airport, and eventually towards [[Lakeview, Oregon|Lakeview]].


Prior to [[1934]], the stretch of OR 66 between Klamath Falls Junction and Klamath Falls was signed as US 97; when the highway between Klamath Falls and [[Weed, California]] was completed, that route became US 97, and the Green Springs Highway became OR 66. At that time, OR 66 west of Klamath Falls Junction (and OR 273 south of there) was [[U.S. Route 99]]; in 1938 a new route over [[Siskiyou Mountains|Siskiyou Pass]] was completed, and the highway assumed its current configuration.
Prior to 1934, the stretch of OR 66 between Klamath Falls Junction and Klamath Falls was signed as US 97; when the highway between Klamath Falls and [[Weed, California]] was completed, that route became US 97, and the Green Springs Highway became OR 66. At that time, OR 66 west of Klamath Falls Junction (and OR 273 south of there) was [[U.S. Route 99 (Oregon)|U.S. Route 99]]; in 1938 a new route over [[Siskiyou Mountains|Siskiyou Pass]] was completed, and the highway assumed its current configuration.


OR 66 is 59 miles in length.
OR 66 is {{convert|59|mi|km}} in length.


==Major intersections==
===Cities and towns along the route===
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{{ORint
* [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]]
|county=Jackson
⚫
* Klamath Falls Junction
|cspan=3
* [[Klamath Falls]]
|location=Ashland

|lspan=2
=== Intersections with other highways ===
|mile=0.00
* [[Interstate 5]] and [[Oregon Route 99]] in Ashland
|road={{jct|state=OR|OR|99|city1=Ashland City Center}}
* [[Oregon Route 273]] in Klamath Falls Junction
|notes=
* [[Oregon Route 140]] in Klamath Falls
}}
* [[U.S. Route 97]] in Klamath Falls
{{ORint
|mile=1.32
|road={{jct|state=OR|I|5|city1=Medford|location2=[[Yreka, California|Yreka]]}}
|notes=I-5 exit 14.
}}
{{ORint
|location=none
|mile=6.46
|road={{jct|state=OR|OR|273|dir1=south|name1=Old Siskiyou Highway}}
|notes=
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{{ORint
|county=Klamath
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⚫
|location=Klamath Falls
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|road={{jct|state=OR|OR|140|dir1=west|city1=Lake of the Woods|city2=Fish Lake|city3=Medford}}
|notes=Western end of OR&nbsp;140 overlap
}}
{{ORint
|mile=59.05
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|road={{jct|state=OR|US|97|city1=Klamath Falls|city2=Bend|location3=[[Weed, California|Weed]]}}<br />{{jct|state=OR|OR|140|dir1=east|to2=to|OR|39|city1=Merrill|city2=Lakeview}}
|notes=Interchange; eastern end of OR&nbsp;140 overlap; roadway continues east as OR&nbsp;140
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{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}


==References==
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{{Attached KML|display=inline,title}}
{{or browse|previous_type=OR|previous_route=62|route=[[State highways in Oregon|OR]]|next_type=OR|next_route=70}}
{{end box}}
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:State routes in Oregon|066]]
[[Category:State routes in Oregon|066]]
[[Category:Transportation in Jackson County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Transportation in Klamath County, Oregon]]

Latest revision as of 07:04, 3 October 2024

For the unsigned Highway 66, see La Grande-Baker Highway.
Oregon Route 66 marker
Oregon Route 66
Map
Route 66 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length59.68 mi (96.05 km)
Existed1934–present
Major junctions
West end OR 99 in Ashland
Major intersections I-5 in Ashland
OR 273 near Ashland
East end US 97 / OR 140 in Klamath Falls
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountiesJackson, Klamath
Highway system
← OR 62→ OR 70

Oregon Route 66 is an Oregon state highway that runs between the cities of Ashland and Klamath Falls. The highway is known as the Green Springs Highway No. 21 (see Oregon highways and routes), and is signed east-to-west.

Route description

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Oregon Route 66 begins (at its western terminus) at an intersection with Oregon Route 99 just east of downtown Ashland. The highway heads northeast, crosses and intersects with Interstate 5, and continues east along the northern edge of the Siskiyou Mountains. Before ascending into the mountains, it passes alongside Emigrant Reservoir. Six miles east of Ashland, the highway intersects with Oregon Route 273, near the Klamath Falls Junction.

The highway then passes over the mountains. The highway ends at an interchange with U.S. Route 97 in Klamath Falls; just west of this interchange the highway intersects and briefly overlaps Oregon Route 140. OR 140 continues east of the US 97 interchange, past the Klamath Falls airport, and eventually towards Lakeview.

Prior to 1934, the stretch of OR 66 between Klamath Falls Junction and Klamath Falls was signed as US 97; when the highway between Klamath Falls and Weed, California was completed, that route became US 97, and the Green Springs Highway became OR 66. At that time, OR 66 west of Klamath Falls Junction (and OR 273 south of there) was U.S. Route 99; in 1938 a new route over Siskiyou Pass was completed, and the highway assumed its current configuration.

OR 66 is 59 miles (95 km) in length.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
JacksonAshland0.000.00 OR 99 – Ashland City Center
1.322.12 I-5 – Medford, YrekaI-5 exit 14.
​6.4610.40
 OR 273 south (Old Siskiyou Highway)
KlamathKlamath Falls58.8694.73
 OR 140 west – Lake of the Woods, Fish Lake, Medford		Western end of OR 140 overlap
59.0595.03 US 97 – Klamath Falls, Bend, Weed


 OR 140 east to OR 39 – Merrill, Lakeview		Interchange; eastern end of OR 140 overlap; roadway continues east as OR 140
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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KML file (edit • help)
Template:Attached KML/Oregon Route 66
KML is not from Wikidata
  1. ^ "Green Springs Highway No. 21" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. September 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
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