Oregon Route 46
Route map:
(Redirected from Oregon Caves Highway)
 Oregon Route 46 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Route 46 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 19.33 mi[1] (31.11 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932–present | |||
| Component highways | Oregon Caves Highway No. 38 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 199 in Cave Junction | |||
| East end | Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oregon | |||
| County | Josephine | |||
| Highway system | ||||
| ||||
Oregon Route 46, also known as Caves Highway, is an Oregon state highway that runs between the city of Cave Junction and the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. OR 46 traverses the Oregon Caves Highway No. 38 of the Oregon state highway system.[2]
The two-lane road is paved with asphalt along its entire length.
Route description
[edit]OR 46 starts in Cave Junction, at an intersection with U.S. Route 199. It then heads east into the Siskiyou Mountains, terminating at a parking lot for the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. A forest service road (Grayback Road, NF-4611) splits east from OR 46, eventually reaching the Rogue Valley and Oregon Route 238.
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Josephine County. [1]
| Location[1] | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Junction | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 199 – Crescent City, Grants Pass | ||
| | 19.33 | 31.11 | Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve Main Parking Lot | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]KML is not from Wikidata
- ^ a b c Road Inventory and Classification Services Unit. "Straightline Charts". Transportation Development Division, Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- Oregon Caves Highway No. 38 (September 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 September 28, 2016.