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Baker-Halfway Highway
Oregon Route 86 is an Oregon state highway running from Interstate 84 (Oregon), Interstate 84 at Baker City, Oregon, Baker City to the Idaho state line at Oxbow, OR, Oxbow (near the former site of Copperfield, OR, Copperfield). OR 86 comprises most of the Baker-Copperfield Highway No. 12 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is long and runs east–west. OR 86 has an unsigned spur near Halfway, Oregon, Halfway, which runs for . Most of OR 86 is part of the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway. Route description OR 86 begins at an intersection with I-84 near Baker City. It heads east through Richland, Oregon, Richland and turns north toward Halfway, to which the spur connects. Shortly after the spur departs, OR 86 intersects Oregon Route 414, OR 414, which also heads to Halfway. OR 86 then turns northeast and continues to the Idaho state line on the Snake River at Oxbow. Just before the state line, a county road turns off to the south, following the river to the Brownlee Dam and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baker City, Oregon
Baker City is a city in and the county seat of Baker County, Oregon, United States. It was named after Edward D. Baker, the only U.S. Senator ever killed in military combat. The population was 10,099 at the time of the 2020 census. History Platted in 1865, Baker City grew slowly in the beginning. A post office was established on March 27, 1866, but Baker City was not incorporated until 1874. Even so, it supplanted Auburn as the county seat in 1868. The city and county were named in honor of U.S. Senator Edward D. Baker, the only sitting senator to be killed in a military engagement. He died in 1861 while leading a charge of 1,700 Union Army soldiers up a ridge at Ball's Bluff, Virginia, during the American Civil War. The Oregon Short Line Railroad came to Baker City in 1884, prompting growth; by 1900 it was the largest city between Salt Lake City and Portland and a trading center for a broad region. In 1910, Baker City residents voted to shorten the name of the city to simpl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
