Oregon Route 260 (OR 260) is an

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running from the west side of

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to US 199 near Grants Pass. OR 260 is known as the Rogue River Loop Highway No. 260 (see

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). It is long and runs in a half-loop from northeast to southwest, entirely within

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. OR 260 was established in 2003 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to

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that previously were not assigned.

Route description

OR 260 begins at an intersection with Upper River Road at Grants Pass and heads west and north along the Rogue River before crossing the river and heading south to an intersection with US 199 approximately five miles southwest of Grants Pass, where it ends.

History

OR 260 was assigned to the Rogue River Loop Highway in 2003.

Major intersections

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References

* Oregon Department of Transportation, Descriptions of US and Oregon Routes, https://web.archive.org/web/20051102084300/http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/TEOS_Publications/PDF/Descriptions_of_US_and_Oregon_Routes.pdf, page 22. * Oregon Department of Transportation, Rogue River Loop Highway No. 260, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy260_2001.pdf 260 Transportation in Josephine County, Oregon