Oregon Route 361 (OR 361) is an

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running from

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and US 97 in

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to US 97 near Culver. OR 361 is known as the Culver Highway No. 361 (see

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). It is long and runs north–south as a half loop from US 97, entirely within Jefferson County. OR 361 was established in 2002 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to

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that previously were not assigned, and, as of July 2021, was unsigned.

Route description

OR 361 begins at an intersection with US 26 and US 97 in Madras and heads south through Metolius and Culver. Approximately miles south of Metolius, OR 361 ends at an intersection with US 97.

History

OR 361 was assigned to the Culver Highway in 2002.

Major intersections

References

{{Attached KML, display=inline,title * 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 30. * Oregon Department of Transportation, Culver Highway No. 361, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy361_2001.pdf 361 Transportation in Jefferson County, Oregon Madras, Oregon