John Day Highway No. 5 is a highway in eastern
Oregon
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. It comprises Oregon Route 19 (OR 19) and
U.S. Route 26
U.S. Route 26 (US 26) is an east–west United States highway that runs from Seaside, Oregon to Ogallala, Nebraska. When the U.S. highway system was first defined, it was limited to Nebraska and Wyoming; by the 1950s, it continued into Idaho and ...
(US 26), as well as short segments of
OR 206,
OR 207, and
US 395.
Route description
The John Day Highway begins at an interchange with
Interstate 84, north of
Arlington. It follows
OR 19
John Day Highway No. 5 is a highway in eastern Oregon. It comprises Oregon Route 19 (OR 19) and U.S. Route 26 (US 26), as well as short segments of OR 206, OR 207, and US 395.
Route description
The John Day Highway b ...
southward for about , through the cities of
Condon and
Fossil
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, where it meets with
OR 207 at
Service Creek. Here the highway turns eastward and follows OR 207 for to
Spray
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* Spray (liquid drop)
** Aerosol spray
** Blood spray
** Hair spray
** Nasal spray
** Pepper spray
** PAVA spray
** Road spray or tire spray, road debris kicked up from a vehicle tire
** Sea spray, refers to ...
. At Spray, it splits from OR 207 and goes southward. The highway passes the community of
Kimberly
Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to:
Places and historical events
Australia
* Kimberley (Western Australia)
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley
* Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania
* Kimberley, Tasmania a small town
* County of Kimberley, a c ...
, through the
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a U.S. national monument in Wheeler and Grant counties in east-central Oregon. Located within the John Day River basin and managed by the National Park Service, the park is known for its well-preserved l ...
, and meets up with
U.S. 26
U.S. Route 26 (US 26) is an east–west United States highway that runs from Seaside, Oregon to Ogallala, Nebraska. When the U.S. highway system was first defined, it was limited to Nebraska and Wyoming; by the 1950s, it continued into Idaho and ...
. The highway then follows US 26 eastward, through the communities of
Dayville,
Mount Vernon,
Prairie City,
Unity
Unity may refer to:
Buildings
* Unity Building, Oregon, Illinois, US; a historic building
* Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper
* Unity Buildings, Liverpool, UK; two buildings in England
* Unity Chapel, Wyoming, Wisconsin, US; a h ...
,
Ironside, and
Jamieson. The John Day Highway ends at
Vale
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Vale may also refer to:
Places Georgia
* Vale, Georgia, a town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region
Norway
* Våle, a historic municipality
Portugal
* Vale (Santa Maria da Feira), a former civil parish in the municipali ...
.
The John Day Highway from Fossil to
Austin Junction is also a part of the
Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
Journey Through Time Scenic Byway is a scenic byway in the U.S. state of Oregon. It spans five Oregon counties and comprises portions of U.S. Route 97, Oregon Route 218, Oregon Route 19, U.S. Route 26, and Oregon Route 7. The John Day River mea ...
,
an
Oregon state byway.
Major intersections
See also
*
John Day, Oregon
*
John Day River
References
External links
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Transportation in Gilliam County, Oregon
Transportation in Wheeler County, Oregon
Transportation in Grant County, Oregon
Transportation in Baker County, Oregon
Transportation in Malheur County, Oregon
U.S. Route 26
Named state highways in Oregon
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