Oregon Route 194 is an
Oregon
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state highway running from
OR 223 near
Dallas
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to
OR 99W and
OR 51 in
Monmouth. OR 194 is known as the Monmouth Highway No. 194 (see
Oregon highways and routes
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OR 194 was established in 2002 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to
highways
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that previously were not assigned, and, as of July 2018, remains unsigned. Oddly, the four ODOT bridge inventory signs along the highway list the route number as "US 51," suggesting it may eventually be signed instead as an extension of
Oregon Route 51.
Route description
OR 194 begins at an intersection with OR 223 approximately five miles south of Dallas. It heads east to an intersection with OR 99W and OR 51 in Monmouth, where it ends.
History
OR 194 was assigned to the Monmouth Highway in 2002.
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 27.
* Oregon Department of Transportation, Monmouth Highway No. 194, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy194_1997.pdf
194
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Monmouth, Oregon
Transportation in Polk County, Oregon
2002 establishments in Oregon