Oregon Route 27 is an

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located in

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and Crook County. OR 27 traverses the Crooked River Highway No. 14 of the Oregon state highway system. Known as the Lower Crooked River Back Country Byway, OR 27 has the distinction of being one of the only state highways in Oregon which is partially paved: out of its total length, an stretch of the highway is gravel.

Route description

OR 27 has its southern terminus at a junction with U.S. Route 20 at Brothers, east of Bend. It runs north, along the Crooked River, towards

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and the city of Prineville. It terminates in Prineville at a junction with

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 ...

. The highway is commonly known as the Les Schwab Highway, as it serves a significant amount of freight traffic for the

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tire company, which is headquartered in Prineville. There have been numerous proposals over the years to pave the highway in its entirety; but no such projects have been undertaken due to lack of funding. Southern Terminus of Oregon Route 27

History

OR 27 used to extend further northwest to the town of Metolius, roughly following the present

US 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 ...

Major intersections

References

External links

ORoads: Oregon Route 27
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Transportation in Deschutes County, Oregon Transportation in Crook County, Oregon