Oregon Route 3 is a

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in the

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. It is located entirely within

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. OR 3 is the lowest numbered highway in the state of Oregon, of any type (state, federal, or Interstate). OR 3 traverses the Enterprise–Lewiston Highway No. 11 of the Oregon state highway system.

Route description

OR 3 has its southern terminus at a junction with

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in the city of

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. It runs north/south, passing near the small community of

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. It terminates at the Washington border. The route continues north through Anatone and

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and into

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as State Route 129. From Clarkston,

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provides direct access to

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History

An earlier routing passed through the community of

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, located east of the highway's current location. The highway was numbered to match Washington State Route 129, which had been a branch of Primary State Highway 3, and its predecessor State Road 3, from 1923 to 1964.

Major intersections

References

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