Oregon Route 422 (OR 422) is an

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running from Modoc Point Road near Klamath Agency to

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near

Chiloquin Chiloquin ( ) ( Klamath: mbosaksawaas, "flint place" ) is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Chiloquin was the pioneer version of a Klamath family name ''Chaloquin'', which was the name of a Klamath chief who was alive at the time ...

. OR 422 is known as the Chiloquin Highway No. 422Oregon Department of Transportation, Routes / State Highway Cross Reference Table, http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/Pages/otms/Route_Hwy_CrossRef.aspx, accessed January 2014. (see

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). It is long and runs east–west, entirely within Klamath County. OR 422 was established in 2002 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to

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that previously were not assigned.Oregon Department of Transportation, Descriptions of US and Oregon Routes, https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Engineering/TRSDocs/HWY-Route-Descriptions.pdf, page 31. The route is mentioned on signage along U.S. 97, but no signage exists on OR 422 itself or at its junction with OR 62 as of July 2017. OR 422 has an unsigned spur in Chiloquin, which runs .

Route description

OR 422 begins at an intersection with Modoc Point Road approximately one mile south of Klamath Agency and heads east, crossing

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east of the start of the route.Oregon Department of Transportation, Chiloquin Highway No. 422 Straightline Chart, http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/rics/docs/Straightline_Charts/slchart_pdfs/Hwy422.pdf OR 422 then continues east, crossing US 97 approximately west of Chiloquin and turning southeast into Chiloquin.Oregon Department of Transportation
Chiloquin City Map
archived fro
the original
on October 7, 2006 At the intersection of Chocktoot Street and Chiloquin Road in Chiloquin, OR 422S heads southeast along Chocktoot Street and OR 422 turns southwest along Chiloquin Road, ending at an intersection with US 97 approximately beyond the city limits.

History

The Chiloquin Highway No. 422 was approved for designation as a secondary highway on November 13, 1931. It was designated on December 6, 1933. The OR 422 designation was applied to the Chiloquin Highway on May 14, 2002.

Major intersections

Spur route

Oregon Route 422S (OR 422S) is a

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of OR 422 in

. OR 422S is known as the Chiloquin Spur No. 488. OR 422S begins at the intersection of Chocktoot Street and Chiloquin Road in Chiloquin and heads southeast, ending just past the Williamson River.

References

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