Oregon Route 528 (OR 528) is an
Oregon
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state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
running from
OR 126 Business to
OR 126. The entire route is within the city of
Springfield
Springfield may refer to:
* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queenslan ...
. OR 528 is also known as the Springfield Highway No. 228 (see
Oregon highways and routes
The state highway system of the U.S. state of Oregon is a network of highways that are owned and maintained by the Highway Division of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
Highways and routes
The state highway system consists of abo ...
). It is just long and runs north–south.
OR 528 was established on November 13, 2002 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to
highways
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...
that previously were not assigned.
It is currently the shortest signed route in the State of Oregon.
Route description
OR 528 begins as a
one-way pair
A one-way pair, one-way couple, or couplet refers to that portion of a bi-directional traffic facilitysuch as a road, bus, streetcar, or light rail linewhere its opposing flows exist as two independent and roughly parallel facilities.
Descriptio ...
in downtown Springfield on Pioneer Parkway East (northbound direction) and Pioneer Parkway West (southbound). The route begins at South A Street which also carries eastbound OR 126 Business. One block north, the route intersects Main Street, OR 126 Business westbound. The two directions of travel are separated by a city block and head due north until F Street where the route curves to the north-northwest and move closer together, separated by a small park. OR 528 ends at an interchange with OR 126 though the Pioneer Parkway continues north as a municipally-maintained street.
The entire route carries two lanes in each direction. The route also has an additional lane in the center of the right of way each way dedicated to the
Emerald Express
The Emerald Express (EmX) is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in the Eugene, Oregon, Eugene-Springfield, Oregon, Springfield metropolitan area in Oregon, United States. It is provided by the Lane Transit District (LTD) which is the public transit ...
Gateway Line for
bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability and other quality features than a conventional bus system. Typically, a BRT system includes ...
. South of F Street, the bus lanes can also be used by cars to make left turns.
History
OR 528 was assigned to the Springfield Highway in 2002.
[ No changes have occurred to the designation since then.
]
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Lane County, Oregon