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U.S. Route 28 (US 28) was an east–west
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that was located completely in the
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of
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. It connected US 99 in Eugene with US 30 in
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. It existed from 1926 to 1952.


History

In 1937, US 28 was truncated from
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to Eugene, which then became its western terminus in Eugene. US 28 was replaced with US 26 when US 26 was extended from
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to the
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in 1952. The portion of US 28 from Ontario to
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became US 26. That highway then continued in a northwesterly direction to
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and Astoria. From Prineville to Eugene, US 28 became U.S. Route 126, now known as Oregon Route 126.


Route description

US 28 began at US 99 in Eugene before continuing to
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and Redmond, where the route met US 97. Continuing east, the highway traveled concurrently with US 395 to Prineville. At the intersection with Route 126, the old designation of US 28 follows US 26 and picks up the Ochoco Highway No. 41, which also follows OR 126 west to US 97 in Redmond. The Ochoco Highway ends at OR 19 near Dayville, from which US 28 followed the John Day Highway No. 5 through John Day to US 20 in
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. The remainder of US 28 in Oregon overlapped US 20 on the Central Oregon Highway No. 7 to the
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state line.


Major intersections


See also

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Endpoints of U.S. Highway 28
{{US Highways 28 U.S. Highways in Oregon Transportation in Lane County, Oregon Transportation in Deschutes County, Oregon Transportation in Crook County, Oregon Transportation in Wheeler County, Oregon Transportation in Grant County, Oregon Transportation in Baker County, Oregon Transportation in Malheur County, Oregon U.S. Route 26 28