Oregon Route 104

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Oregon Route 104

Fort Stevens Highway No. 104
Route 104; mainline in red, spur route in blue
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length6.03 mi[1] (9.70 km)
Existed2002–present
Major junctions
South end US 101 near Warrenton
Major intersections OR 104S in Warrenton
North endFort Stevens State Park in Warrenton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountiesClatsop
Highway system
OR 103 OR 104S

Oregon Route 104 (OR 104) is a state highway in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It is 6.03 miles (9.70 km) long and connects US Route 101 (US 101) south of Warrenton with Fort Stevens State Park in Warrenton. OR 104 is known as the Fort Stevens Highway No. 104[2] (see Oregon highways and routes).

The OR 104 designation was applied to the Fort Stevens Highway in 2002 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that did not have route numbers.[3]

Route description

North along OR 104 from its southern terminus, May 2014

The southern terminus of OR 104 is at a junction with US 101 near south of Warrenton. It heads due north for 6 miles (9.7 km), ending at the entrance to Fort Stevens State Park near Hammond. The southern portion of the route constitutes an old portion of US 101. The spur, known as the Fort Stevens Spur No. 485, also constitutes an old portion of US 101.[4]

History

The Fort Stevens Highway No. 104 was established as a secondary highway on December 30, 1946.[4] On February 19, 1981, OR 104 was extended southward to an old alignment of US 101, while US 101 was moved to a new alignment.[4] On September 19, 2002, OR 104 was assigned to the Fort Stevens Highway.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Clatsop County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
6.039.70Perkins Lane eastContinuation east from southern terminus
US 101 (Oregon Coast Highway) – Warrenton, Astoria, Gearhart, SeasideSouthern terminus
Warrenton4.437.13
OR 104S east (Fort Stevens Highway Spur)
3.325.34East Harbor Street (Warrenton-Astoria Highway)
0.000.00Fort Stevens State ParkNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Spur route

Oregon Route 104S

LocationWarrenton
Length0.95 mi[5] (1,530 m)
Existed2002–present

Oregon Route 104S (OR 104S), also known as Fort Stevens Spur No. 485, is a 0.95-mile (1.53 km) spur route of OR 104 in Warrenton, that connects OR 104 with US 101.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Fort Stevens Highway No. 104 Straightline Chart" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Routes / State Highway Cross Reference Table". Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Descriptions of US and Oregon Routes" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. July 2008. p. 14. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "History of State Highways in Oregon" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. 2011. pp. 523–524. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  5. ^ "Fort Stevens Spur No. 485 Straightline Chart" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 31, 2014.

External links

Media related to Oregon Route 104 at Wikimedia Commons