Oregon Route 251
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Oregon Route 251 | ||||
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Route 251 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 0.76 mi (1,220 m) | |||
| Existed | 2002–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Port Orford Heads State Park | |||
| East end |  US 101 in Port Orford | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oregon | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Oregon Route 251 is an Oregon state highway running from Port Orford Heads State Park to Port Orford. OR 251 is known as the Port Orford Highway No. 251 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 0.76 miles (1.22 km) long and runs east–west, entirely within Curry County and mostly within the Port Orford city limits.
OR 251 was established in 2002 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that previously were not assigned, and, as of August 2008, was unsigned.
Route description
OR 251 begins at the eastern boundary of Port Orford Heads State Park and heads east to Port Orford, ending at an intersection with US 101.
History
OR 251 was assigned to the Port Orford Highway in 2002.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Curry County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.00 | 0.00 | Port Orford Heads State Park | Western terminus | |
| Port Orford | 0.76 | 1.22 | US 101 | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- Oregon Department of Transportation, Descriptions of US and Oregon Routes, https://web.archive.org/web/20051102084300/http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/TEOS_Publications/PDF/Descriptions_of_US_and_Oregon_Routes.pdf, page 28.
- Oregon Department of Transportation, Port Orford Highway No. 251, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy251_2001.pdf