Oregon Route 542

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Oregon Route 542

Route 542 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length18.78 mi (30.22 km)
Existed2003–present
Major junctions
South endRailroad Avenue and Powers South Road in Powers
North endOR 42.svg OR 42 near Myrtle Point
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
Highway system
OR 540 OR 551

Oregon Route 542 (OR 542) is an Oregon state highway running from OR 42 near Myrtle Point to Powers. OR 542 is known as the Powers Highway No. 242 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 18.78 miles (30.22 km) long and runs north–south, entirely within Coos County.

OR 542 was established in 2003 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that previously were not assigned, and, as of August 2018, was unsigned.

Route description

OR 542 begins at an intersection with OR 42 approximately two miles southeast of Myrtle Point and heads south through Broadbent, Warner, and Gaylord to Powers, where it ends at an intersection with Railroad Avenue and Powers South Road.

History

OR 542 was assigned to the Powers Highway in 2003.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Coos County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Near Myrtle Point0.000.00 OR 42 – Myrtle Point, Roseburg
Powers18.9130.43Railroad Avenue and Powers South RoadEnd state maintenance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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