Hillsboro-Silverton Highway

Oregon Route 219

Route information

Maintained by ODOT

Length:

36.47 mi (58.69 km)

Existed:

1935 – present

Major junctions

South end:

I-5 and OR 214 in Woodburn

OR 99W in Newberg

OR 210 in Scholls

OR 10 near Farmington

North end:

OR 8 in Hillsboro

Highway system

Oregon Highways

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OR 218

OR 221

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Oregon Route 219 (also known as part of the Hillsboro-Silverton Highway No. 140 (see Oregon highways and routes)) is an Oregon state highway which runs between the cities of Hillsboro and Woodburn, Oregon, in the United States. The Hillsboro-Silverton Highway continues further south to Silverton, signed as OR 214. The highway mainly serves local residents and agricultural traffic; despite its proximity to the Portland area it lies outside the Portland Urban Growth Boundary (except for its northern terminus in Hillsboro) and so maintains its character as a country road.

OR 219's southern terminus is at the junction with Interstate 5 and OR 214 in the city of Woodburn. (A single diamond interchange serves both OR 219 and OR 214 from the freeway; OR 219 leads west of the interchange and OR 214 heads east.) After passing a collection of shopping malls and motel chains around the Woodburn exit, OR 219 starts winding its way through the Marion County countryside, heading in a northwesterly direction. As the area is primarily farmland, the alignment of OR 219 heads west for a while, then turns north, then turns west again; the route contains numerous 90-degree turns.

The next city encountered is the city of St. Paul. From St. Paul, the highway then heads due north, parallel to (but at some distance from) the Willamette River. At this point the road is known as the St. Paul Highway. It turns west after the intersection with McKay Road, and after a four-way intersection providing access to Champoeg State Heritage Area, the route crosses the Willamette River. Soon after crossing the river, the highway enters the city of Newberg.

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