Oregon Route 42
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| Length: | 73.32 mi (118.00 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1932 – present | |||
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Coos Bay–Roseburg Highway No. 35 | |||
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 US 101 near Coos Bay
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 OR 99 in Winston
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 I-5 in Green
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| Location: | Bandon–Coquille |
| Length: | 16.94 mi (27.26 km) |
Oregon Route 42 (OR 42) is an Oregon state highway which runs between U.S. Route 101 on the Oregon Coast, near Coos Bay, and Green, a few miles south of Roseburg on Interstate 5. OR 42 traverses the Coos Bay–Roseburg Highway No. 35 of the Oregon state highway system. At Coquille, there is a split in the route, as Oregon Route 42S heads southwest toward Bandon.
The section of Oregon Route 42 between its junction with U.S. Route 101 south of Coos Bay and its junction with Oregon Route 42S in Coquille was once a part of U.S. Route 101. When U.S. Route 101 was moved to an alignment closer to the ocean, Oregon Route 42 was extended along the northernmost section and Oregon Route 42S was created along the southernmost section.
OR 42 is known internally by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) as the Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway No. 35. The entire highway is designated as part of the National Highway System, which includes roadways important to the national economy, defense, and mobility. The entire highway has also been designated as a freight route by ODOT.
On December 23, 2015, a large landslide a 5-mile-long (8.0 km) section of OR 42 near the Coos–Douglas county line closed the highway to traffic. The section of highway was undergoing part of a $11 million realignment project to straighten the roadway; the area above the slide was clear-cut as part of construction.
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