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(Redirected from Beltline Highway)
'Oregon Route 69' ('Belt Line Road') was mostly a limited-access freeway in Eugene, Oregon, although some portions served as an expressway and surface street. Despite its name, Belt Line Road is not a beltway; though it was originally proposed as such before the freeway revolts resulted in the original plan being scrapped. Belt Line Road is maintained by the Oregon Department of Transportation as a state highway. It is officially designated as 'Highway 69' designation, but had no Route number until September 2002, when it was designated as Oregon Route 69.
In January 2007, the Oregon Transportation Commission voted to redesignate OR 69 as OR 569. In July or August 2007, some reassurance shields were posted along Belt Line Road reflecting this designation. As of August 2007, signage along I-5 makes no reference to OR 569, but when the interchange improvement project is completed in 2008 there may be some updated signs.
Belt Line Road begins at a T-intersection with Oregon Route 126, on the western edge of Eugene. At first, as it heads north and east, it is an expressway, with one at-grade signalized intersection. Soon it becomes a two lane freeway in each direction, as it crosses the northern edge of incorporated Eugene. From the highway, one sees mostly suburban housing and strip malls. At the eastern end, there is an interchange with Interstate 5. Belt Line Road becomes an expressway again at Gateway Boulevard, continuing as the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, then Pioneer Parkway, which ends at South A Street in downtown Springfield almost due east of Belt Line Road's western terminus.
One other section of the initial proposal was built. This section is the stretch of 30th Avenue between the Amazon Park neighborhood and Lane Community College--a four-lane expressway which includes two interchanges. This route does not connect directly to the existing stretch of Belt Line Road.
Several enhancements to the Belt Line Road have been proposed. The West Eugene Parkway, had it been built, would have intersected Belt Line Road at a new interchange. Plans are underway to upgrade the interchanges with the Delta Highway[1] and Interstate 5.[2] The latter interchange is currently a full cloverleaf design, and is considered to be both obsolete and dangerous. To upgrade the interchange, a flyover bridge is being built, eliminating the northeastern loop ramp and the weaving movements on northbound Interstate 5 and westbound Belt Line Road. Plans are also underway to redesign the nearby intersection with Gateway Boulevard.[3]
★ Eugene
★ Springfield
★ Oregon Route 126
★ Oregon Route 99
★ Delta Highway
★ Interstate 5
1. http://www.mckweb.com/DeltaRidge/TImaps
2. http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/I_5_Beltline_Interchange.shtml
3. http://www.gospringfieldoregon.info/Gateway.htm
★ West Eugene Transportation, Land and Neighborhood Design Solutions ''Note: This page is maintained by activists opposed to construction of the proposed West Eugene Parkway; it is referenced here for historical material on the Belt Line Road.''
'Oregon Route 69' ('Belt Line Road') was mostly a limited-access freeway in Eugene, Oregon, although some portions served as an expressway and surface street. Despite its name, Belt Line Road is not a beltway; though it was originally proposed as such before the freeway revolts resulted in the original plan being scrapped. Belt Line Road is maintained by the Oregon Department of Transportation as a state highway. It is officially designated as 'Highway 69' designation, but had no Route number until September 2002, when it was designated as Oregon Route 69.
In January 2007, the Oregon Transportation Commission voted to redesignate OR 69 as OR 569. In July or August 2007, some reassurance shields were posted along Belt Line Road reflecting this designation. As of August 2007, signage along I-5 makes no reference to OR 569, but when the interchange improvement project is completed in 2008 there may be some updated signs.
| Contents |
| Route description |
| Cities along the route |
| Intersections with other highways |
| References |
| External links |
Route description
Belt Line Road begins at a T-intersection with Oregon Route 126, on the western edge of Eugene. At first, as it heads north and east, it is an expressway, with one at-grade signalized intersection. Soon it becomes a two lane freeway in each direction, as it crosses the northern edge of incorporated Eugene. From the highway, one sees mostly suburban housing and strip malls. At the eastern end, there is an interchange with Interstate 5. Belt Line Road becomes an expressway again at Gateway Boulevard, continuing as the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, then Pioneer Parkway, which ends at South A Street in downtown Springfield almost due east of Belt Line Road's western terminus.
One other section of the initial proposal was built. This section is the stretch of 30th Avenue between the Amazon Park neighborhood and Lane Community College--a four-lane expressway which includes two interchanges. This route does not connect directly to the existing stretch of Belt Line Road.
Several enhancements to the Belt Line Road have been proposed. The West Eugene Parkway, had it been built, would have intersected Belt Line Road at a new interchange. Plans are underway to upgrade the interchanges with the Delta Highway[1] and Interstate 5.[2] The latter interchange is currently a full cloverleaf design, and is considered to be both obsolete and dangerous. To upgrade the interchange, a flyover bridge is being built, eliminating the northeastern loop ramp and the weaving movements on northbound Interstate 5 and westbound Belt Line Road. Plans are also underway to redesign the nearby intersection with Gateway Boulevard.[3]
Cities along the route
★ Eugene
★ Springfield
Intersections with other highways
★ Oregon Route 126
★ Oregon Route 99
★ Delta Highway
★ Interstate 5
References
1. http://www.mckweb.com/DeltaRidge/TImaps
2. http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/I_5_Beltline_Interchange.shtml
3. http://www.gospringfieldoregon.info/Gateway.htm
External links
★ West Eugene Transportation, Land and Neighborhood Design Solutions ''Note: This page is maintained by activists opposed to construction of the proposed West Eugene Parkway; it is referenced here for historical material on the Belt Line Road.''
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