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EspañolU.S. ROUTE 26
(Redirected from U.S. Highway 26)
'U.S. Route 26' is an east-west United States highway. It started in Ogallala, Nebraska, and gradually grew to reach the West Coast in Oregon. When the U.S. highway system was first defined, it was limited to Nebraska and Wyoming; by the 1950s, it continued into Idaho and Oregon.
Much of the highway follows the path of the historic Oregon Trail. At its peak, immediately before the establishment of the interstate highway system, 'US 26' was 1,557 miles (2506 km) in length, and terminated in Astoria, Oregon.
As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in Ogallala, Nebraska at an intersection with Interstate 80. Its western terminus is south of Seaside, Oregon at an intersection with U.S. Route 101. Prior to 2004, the route's last 20 miles (32 km) were co-signed with U.S. Route 101 from the highways' junction south of Seaside north to Astoria where its intersection with U.S. Highway 30 was also U.S. 30's western terminus.[2]
The highway passes through the following states:
The eastern terminus of US 26 is in Ogallala, Nebraska at Interstate 80. From there, it runs northwestward parallel to the North Platte River and intersects with U.S. Highway 385 in Bridgeport. The largest city US 26 runs through in Nebraska is Scottsbluff, which is just 22 miles (35 km) from the Wyoming border. US 26 also goes past the Chimney Rock National Historic Site. All told, there are 145 miles (233 km) of US 26 in the state of Nebraska.
Heading westward, the first city in Wyoming US 26 runs through is Torrington. About 50 miles (80 km) further west, US 26 joins Interstate 25 and remains co-signed with it until reaching Casper. From Casper to Shoshoni US 26 is co-signed with U.S. Highway 20. After that, US 26 enters Grand Teton National Park before curving southwestward and eventually entering Idaho.
From Alpine, Wyoming, the road proceeds to Idaho Falls and joins Interstate 15. It departs at Blackfoot for the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, then skirts the north edge of Craters of the Moon National Monument before joining Interstate 84 in Bliss. It joins further with U.S. Highway 20 at Mountain Home and remains with Highway 20 into Oregon.
US 26 enters Oregon from Idaho co-signed with US 20, but they split apart in Vale. US 20 heads southwest from there; US 26 heads northwest, passing through cities such as John Day and Prineville. In Madras, US 26 intersects US 97, and then heads northwest through Warm Springs, towards Government Camp.
Near Government Camp, the highway intersects OR 35 and then continues westward to Sandy, which closely follows the route of the Barlow Road, has served to define what is sometimes called the Mount Hood Corridor. This part of US 26 is part of the Mount Hood Scenic Byway. West of Sandy, the highway becomes an expressway, the only part of the proposed (and subsequently scrapped) Mount Hood Freeway to be constructed. This expressway continues into Gresham, a Portland suburb.
An ancient trail passed through the section of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation as part of an extensive Indian trade network linking peoples of the northern Great Basin and Columbia Plateau to those living west of the Cascades. Obsidian, bear grass, and slaves were transported over these trails to major trading locations along the Columbia River in exchange for dried salmon, smelt, sturgeon, and decorative sea shells. The long established route was later used by Peter Skene Ogden's fur trapping expeditions in 1825 and 1826. Fur trader Nathaniel Wyeth was here in the 1830s. Capt. John Fremont followed this route on his 1843 explorations for the United States and Lt. Henry L. Abbot headed a Pacific Railroad survey party along it in 1855.[3]
From Gresham west to Portland, US 26 is a surface street (Powell Boulevard). The highway crosses the Willamette River via the Ross Island Bridge, briefly runs on a local street (Arthur Street), and then shares a short aligment with Interstate 405 through downtown Portland. (Prior to 2005, US 26 ran through downtown Portland on the Market Street/Clay Street couplet, and then connected to the bridge via Naito Parkway, formerly known as Front Avenue.) US 26 leaves downtown Portland via a freeway known as the Sunset Highway, and continues as such through west Portland and Beaverton. The highway continues as a freeway as it passes through Washington County, skirting the cities of Hillsboro and North Plains. Near Banks, the freeway ends; US 26 continues to the nortwest, still known as the Sunset Highway.
There were plans to construct a freeway alignment of US 26 through eastern Portland—the so-called Mount Hood Freeway; however this project was cancelled as a result of the freeway revolts in the 1970s. A few ramp stubs from Interstate 5 (on the Marquam Bridge) stand as evidence of this project. Roadway connections between the Portland freeway network and Mount Hood remain a big problem; as there is no good direct highway connection. The proposed Sunrise Corridor may eventually offer a long-term solution; however construction of this route is several years off.
The westernmost segment, still known as the Sunset Highway, heads northwest towards Seaside, Oregon, where the highway terminates at an interchange with US 101. Prior to 2004, it continued to Astoria (concurrent with US 101), but ODOT decided that year to eliminate the concurrency.
The Oregon section of US 26 is composed of the following highways and roads, from east to west:
★ Part of the 'Central Oregon Highway', which is Highway 7;
★ Part of the 'John Day Highway', which is Highway 5;
★ Part of the 'Ochoco Highway', which is Highway 41;
★ The 'Madras-Prineville Highway', which is Highway 360;
★ Part of the 'The Dalles-California Highway', which is Highway 4;
★ The 'Warm Springs Highway', which is Highway 53;
★ Part of the 'Mt. Hood Highway', which is Highway 26;
★ The Ross Island Bridge in Portland, which is maintained by Multnomah County;
★ Part of 'S.W. Arthur Street' and 'S.W. Sheridan Street' in Portland;
★ Part of 'S.W. 6th Avenue' and 'S.W. Broadway' in Portland;
★ Part of the 'Stadium Freeway', which is Highway 61; and
★ The 'Sunset Highway', which is Highway 47.
The following is a list of the exits on the Sunset Highway between OR-6 and I-405.
★ U.S. Route 126
★ List of U.S. Routes
1. US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
2. Endpoints of US highways
3. Oregon History sign, ''Indian Trails'', located at 44.863983°,-121.311867°
'U.S. Route 26' is an east-west United States highway. It started in Ogallala, Nebraska, and gradually grew to reach the West Coast in Oregon. When the U.S. highway system was first defined, it was limited to Nebraska and Wyoming; by the 1950s, it continued into Idaho and Oregon.
Much of the highway follows the path of the historic Oregon Trail. At its peak, immediately before the establishment of the interstate highway system, 'US 26' was 1,557 miles (2506 km) in length, and terminated in Astoria, Oregon.
| Contents |
| Termini |
| Route description |
| Nebraska |
| Wyoming |
| Idaho |
| Oregon |
| East of Portland |
| Portland area |
| Oregon Coast |
| Oregon highway designations |
| Exit List |
| Related U.S. Routes |
| See also |
| References |
Termini
As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in Ogallala, Nebraska at an intersection with Interstate 80. Its western terminus is south of Seaside, Oregon at an intersection with U.S. Route 101. Prior to 2004, the route's last 20 miles (32 km) were co-signed with U.S. Route 101 from the highways' junction south of Seaside north to Astoria where its intersection with U.S. Highway 30 was also U.S. 30's western terminus.[2]
Route description
The highway passes through the following states:
Nebraska
The eastern terminus of US 26 is in Ogallala, Nebraska at Interstate 80. From there, it runs northwestward parallel to the North Platte River and intersects with U.S. Highway 385 in Bridgeport. The largest city US 26 runs through in Nebraska is Scottsbluff, which is just 22 miles (35 km) from the Wyoming border. US 26 also goes past the Chimney Rock National Historic Site. All told, there are 145 miles (233 km) of US 26 in the state of Nebraska.
Wyoming
Heading westward, the first city in Wyoming US 26 runs through is Torrington. About 50 miles (80 km) further west, US 26 joins Interstate 25 and remains co-signed with it until reaching Casper. From Casper to Shoshoni US 26 is co-signed with U.S. Highway 20. After that, US 26 enters Grand Teton National Park before curving southwestward and eventually entering Idaho.
Idaho
From Alpine, Wyoming, the road proceeds to Idaho Falls and joins Interstate 15. It departs at Blackfoot for the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, then skirts the north edge of Craters of the Moon National Monument before joining Interstate 84 in Bliss. It joins further with U.S. Highway 20 at Mountain Home and remains with Highway 20 into Oregon.
Oregon
East of Portland
US 26 enters Oregon from Idaho co-signed with US 20, but they split apart in Vale. US 20 heads southwest from there; US 26 heads northwest, passing through cities such as John Day and Prineville. In Madras, US 26 intersects US 97, and then heads northwest through Warm Springs, towards Government Camp.
Near Government Camp, the highway intersects OR 35 and then continues westward to Sandy, which closely follows the route of the Barlow Road, has served to define what is sometimes called the Mount Hood Corridor. This part of US 26 is part of the Mount Hood Scenic Byway. West of Sandy, the highway becomes an expressway, the only part of the proposed (and subsequently scrapped) Mount Hood Freeway to be constructed. This expressway continues into Gresham, a Portland suburb.
An ancient trail passed through the section of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation as part of an extensive Indian trade network linking peoples of the northern Great Basin and Columbia Plateau to those living west of the Cascades. Obsidian, bear grass, and slaves were transported over these trails to major trading locations along the Columbia River in exchange for dried salmon, smelt, sturgeon, and decorative sea shells. The long established route was later used by Peter Skene Ogden's fur trapping expeditions in 1825 and 1826. Fur trader Nathaniel Wyeth was here in the 1830s. Capt. John Fremont followed this route on his 1843 explorations for the United States and Lt. Henry L. Abbot headed a Pacific Railroad survey party along it in 1855.[3]
Portland area
A freeway alignment of US-26 in Beaverton, Oregon.
From Gresham west to Portland, US 26 is a surface street (Powell Boulevard). The highway crosses the Willamette River via the Ross Island Bridge, briefly runs on a local street (Arthur Street), and then shares a short aligment with Interstate 405 through downtown Portland. (Prior to 2005, US 26 ran through downtown Portland on the Market Street/Clay Street couplet, and then connected to the bridge via Naito Parkway, formerly known as Front Avenue.) US 26 leaves downtown Portland via a freeway known as the Sunset Highway, and continues as such through west Portland and Beaverton. The highway continues as a freeway as it passes through Washington County, skirting the cities of Hillsboro and North Plains. Near Banks, the freeway ends; US 26 continues to the nortwest, still known as the Sunset Highway.
There were plans to construct a freeway alignment of US 26 through eastern Portland—the so-called Mount Hood Freeway; however this project was cancelled as a result of the freeway revolts in the 1970s. A few ramp stubs from Interstate 5 (on the Marquam Bridge) stand as evidence of this project. Roadway connections between the Portland freeway network and Mount Hood remain a big problem; as there is no good direct highway connection. The proposed Sunrise Corridor may eventually offer a long-term solution; however construction of this route is several years off.
Oregon Coast
The westernmost segment, still known as the Sunset Highway, heads northwest towards Seaside, Oregon, where the highway terminates at an interchange with US 101. Prior to 2004, it continued to Astoria (concurrent with US 101), but ODOT decided that year to eliminate the concurrency.
Oregon highway designations
The Oregon section of US 26 is composed of the following highways and roads, from east to west:
★ Part of the 'Central Oregon Highway', which is Highway 7;
★ Part of the 'John Day Highway', which is Highway 5;
★ Part of the 'Ochoco Highway', which is Highway 41;
★ The 'Madras-Prineville Highway', which is Highway 360;
★ Part of the 'The Dalles-California Highway', which is Highway 4;
★ The 'Warm Springs Highway', which is Highway 53;
★ Part of the 'Mt. Hood Highway', which is Highway 26;
★ The Ross Island Bridge in Portland, which is maintained by Multnomah County;
★ Part of 'S.W. Arthur Street' and 'S.W. Sheridan Street' in Portland;
★ Part of 'S.W. 6th Avenue' and 'S.W. Broadway' in Portland;
★ Part of the 'Stadium Freeway', which is Highway 61; and
★ The 'Sunset Highway', which is Highway 47.
Exit List
The following is a list of the exits on the Sunset Highway between OR-6 and I-405.
| County | City | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western End of Freeway | ||||
| Washington |  | No westbound entrance | ||
| 55 | Dersham Road, Mountaindale | |||
| North Plains | 57 | Glencoe Road, North Plains | ||
| 59 | Jackson School Road | |||
| 61 | Shute Road, Helvetia Road | |||
| Hillsboro | 62 | Cornelius Pass Road, West Union | Split into 62A and 62B westbound | |
| 64 | 185th Avenue, PCC - Rock Creek | |||
| Beaverton | 65 | Cornell Road, Bethany Boulevard | ||
| 67 | Murray Boulevard | |||
| 68 | Cedar Hills Boulevard, Beaverton | |||
| 69A |  | |||
| 69B | Park Way, Barnes Road | |||
| Multnomah | Portland | 71 | Sylvan | Eastbound Exit |
| 71A |  | Westbound Exit | ||
| 71B | Sylvan | Westbound Exit | ||
| 72 | Oregon Zoo, Forestry Center | |||
| 73 | Canyon Road, PGE Park | Eastbound Exit, Westbound Entrance | ||
| Market Street, City Center | Eastbound Terminus Exit, Westbound Entrance | |||
 | Eastbound Terminus Exit, Westbound Entrance | |||
 | Eastbound Terminus Exit, Westbound Entrance | |||
| Eastern End of Freeway | ||||
Related U.S. Routes
★ U.S. Route 126
See also
★ List of U.S. Routes
References
1. US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
2. Endpoints of US highways
3. Oregon History sign, ''Indian Trails'', located at 44.863983°,-121.311867°
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