Century Drive Highway
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The Century Drive Highway No. 372 (see Oregon highways and routes) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oregon. It runs from the city of Bend to the Mount Bachelor ski area, and is nearly 22 miles long. The Century Drive Highway forms part of the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, signed as Forest Route 46.
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The Century Drive Highway begins at an interchange with US 97 (the Bend Parkway) in Bend. It heads west along Colorado Avenue and Century Drive, which it follows to the entrance to the Mount Bachelor Ski Resort, where the Century Drive Highway ends. The Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway continues south, carrying the local name of Century Drive along the west side of Mount Bachelor. South of Crane Prairie Reservoir, the two routes split, with the scenic byway continuing to head south towards its terminus at Oregon Route 58. Century Drive instead heads back to the east, north of the Wickiup Reservoir, and then heads northeast parallel to the western shore of the Deschutes River. It eventually crosses the river, runs north for several miles, and then terminates at an intersection with US 97 near the resort community of Sunriver.
