Oregon Route 7

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Oregon Route 7
Length:	52.27 mi (84.12 km)
Formed:	1932
South end:	US 26 in Austin Junction
Major junctions:	OR 410 near Sumpter OR 245 in Salisbury US 30 in Baker City
North end:	I-84 in Baker City
Oregon highways (lists: Routes - Highways) < OR 6 OR 8 >

Oregon Route 7 is an Oregon state highway which runs from Interstate 84 at Baker City to U.S. Route 26 at Austin Junction. It is comprised of part of the Baker-Copperfield Highway No. 12, part of the La Grande-Baker Highway No. 66, and the Whitney Highway No. 71 (see Oregon highways and routes. A short spur, Oregon Route 410, serves the town of Sumpter.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 Cities and towns along the route 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References

[edit] Route description

[edit] Cities and towns along the route

• Baker City
• Whitney
• Austin
• Austin Junction

[edit] History

The route of Oregon Route 7 once followed the current route of Oregon Route 245 to Unity, but that was scrapped in favor of the Sumpter routing.

[edit] Major intersections

Note: OR 7 uses several different highways (see Oregon highways and routes); the milepoint column shows mileage along these highways, not adjusted for equations, with the highway number in front.

County	Location	Milepoint[1]	Destinations	Notes
Grant	Austin Junction	71 0.00	US 26 – Canyon City, John Day, Unity, Vale
Baker		71 25.23	Sumpter, Granite (OR 410)
	Salisbury	71 41.85	OR 245 – Hereford, Unity
	Baker City	71 50.96 66 52.04	US 30 east – Ontario, Huntington	South end of US 30 overlap
		66 51.79 12 0.00	US 30 west – North Baker City, Haines, Anthony Lakes	North end of US 30 overlap
		12 1.57	I-84 – Richland, Hells Canyon, La Grande, Ontario	Interchange

[edit] References