Oregon Route 216

Oregon Route 216 is an Oregon state highway running from U.S. Route 26 at Warm Springs Junction to U.S. Route 97 in Grass Valley. OR 216 is 61.30 miles (98.65 km) long and runs east–west.

Oregon Route 216
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length61.30 mi (98.65 km)
Existed1952–present
Major junctions
West end US 26 in Warm Springs Junction
  US 197 near Maupin
US 197 in Tygh Valley
East end US 97 in Grass Valley
Highway system
← OR 214→ OR 217

Route description

OR 216 begins at an intersection with US 26 at Warm Springs Junction on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. It heads east along the border between the reservation and Mt. Hood National Forest, then continues through Pine Grove, and past Wapinitia to an intersection with U.S. Route 197 about two miles (3 km) west of Maupin. At this intersection, OR 216 overlaps U.S. 197 and continues north to Tygh Valley. The concurrency ends at Tygh Valley, and OR 216 continues east to Grass Valley, ending at an intersection with US 97.

Highways comprising

OR 216 comprises the following named highways (see Oregon highways and routes):

Start of Oregon Route 216

History

The Wapinitia Highway was originally designated part of OR 50. In 1950, it was redesignated OR 52, as the OR 50 designation was moved to the Warm Springs Highway No. 53, and is now part of US 26. In 1952, when the former OR 90 was renumbered OR 52 to conform to its intersection with ID 52, the Wapinitia Highway was renumbered as part of OR 216.

The Sherars Bridge Highway can be traced to a bridge over the Deschutes River, built in 1860 and rebuilt in 1862. Joseph Sherar and his wife, Jane, bought the log bridge in 1871, replaced it with a wooden toll bridge, and improved 60 miles (97 km) of an existing wagon road that crossed the bridge.[1] The bridge was purchased by Deschutes County in 1912, the modern highway built some time thereafter.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WascoWarm Springs Junction0.180.29 US 26 – Madras
​26.03
42.43		41.89
68.28		 US 197 south – Maupin, BendWestern end of US 197 overlap
Tygh Valley33.89
−0.05		54.54
−0.080		 US 197 north – The DallesEastern end of US 197 overlap
ShermanGrass Valley28.4245.74 US 97 – Moro, Biggs, Shaniko, Madras
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Larson, Zeb (2009). "Jane Sherar (1848–1907) and Joseph Sherar (1833–1908". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
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