U.S. Route 30 in Oregon

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For the unsigned Highway 30, see Willamina-Salem Highway.

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 30 in Oregon. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 30.

U.S. Route 30 marker

U.S. Route 30
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US 30 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 477.02 mi[1] (767.69 km)
(using the entire Huntington Highway through Lime)
Tourist
routes:		 Invalid type: LCT
Major junctions
West end: US 101 in Astoria
 
East end: I-84 / US-30 at the Idaho state line
Location
Counties: Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Baker, Malheur
Highway system
← OR 27 OR 31 →

In the U.S. state of Oregon, U.S. Route 30, a major east–west U.S. Highway, runs from its western terminus in Astoria to the Idaho border east of Ontario. West of Portland, US 30 generally follows the southern shore of the Columbia River; east of Portland the highway has largely been replaced with Interstate 84, though it is signed all the way across the state, and diverges from the I-84 mainline in several towns, as a de facto business route. (The state of Oregon does not sign Interstate business routes; instead it uses the designations US 30 and Oregon Route 99 (along the Interstate 5 corridor) for this purpose.) Out of all the states U.S. Route 30 traverses, it spends the most time in Oregon. At 477 miles, it is also the longest road in the state.

Route description

End US 30 Marker, Astoria, Oregon

Astoria to Portland

1937 sketch including Columbia River Highway (now U.S. Route 30) as it passes west of Sauvie Island, northwest of Portland

US 30 begins in Astoria, at an intersection with U.S. Route 101. US 101 southbound from the intersection goes down the length of the Oregon Coast, northbound US 101 crosses the Astoria-Megler Bridge into Washington state. US 30 proceeds east through the intersection, through downtown Astoria, and then along the southern bank of the Columbia.

East of Astoria, US 30 is known as the Lower Columbia River Highway No. 2W (see Oregon highways and routes), a designation which it carries until Portland.

Between Astoria and Portland, the highway passes through (or by) numerous Columbia River towns, such as Svensen, Knappa, Wauna, and Westport. In Westport, one can use the Wahkiakum County Ferry to cross the Columbia to Puget Island and Cathlamet, Washington.

Continuing east, the highway passes through the communities of Woodson and Clatskanie. East of Clatskanie, the highway runs inland from the river a bit, approaching the town of Rainier, Oregon.

Just before Rainier is an interchange providing access to the Lewis and Clark Bridge, which crosses the Columbia to Longview, Washington. After Rainier, the highway turns south, following a bend in the river, and runs parallel to Interstate 5 (which is across the river on the Washington side). Towns along the way include Goble, Deer Island, Columbia City, and St. Helens.

South of Deer Island, US 30 becomes an expressway, known locally as St. Helens Road. The highway proceeds through the towns of Warren, Scappoose, and Burlington (as well as passing by the access road to Sauvie Island) before entering Portland. East of Scappoose is the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.

Portland area

In northwest Portland, US 30 is sandwiched between Forest Park to the west and the Willamette River to the east. South of the Linnton area, US 30 Bypass (Northeast Portland Highway No. 123) heads east across the St. Johns Bridge. US 30 continues south along St. Helens Road, then later on Yeon Avenue through an industrial area as it approaches Downtown Portland. On the edge of Downtown Portland, US 30 briefly becomes a freeway, utilizing part of the route of the cancelled I-505, until its interchange with I-405 at the western end of the Fremont Bridge.

US 30 crosses the Fremont Bridge (along with I-405), on the Stadium Freeway No. 61; at the eastern end of the bridge it joins Interstate 5 south for approximately one mile on the Pacific Highway No. 1 and then joins the Banfield Expressway (I-84), where it becomes the Columbia River Highway No. 2. For the remainder of its route in the Portland area, US 30 shares an alignment with I-84. I-84 passes through the eastern Portland suburbs of Fairview, Wood Village, Gresham, and Troutdale in this fashion. US 30 Bypass rejoins US 30 in Wood Village.

U.S. Route 30 Business was a spur from US 30 Byp. northeast of Downtown Portland, across I-84/US 30 to Oregon Route 99E east of Downtown, just east of the Burnside Bridge. It has not rejoined US 30 on its west end since US 30 was moved onto I-405 and I-5 around Downtown.

East of Portland

Historic Route 30 Sign

US 30 runs mostly along I-84 in Oregon east of Portland, diverting to short segments of the old surface route to act as a business route or scenic route for I-84:

The sections concurrent with I-84 are part of the Columbia River Highway No. 2 west of U.S. Route 730 at Boardman and part of the Old Oregon Trail No. 6 east of U.S. Route 730.

There is also a U.S. Route 30 Business signed in the Ontario area. This is part of the Olds Ferry-Ontario Highway No. 455.

History

Interstate 505
Location: Portland
Length: 3.17 mi (5.10 km)

Sections of the highway between The Dalles and Ontario generally follow the route of the Oregon Trail, which was used in the 19th century by American settlers to reach the Willamette Valley.[2] US 30 was created as part of the initial United States Numbered Highway System adopted by the American Association of State Highway Officials on November 11, 1926. The number was assigned in place of US 20, which had originally been planned for the corridor in Oregon, after objections from the state government.[3] The new national highway incorporated portions of existing state roads, including the Columbia River Highway, which was constructed between 1913 and 1922 through the Columbia River Gorge.[4][5]

Before the Banfield Expressway was built, the Portland section of US 30 ran on St Helens Road to the Willamette Heights section of Portland, then on Wardway Street, then Vaughn Street, then NW 18th & 19th Avenues, then Burnside Street, and then Sandy Boulevard towards Troutdale.[citation needed] Several sections of the old highway use brown road markers with "Historic US 30" that were installed in the 21st century.[6] The Interstate Highway System, approved by the federal government in 1956, included construction of a freeway in Oregon along the US 30 corridor between Portland and Ontario; it was later numbered I-80N (now I-84).[7][8] The Oregon state government unsuccessfully proposed an extension to cover the rest of US 30 between Astoria and Portland in the 1950s and 1960s,[9][10] which was two lanes wide and in need of funding for improvements.[11][12]

The 104-mile (167 km) Astoria–Portland section had been rebuilt with fewer curves by the 1960s, but remained congested due to its use as a tourist route as well as a bypass of US 99 (and I-5) upon the removal of tolls from the Lewis and Clark Bridge near Longview, Washington.[10][11] In 1969, the state government announced plans to widen the highway between Burlington and the Columbia County border, but declined to fund further projects in favor of improvements in the Portland area.[13] The state later withdrew its proposals to upgrade the entire section to an expressway, stating that US 30 was meant to serve local traffic and could be improved to a four-lane highway instead.[14] A project to widen US 30 near Scappoose and Warren in the 1970s was delayed by a decade due to disagreements between the state and local governments over its routing and an attempt to build a full bypass.[15] The highway remained slightly more accident-prone than others in Oregon; from 1987 to 1992, a total of 22 crashes on 50 miles (80 km) of US 30 in Columbia County resulted in 26 deaths and 769 injuries.[16]

In 1988, US 30 was realigned along NW Yeon Avenue in Portland to alleviate residential congestion.[17] The new route utilized an interchange with I-405 that was intended for a proposed I-505.[18] The proposed Interstate was intended to be a 3.17-mile (5.10 km) freeway spur in northwest Portland that would have connected I-405 to St. Helens Road, the latter being the original route for US 30. Funding for the freeway was withdrawn by the city government in November 1978, as it would have required condemnation and rerouting streets on a swath of land through the Northwest Industrial neighborhood.[19] The federal government formally approved the project's cancellation in December 1979 and reallocated funds to other transportation improvements in the area.[20][21]

In the 2010s, the city of Scappoose proposed the construction of a bypass to carry US 30 around the city.[22] A similar proposal was defeated in 1971 following protests from residents over its disruption to future potential development. The $5.5 million allocation for the bypass project was redistributed by the state to improve other sections of US 30 in Columbia County.[23]

Major intersections

County Location mi[1] km Exit Destinations Notes
Clatsop Astoria 0.00 0.00 US 101 / Invalid type: LCT to US 26 – Seaside, Ilwaco, Long Beach
Westport 26.81 43.15 Westport Ferry Road – Wahkiakum County Ferry
Columbia Clatskanie 35.77 57.57 OR 47 south – Mist, Vernonia, Jewell
Rainier 47.72 76.80 Longview, Seattle (via Lewis and Clark Bridge) Interchange
St. Helens
US 30 Bus.

US 30 Bus.
Multnomah ​ 83.2 133.9 OR 127 (Cornelius Pass Road)
Portland 89.34 143.78
US 30 Byp. east (St. Johns Bridge) / Invalid type: LCT
93.91 151.13 Nicolai Street – Montgomery Park
93.91 151.13
94.19 151.58 Vaughn Street Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
94.52–
94.81		 152.12–
152.58		 I-405 south to US 26 – Portland City Center, Beaverton, Salem Western end of I-405 overlap
95.05 152.97
95.30 153.37 Kerby Avenue Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
95.30–
95.73		 153.37–
154.06		 I-5 north – Seattle Eastern end of I-405 overlap; western end of I-5 overlap
96.29 154.96 302A Broadway, Weidler Street – Rose Quarter, Portland City Center
96.60 155.46 Oregon Convention Center, Rose Quarter Westbound exit only
96.73 155.67 I-5 south – Beaverton, Salem, Portland City Center Eastern end of I-5 overlap; western end of I-84 overlap
97.19 156.41 OR 99E Eastbound entrance only
97.65 157.15 1 Lloyd Center Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
98.89 159.15 1 33rd Avenue Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
99.28 159.78 2 César E Chávez Boulevard, 43rd Avenue Former US 30 Bus.
100.42 161.61 3 58th Avenue Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
100.99 162.53 4 Halsey Street, 68th Avenue Eastbound exit only
101.74 163.73 5 OR 213 (82nd Avenue) Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
102.49 164.94 6 I-205 south – Salem Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
102.59 165.10 7 Halsey Street – Gateway District Eastbound exit only
103.32 166.28 8 I-205 north / Invalid type: LCT – Seattle, Portland Airport Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
103.47 166.52 9 102nd Avenue – Parkrose Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
​ 103.83 167.10 9 I-205 – Seattle, Salem Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Fairview 108.81 175.11 14 Fairview Parkway (to US 30 Byp. west)
Dodson 129.54 208.47 35 Historic Columbia River Highway west – Ainsworth State Park
Hood River Cascade Locks 137.78 221.74 I-84 east – The Dalles Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; eastern end of I-84 overlap
138.24 222.48 Bridge of the Gods – Stevenson
139.06 223.80 Forest Lane (Historic Columbia River Highway east)
139.89 225.13 I-84 west – Portland Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; western end of I-84 overlap
141.87 228.32 47 Forest Lane (Historic Columbia River Highway west) – Herman Creek Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Hood River 156.37 251.65 I-84 east / Invalid type: LCT – The Dalles Eastern end of I-84 overlap
157.81 253.97 13th Street (OR 281)
​ 158.95 255.81 OR 35 / Invalid type: road – Odell, Parkdale, Mount Hood
Hood River 159.27–
159.53		 256.32–
256.74		 I-84 west / Invalid type: LCT / Invalid type: road – Portland, Bingen, White Salmon Western end of I-84 overlap
Wasco Mosier 164.47 264.69 I-84 east / Invalid type: LCT – The Dalles Eastern end of I-84 overlap
164.84 265.28 Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail west
Rowena 173.83 279.75 To I-84 – The Dalles, Hood River, Mayer State Park
​ 176.55 284.13 To I-84 – Port of The Dalles
The Dalles 181.19 291.60 I-84 / Invalid type: LCT – Pendleton, Portland, Port of The Dalles Interchange
183.16 294.77 To I-84 Interchange
184.66 297.18 US 197 south – Dufur, Bend Western end of US 197 overlap
184.90–
185.15		 297.57–
297.97		 I-84 west / US 197 north / Invalid type: LCT – The Dalles, Portland, Yakima Eastern end of US 197 overlap; west end of I-84 overlap
​ 195.06 313.92 97 OR 206 – Celilo Park, Deschutes State Park
Sherman ​ 202.48 325.86 104 US 97 – Yakima, Bend
Gilliam Arlington 235.74 379.39 137 OR 19 – Arlington, Condon
​ 245.27 394.72 147 OR 74 – Ione, Heppner
Morrow ​ 265.87 427.88 168 US 730 / Invalid type: LCT – Irrigon
Umatilla ​ 277.37 446.38 179 I-82 west – Hermiston, Umatilla, Kennewick
​ 280.78 451.87 182 OR 207 – Hermiston, Lexington
​ 286.76 461.50 188 US 395 north – Stanfield, Echo, Hermiston Western end of US 395 overlap
​ 291.45 469.04 193 Echo Road (Lexington–Echo Highway) – Echo, Lexington
Pendleton 305.02 490.88 I-84 east / US 395 south – La Grande Eastern end of I-84 overlap
307.13 494.28 OR 37 north – Holdman
307.66 495.13 To US 395 south – Pilot Rock, John Day
308.97 497.24 OR 11 south to I-84 / US 395 – Portland, La Grande Western end of OR 11 overlap
309.67 498.37 OR 11 north – Milton-Freewater, Walla Walla Eastern end of OR 11 overlap
​ 310.38 499.51 Mission Road – Mission, Indian Agency, Gibbon Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
​ 311.65 501.55 I-84 west – Portland Western end of I-84 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
​ 314.33 505.87 216 Milton-Freewater, Walla Walla (OR 331)
Union ​ 351.11 565.06 252 OR 244 – Starkey, Ukiah
​ 357.47 575.29 I-84 east – Baker City, Ontario Eastern end of I-84 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
La Grande 359.74 578.95 OR 82 to I-84 – Elgin, Wallowa Lake
​ 362.86–
363.27		 583.97–
584.63		 I-84 west / OR 203 south – Pendleton, Union Western end of I-84 overlap
North Powder 383.52–
383.70		 617.22–
617.51		 I-84 east / OR 237 – Baker City, North Powder Eastern end of I-84 overlap
Baker Baker City 403.17 648.84 OR 7 north to I-84 – Richland, La Grande, Hells Canyon Western end of OR 7 overlap
403.41 649.23 OR 7 south – Salisbury, Unity, John Day Eastern end of OR 7 overlap
​ 405.84 653.14 I-84 west – La Grande Western end of I-84 overlap
​ 441.58 710.65 I-84 east – Ontario Eastern end of I-84 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
​ 444.84 715.90 I-84 – Baker City, Ontario Interchange
Malheur ​ 452.67 728.50 I-84 west – Baker City Western end of I-84 overlap
​ 455.55 733.14 356 OR 201 – Weiser Former US 30N east
​ 473.93 762.72 374 OR 201 (US 30 Bus. east) to US 20 / US 26 – Ontario, Weiser, Vale
Ontario 476.02–
476.28		 766.08–
766.50
I-84 east / US 30 Bus. west to US 20 / US 26 – Boise, Ontario, Vale
477.02 767.69 US-30 east – Fruitland Bridge over the Snake River (state line); continuation into Idaho
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oregon Department of Transportation, Public Road Inventory Archived 2008-02-24 at the Wayback Machine (primarily the Digital Video Log), accessed March 2008
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