Oregon Route 31
{{Short description|State highway in central Oregon, US}}
{{For|the unsigned Highway 31|Albany-Corvallis Highway}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=OR
|type=OR
|route=31
| map={{maplink-road|from=Oregon Route 31.map}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = Route 31 highlighted in red
|length_mi=120.57
|established=1932
|allocation=Fremont Highway No. 19
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=OR|US|395}} in Valley Falls
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=OR|US|97}} near La Pine
|counties=Lake, Klamath, Deschutes
|previous_type=US
|previous_route=30
|next_type=OR
|next_route=34
}}
Oregon Route 31 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oregon that runs between the Central Oregon cities of La Pine and Lakeview. OR 31 traverses most of the Fremont Highway No. 19 of the Oregon state highway system,{{cite web|url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/rics/docs/routes2hwycrossref.pdf|title=2012 Cross Reference Table of Highway Route Number to State Highway Number|author=Road Inventory and Classification Services Unit|publisher=Transportation Development Division, Oregon Department of Transportation|access-date=October 3, 2015}} named after John C. Frémont. The entire length of OR 31 is part of the Outback Scenic Byway, though the byway extends further south beyond the end of OR 31, to the California border.
Route description
File:OR 31 north end at La Pine.jpg
Oregon 31 runs northwest-southeast, but is signed north–south. It is a two-lane rural road for its entire length. The northern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with U.S. Route 97 south of the city of La Pine. From there, the highway heads southeast, passing near the natural attractions of Big Hole, Hole-in-the-Ground, and Fort Rock State Natural Area. The route turns briefly east, passing by Paulina Marsh and Silver Lake and through the community of Silver Lake; it then turns south, goes over Picture Rock Pass, and passes by the Summer Lake Wildlife Area, then through the community of Summer Lake and by the lake of the same name. The road then runs east near the south shore of Summer Lake, then southeast through Paisley. Near the southern end of Abert Lake, and north of Lakeview, the highway ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 395.
A previous routing from a 1916 map shows the highway's northern terminus near Millican on U.S. 20, proceeding down Forest Road 25, then down Forest Road 18/Cabin Lake Road to the community of Fort Rock and continuing south on Pitcher Lane and Picture Lane to Silver Lake.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}
Major intersections
{{ORinttop|milepoint_ref={{cite web|url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/Pages/StraightlineCharts.aspx|title=Straightline Charts|author=Road Inventory and Classification Services Unit|publisher=Transportation Development Division, Oregon Department of Transportation|access-date=October 3, 2015}}
- [http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/rics/docs/Straightline_Charts/slchart_pdfs/Hwy014.pdf Fremont Highway No. 19] (December 2011)
}}
{{ORint
|county=Lake
|cspan=9
|location=Valley Falls
|milepoint=120.57
|road={{jct|state=OR|US|395|dir1=south|city1=Lakeview|location2=Reno}}
{{jct|state=OR|US|395|dir1=north|city1=Wagontire|city2=Burns}}
}}
{{ORint
|location=none
|milepoint=116.50
|place=Chewaucan River
|pspan=3
}}
{{ORint
|location=none
|milepoint=109.27
|place=none
}}
{{ORint
|location=Paisley
|milepoint=98.22
|place=none
}}
{{ORint
|location=none
|milepoint=79.47
|place=Hunter Hill Summit, elevation {{convert|4205|ft}}
}}
{{ORint
|location=Summer Lake
|lspan=2
|milepoint=69.12
|place=Fremont Memorial historical marker
}}
{{ORint
|milepoint=69.09
|place=Summer Lake Safety Rest Area
}}
{{ORint
|location=none
|milepoint=62.95
|place=Picture Rock Pass Summit, elevation {{convert|4830|ft}}
}}
{{ORint
|location=Fort Rock Junction
|milepoint=28.97
|place=Fort Rock historical marker
}}
{{ORint
|county=Deschutes
|location=none
|milepoint=0.00
|road={{jct|state=OR|US|97|city1=Crescent|city2=Klamath Falls|city3=La Pine|city4=Bend}}
}}
{{jctbtm}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/2142/index.html Outback Scenic Byway]
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Category:Transportation in Deschutes County, Oregon