Oregon Route 331

{{short description|State highway in Umatilla County, Oregon, US}}

{{Infobox road

|state=OR

|type=OR

|route=331

| map={{maplink-road|from=Oregon Route 331.map}}

| map_custom = yes

| map_notes = Route 331 highlighted in red

|length_mi=4.84

|length_ref={{cite web |date=October 2016 |title=Umatilla Mission Highway No. 331 |url=https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/Data/Documents/SLC_Hwy331.pdf |publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation |accessdate=June 18, 2018}}

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a={{Jct|state=OR|I|84|US|30}} near Mission

|junction=

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b={{Jct|state=OR|OR|11}} near Mission

|county=Umatilla

|established=2003

|previous_type=OR

|previous_route=293

|next_type=OR

|next_route=332

}}

Oregon Route 331 (OR 331) is a short state highway in Umatilla County, Oregon. The highway runs {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} entirely on the Umatilla Indian Reservation from Interstate 84 to OR 11 near Mission. OR 331 is known as the Umatilla Mission Highway No. 331 (see Oregon highways and routes).

OR 331 was established in 2003 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that previously were not assigned.

Route description

OR 331 begins at an interchange with Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 30 on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The highway travels north, passing the Wildhorse Resort & Casino and the tribal headquarters to the center of Mission. The road then crosses a railroad and the Umatilla River before ascending up to a plateau formed by the river and Wildhorse Creek. OR 331 terminates at an intersection with OR 11, approximately {{convert|4|mi|km}} northeast of Pendleton.{{google maps |title=Oregon Route 331 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.6371619,-118.6841201/Duff+Ranches/@45.6699849,-118.7183888,12365m/am=t/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x54a2e34d592f81c1:0xcf4a480b9d1b24e5!2m2!1d-118.683522!2d45.7032316!3e0 |accessdate=June 18, 2018}}

History

OR 331 was assigned to the Umatilla Mission Highway in 2003.{{cite web |date=May 2005 |title=Description of US and OR Routes |publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation |page=29 |url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/TEOS_Publications/PDF/Descriptions_of_US_and_Oregon_Routes.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051102084300/http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/TEOS_Publications/PDF/Descriptions_of_US_and_Oregon_Routes.pdf |archivedate=November 2, 2005 |accessdate=June 18, 2018}}

Major intersections

{{ORint

|location=Mission

|mile=0.00

|road={{Jct|state=OR|I|84|US|30|city1=Pendleton|city2=La Grande|location3=McKay Creek}}

|notes=Continues as Market Road

}}

{{ORint

|location=none

|mile=4.84

|road={{Jct|state=OR|OR|11|city1=Pendleton|city2=Milton-Freewater}}

}}

References

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Category:Transportation in Umatilla County, Oregon