Oregon Route 78

{{short description|State highway in eastern Oregon, US}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox road

|state=OR

|type=OR

|route=78

| map={{maplink-road|from=Oregon Route 78.map}}

| map_custom = yes

| map_notes = Route 78 highlighted in red

|length_mi=91.55

|length_ref={{cite web|url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/rics/docs/Straightline_Charts/slchart_pdfs/Hwy442.pdf|title=Steens Highway No. 442|date=April 2011|publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation|access-date=June 22, 2012}}

|direction_a=West

|terminus_a={{Jct|state=OR|US|20|US|395}} in Burns

|junction={{Jct|state=OR|OR|205}} near Burns

|direction_b=East

|terminus_b={{Jct|state=OR|US|95}} in Burns Junction

|counties=Harney, Malheur

|established=1932

|previous_type=OR

|previous_route=74

|next_type=I

|next_route=82

}}

Oregon Route 78 is an Oregon state highway running from Burns in Harney County to Burns Junction in Malheur County. OR 78 is known as the Steens Highway No. 442 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is {{convert|91.55|mi|km}} long and runs northwest to southeast.

Route description

OR 78 begins at an intersection with US 20 and US 395 in Burns and continues southeast through Crane and New Princeton to Burns Junction, where it ends at an intersection with US 95.

File:Intersection of US 95 and Oregon Route 78.JPG

File:OR78 Steens.JPG from OR 78]]

History

OR 78 was assigned to the Burns-Crane Highway No. 24 when the Oregon route numbering system was initiated in 1932.

Major intersections

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{{ORint

|county=Harney

|cspan=2

|location=Burns

|mile=0.00

|road={{jct|state=OR|US|20|US|395|city1=John Day|city2=Ontario|city3=Lakeview|city4=Bend}}

}}

{{ORint

|location=none

|mile=1.73

|road={{jct|state=OR|OR|205|city1=Frenchglen|location2=Denio}}

}}

{{ORint

|county=Malheur

|location=Burns Junction

|mile=91.55

|road={{jct|state=OR|US|95|city1=Jordan Valley|location2=Boise|city3=McDermitt|location4=Winnemucca}}

}}

{{Jctbtm}}

File:US 20 & US 395, Oregon Route 78 Intersection.JPG

References

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Category:Transportation in Harney County, Oregon

Category:Transportation in Malheur County, Oregon