Oregon Route 453 (OR 453) is an

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running from OR 454 near

Adrian Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the ma ...

to State Line Road on the

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state line near Adrian. OR 453 is known as the Adrian-Arena Valley Highway No. 453 (see

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). It is long and runs northwest to southeast in a stairstep pattern, entirely within

Malheur County Malheur County (, ) is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,571. Its county seat is Vale, and its largest city is Ontario. The county was named after the Malheur River, which ru ...

. OR 453 was established in 2003 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to

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that previously were not assigned, and, as of July 2018, was unsigned.

Route description

OR 453 begins at an intersection with OR 454 approximately one mile southeast of Adrian and heads east, south, east, crossing OR 454 again, at the Idaho state line at an intersection with State Line Road.

History

OR 453 was assigned to the Adrian-Arena Valley Highway in 2003.

Major intersections

References

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Transportation in Malheur County, Oregon