Oregon Route 37 is a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
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that runs between
Cold Springs Junction on the
Columbia River
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in north-central Oregon, to the city of
Pendleton. The highway comprises the Pendleton-Cold Springs Highway No. 36 (see
Oregon highways and routes
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Highways and routes
The state highway system consists of a ...
), and part of the
Pendleton-John Day Highway No. 28.
Route description
Oregon Route 37 begins (at its southern terminus) at an interchange with
Interstate 84 and
U.S. Route 395 just south of downtown Pendleton. Heading north from that interchange, the highway skirts the western edge of downtown, briefly shares an alignment with
U.S. Route 30
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over the
Pendleton Highway Pendleton may refer to:
Places
;United Kingdom
*Pendleton, Lancashire, England
*Pendleton, Greater Manchester, England
;United States
*Pendleton, Indiana
* Pendleton, Missouri
* Pendleton, New York
*Pendleton, Oregon
*Pendleton, South Carolina
*P ...
No. 67, and then heads north out of Pendleton.
At an intersection with
Oregon Route 334, the highway turns west-northwest for the remainder of its length, terminating at an intersection with
U.S. Route 730
U.S. Route 730 (US 730) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway, of which all but 6.08 miles of its 41.78 miles (9.78 of 67.24 km) are within the state of Oregon. The highway starts in rural Morrow County in ...
near Cold Springs Junction. Just west of the junction lies
Hat Rock State Park.
UPDATE: According to the ODOT Digital Video Log, Oregon Route 37 is signed as ending at the intersection of Westgate and Northgate (just south of Carden Ave) in Pendleton. This video log does not show the route as starting at I-84 Exit 209 and skirting the west edge of downtown Pendleton as the above paragraph suggests.
Major intersections
:''Note: OR 37 uses several different highways (see
Oregon highways and routes
The state highway system of the U.S. state of Oregon is a network of highways that are owned and maintained by the Highway Division of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
Highways and routes
The state highway system consists of a ...
); the milepoint column shows mileage along these highways, not adjusted for
equation
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s, with the highway number in front.''
References
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Transportation in Umatilla County, Oregon
Pendleton, Oregon