Oregon Route 334 (OR 334) is an

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

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running from OR 37 near Myrick to OR 11 near

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. OR 334 is known as the Athena-Holdman Highway No. 334 (see

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). It is long and runs east–west, entirely within

Umatilla County Umatilla County () is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population of 81,826 ranks it as the 14th largest in Oregon, and largest in Eastern Oregon. Hermiston is the largest city in Umatilla County, but Pendleton remain ...

. OR 334 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 October 2020, was unsigned.

Route description

OR 334 begins at an intersection with OR 37 approximately ten miles north of Pendleton and heads east through Myrick. Three miles east of Myrick, OR 334 overlaps OR 335 for , heading north. After OR 335 turns north toward

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, OR 334 then continues east through Athena, ending at an intersection with OR 11 approximately one mile east of Athena.

History

OR 334 was assigned to the Athena-Holdman Highway in 2003.

Major intersections

References

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Transportation in Umatilla County, Oregon