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(Northbound State Route 53; Tillamook County, Oregon)
--Photo taken by Chris Elbert c. 2000s ✔
Viatype:S2-U
Oregon State Route 53 was once a small constituent of Federal Route 101. As the Oregon Department
of Transportation rerouted the federal-highway snuggly along the Pacific Ocean,
the stretch between Wheeler and Necanicum Junction was orphaned. However,
the route was (and continues to be) a significant carrier of traffic en route to
Portland, so the state rebadged the thoroughfare as a state-highway.
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