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(Northbound State Route 53; Tillamook County, Oregon)
--Photo taken by Chris Elbert

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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