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Oregon Route 202 is an Oregon state highway which serves the northwestern corner of the state. It is part of the Nehalem Highway No. 102 (see Oregon highways and routes), and runs between the cities of Astoria and Mist.
The western terminus of Oregon Route 202 is an intersection with U.S. Route 101 in Astoria. OR 202 (concurrent for a short stretch with US 101 Business) continues southeast from there, along the eastern shore of Youngs Bay and the Youngs River. Soon after, it enters the valley of the Nehalem River, and continues southeast towards the community of Jewell. Leaving Jewell, it then continues east-northeast to the town of Mist, where OR 202 ends. The Nehalem Highway continues southeast from there, as Oregon Route 47.
Note: mileposts do not reflect actual mileage because of realignments.
| County | Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Clatsop | Astoria | 0.18 | 0.29 |       | West end of US 101 Bus. overlap |
| 1.42 | 2.29 | | East end of US 101 Bus. overlap | ||
| Jewell | 29.20 | 46.99 |  | ||
| Columbia | Mist | 46.14 | 74.26 | | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101 (US 101) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States. It is also known as El Camino Real where its route along the southern and central California coast approximates the old trail which linked the Spanish missions, pueblos, and presidios. It merges at some points with California State Route 1 (SR 1).
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The Nehalem Highway No. 102 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oregon that passes through the Nehalem River valley. It runs from U.S. Route 101 in Astoria southeast to Oregon Route 8 in Forest Grove. Between Astoria and the Mist-Clatskanie Highway in Mist, it is signed as Oregon Route 202; the rest is signed as Oregon Route 47. A piece at Astoria, north of the Warrenton-Astoria Highway, is also U.S. Route 101 Business.
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Birkenfeld is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon, United States, in the Nehalem Valley on Oregon Route 202 between Jewell and Mist.
Vesper is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. The Nehalem River flows through the town. Settled in 1876 by William Johnston, a man who would be responsible for the town's first post office and church, Vesper borders Jewell and the Columbia County line. Johnston also served as the town's first postmaster. Before 1901, Vesper was completely isolated from the rest of the county on land; for one to reach the community, it would have been necessary to travel via ferry on the Nehalem River. The county expanded wagon roads to the community, eventually leading to automobile roads being built in 1908. Nowadays, Oregon Route 202 passes through Vesper.
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Juneta was passenger ferry that operated on the Nehalem River on the north coast of Oregon from 1910 to the mid-1920s. Thereafter this vessel was transferred to the Columbia River where it was operated out of Astoria as a cannery tender until the 1960s. Juneta was then converted to a tugboat, and operated commercially on the Columbia and Willamette rivers until 1976. Juneta is still in existence and afloat as a private yacht in the vicinity of Portland, Oregon.
