Oregon Route 214

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OR 214.svg

Oregon Route 214

Oregon Route 214
Route 214 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length44.79 mi (72.08 km)
Major junctions
South endOR 22.svg OR 22 near Aumsville
Major intersectionsOR 213.svg OR 213 in Silverton
OR 99E.svg OR 99E in Woodburn
OR 99E.svgOR 211.svg OR 99E  / OR 211 in Woodburn
North endI-5.svgOR 219.svg I-5  / OR 219 in Woodburn
Location
Country United States
State Oregon
Highway system
OR 213.svg OR 213 OR 216.svg OR 216

Oregon Route 214 is an Oregon state highway which runs from the city of Woodburn, southeast into Silver Falls State Park in the Cascade foothills, and then loops back west towards Salem. The northern segment of the highway (between Silverton and Woodburn) is known as the Hillsboro-Silverton Highway No. 140 (see Oregon highways and routes), a designation which continues north on OR 219, and the southern segment (southeast of Silverton) is known as the Silver Creek Falls Highway No. 163.

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Route description

Start of Oregon Route 214 Start of Oregon Route 214.JPG
Start of Oregon Route 214
The highway in Silver Falls State Park Oregon Route 214 at North Falls Trailhead.jpg
The highway in Silver Falls State Park

OR 214's northern terminus is at the junction with Interstate 5 and OR 219 in the city of Woodburn. (A single diamond interchange serves both OR 219 and OR 214 from the freeway; OR 219 leads west of the interchange and OR 214 heads east). The roadway heads due east into the city of Woodburn for about 2.5 miles (4.0 km), skirting the northern edge of town (though passing through a very busy shopping district). It then intersects with both OR 99E and OR 211; OR 214 continues south from this intersection, sharing an alignment with OR 99E for 1.2 miles (1.9 km), officially along the Pacific Highway East No. 1E. OR 214 then departs from OR 99E and heads southeast.

Outside of Woodburn, OR 214 is a two-lane country road. The next town of note heading south is Mount Angel, followed by Silverton. In Silverton, OR 214 intersects with OR 213, which heads north to Molalla and south (southwest) to Salem.

OR 214 continues southeast from Silverton, now as the Silver Falls Highway. The highway, almost immediately upon leaving the Silverton city limits, starts climbing into the Cascade foothills, until it enters Silver Falls State Park. Upon entering the park, the highway turns south, and provides several points of access to various park facilities and attractions. Upon leaving the park, the highway heads west towards the Salem area. It terminates near Aumsville at an interchange with OR 22.

One significant alignment change occurred during the 90's. It used to be the case that OR 214, rather than having its northern terminus in Woodburn, instead continued west towards St. Paul, where it terminated at an intersection with OR 219 (which continued south to Salem on River Road). However, that section of OR 219 is no longer signed as a state route, and the section of OR 214 between St. Paul and Woodburn was renumbered as OR 219. Many maps (including Yahoo Maps) still show the old alignments of OR 219 and OR 214.

Oregon 99E, 211 and 214 Direction Sign Oregon 99E, 211 and 214 Direction Sign.JPG
Oregon 99E, 211 and 214 Direction Sign

Major intersections

The entire route is in Marion County.

Locationmi [1] [2] [3] kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00OR 22.svg OR 22  Salem, Stayton
Silverton 32.07–
32.21
51.61–
51.84
OR 213.svg OR 213  Salem, Stayton, Mollala, Oregon City
Woodburn 43.4069.85South plate.svg
OR 99E.svg
OR 99E south
Southern end of OR 99E overlap
44.5771.73North plate.svg
OR 99E.svg
North plate.svg
OR 211.svg
OR 99E north / OR 211 north
Northern end of OR 99E overlap
47.0775.75I-5.svg I-5  Salem, Portland
North plate.svg
OR 219.svg
OR 219 north
Roadway continues as OR 219
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. "SILVER CREEK FALLS HIGHWAY No. 163" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. "HILLSBORO–SILVERTON HIGHWAY No. 140" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
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