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Encyclopedia > Oregon Highway 8
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Oregon 8

Oregon Highway 8 is an Oregon state highway which serves the western suburbs of Portland. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links OR-8. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Beaver State Other U.S. States Capital Salem Largest city Portland Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) Senators Ron Wyden (D) Gordon Smith (R) Official languages None Area 255,026 km² (9th)  - Land 248,849 km²  - Water 6,177 km² (2. ... A state highway in the United States is a numbered highway primarily administered and financed by a state government. ... Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... Jump to: navigation, search Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County. ...

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The eastern terminus of Oregon 8 is an interchange with U.S. Highway 26 (which is, at that point, the Sunset Highway) just west of the Portland city limits and the Washington-Multnomah county line. Initially, it is also known as Canyon Road, since it comes out of the gulch in which the Sunset Highway runs. United States Highway 26 is an east-west United States highway. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Location in the state of Oregon Formed 22 December 1854 Seat Portland Area  - Total  - Water 1,206 km² (466 mi²) 79 km² (30 mi²) 6. ...


Continuing west, Oregon 8 enters the suburb of Beaverton, and after its interchange with Oregon Highway 217, a freeway, it changes into the Tualatin Valley Highway, often abbreviated as TV Highway. It comes within one block of Oregon Highway 10, running parallel but never intersecting, although commuters often use surface streets to change between the highways. Beaverton is a city located in Washington County, Oregon, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley. ... Oregon Highway 217 is an Oregon state highway which serves the western suburbs of Portland. ... The Tualatin Valley Highway (or T.V. Highway as it is commonly abbreviated) is an Oregon highway which passes through the Tualatin Valley, between the cities of McMinnville and Beaverton. ... Jump to: navigation, search Oregon Highway 10 is an Oregon state highway which serves Portland and some of its western suburbs. ...


TV Highway continues west as an expressway, out of Beaverton, through unincorporated urban Washington County (running right next to some of the chipmaker Intel's facilities) and into the suburb of Hillsboro. Jump to: navigation, search An expressway is a divided highway, usually 4 lanes or wider in size, where direct access to adjacent properties has been eliminated. ... Jump to: navigation, search Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) (HKSE: 4335) (founded 1968) is a U.S.-based multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... Hillsboro is a city located in Washington County, Oregon. ...


After passing through downtown Hillsboro, Oregon 8 moves westward through the adjoined towns of Cornelius and Forest Grove, passing next to Pacific University. In Forest Grove, it intersects with Oregon Highway 47, the TV Highway designation continues south on OR 47. West of Forest Grove, OR 8 is known as Gales Creek Road; after passing though some farmland west of Forest Grove, Oregon 8 reaches its western terminus in an intersection with Oregon Highway 6 near the community of Glenwood. Cornelius is a city located in Washington County, Oregon. ... Forest Grove is a city located in Washington County, Oregon. ... Pacific University is a located in Forest Grove, Oregon about 40 minutes west of Portland, Oregon. ... Jump to: navigation, search Oregon Highway 47 is an Oregon state highway that runs between the Willamette Valley, near McMinnville and the city of Clatskanie along the Columbia River in the northwest part of the state. ... Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ... Jump to: navigation, search Oregon Highway 6 is an Oregon state highway that runs between the city of Tillamook on the Oregon Coast, to the Willamette Valley, near Banks. ... Glenwood is technically part of Springfield,wedged between Springfield and Eugene. ...


Cities and towns along the route

  • Portland
  • Beaverton
  • Aloha
  • Reedville
  • Hillsboro
  • Cornelius
  • Forest Grove
  • Gales Creek
  • Glenwood

Aloha is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community located in Washington County, Oregon. ...

Intersections with other highways

Oregon Highway 219 (also known as the Hillsboro-Silverton Highway) is an Oregon state highway which runs between the cities of Hillsboro, Oregon and the Woodburn, in the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search Oregon Highway 47 is an Oregon state highway that runs between the Willamette Valley, near McMinnville and the city of Clatskanie along the Columbia River in the northwest part of the state. ... Jump to: navigation, search Oregon Highway 6 is an Oregon state highway that runs between the city of Tillamook on the Oregon Coast, to the Willamette Valley, near Banks. ...

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Oregon State Highways
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31 34 35 36 37 39 42 42S 46 47
51 52 53 58 62 66 70 74 78 82
86 99 99E 99W 126 138 140 201 202 203
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Post-2002 State Highways
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255 260 273 281 282 293 331 332 334 335
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Decommissioned State Highways
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209 215 220 222 225 231 232 235 236  
Interstates
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U.S. Highways
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101 126 197 199 395 630 730


 

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