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  1. U.S. Route 101 ( US 101 ), is a major north–south U.S. Highway in Oregon that runs through the state along the western Oregon coastline near the Pacific Ocean. It runs from the California border, south of Brookings, to the Washington state line on the Columbia River, between Astoria, Oregon, and Megler, Washington .

  2. Throughout the 1920s, crews graded and paved section after section of the 400-mile route. In 1926, the road became U.S. 101; in 1931, the state renamed it the Oregon Coast Highway. The new road needed bridges and tunnels.

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  4. Mar 26, 2023 · U.S. Highway 101 is that rare instance of a road that is also a destination. To take the coast route through Clatsop County is to wrap around steep headlands and stoic sea stacks, to tunnel through mountainsides, cross wide rivers and slow time breathing in the ocean air.

  5. Wikipedia's U.S. Route 101 in Oregon. 100 Steps on the Oregon Coast is a beautiful site "dedicated to encouraging walking in the scenic Oregon outdoors, especially for folks with limited mobility." Portland Monthly's 2013 milepost tour. Oregon Coast Travel's Highways section has useful details.

  6. U.S. 101 is the Oregon Coast Highway, following Oregon's scenic coastline from the California State Line north to Astoria via Brookings, Coos Bay, Florence, Newport, and Seaside. The highway is generally two lanes except in urban areas with no long freeway sections.

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