John Day Highway

John Day Highway No. 5 is a highway in eastern Oregon. It comprises Oregon Route 19 (OR 19) and U.S. Route 26 (US 26), as well as short segments of OR 206, OR 207, and US 395.

John Day Highway No. 5

John Day Highway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length270.14 mi (434.75 km)
Existed1917–present
Component
highways
Major junctions
West end I-84 / OR 19 near Arlington
Major intersections
East end US 20 in Vale
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountiesGilliam, Wheeler, Grant, Baker, Malheur
Highway system
← OR 18OR 19→ US 20

Route description

The John Day Highway begins at an interchange with Interstate 84, one mile (1.6 km) north of Arlington. It follows OR 19 southward for about 76 miles (122 km), through the cities of Condon and Fossil, where it meets with OR 207 at Service Creek. Here the highway turns eastward and follows OR 207 for 16 miles (26 km) to Spray. At Spray, it splits from OR 207 and goes southward. The highway passes the community of Kimberly, through the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, and meets up with U.S. 26. The highway then follows US 26 eastward, through the communities of Dayville, Mount Vernon, Prairie City, Unity, Ironside, and Jamieson. The John Day Highway ends at Vale.

The John Day Highway from Fossil to Austin Junction is also a part of the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway,[1] an Oregon state byway.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
GilliamArlington0.000.00 I-84 / US 30 – The Dalles, PendletonTwo separate directional interchanges; western end of OR 19 overlap
0.310.50

 To I-84 / US 30 – The Dalles, Pendleton		Access to opposite directions
Condon38.0561.24
 OR 206 west – Wasco		Western end of OR 206 overlap
38.2561.56
 OR 206 east – Eightmile, Heppner		Eastern end of OR 206 overlap
WheelerFossil57.5092.54
 OR 218 south – Antelope, Shaniko
Service Creek76.94123.82
 OR 207 south – Mitchell, Prineville		Western end of OR 207 overlap
​89.21143.57
 OR 207 north – Hardman, Heppner		Eastern end of OR 207 overlap
GrantKimberly98.88159.13
 OR 402 east – Monument, Long Creek
​117.37188.89

 OR 19 ends / US 26 west – Mitchell, Prineville		Eastern end of OR 19 overlap; western end of US 26 overlap
Mount Vernon147.16236.83
 US 395 north – Long Creek, Pendleton		Western end of US 395 overlap
John Day155.42250.12
 US 395 south – Canyon City, Burns		Eastern end of US 395 overlap
Bates183.76295.73
 OR 7 east – Sumpter, Baker City
Baker​203.00326.70
 OR 245 north – Hereford, Baker City
MalheurVale270.08434.65
 US 20 west – City Center, Burns		One-way couplet; eastern end of US 26 overlap
270.14434.75

 US 20 east / US 26 east – Ontario, Nyssa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. "Oregon Scenic Byways map" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  2. "JOHN DAY HIGHWAY No. 5" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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