US Route 730 - Revision history

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-'''US Route 730''' is a US route that runs between Boardman Junction and the Washington state line near Juniper, comprising of the easternmost portion of the [[Columbia River Highway|Columbia River Highway #2]]. The highway continues into Washington, ending at [[US Route 12]] at Wallula Junction. The total length of US-730 is 41.78 miles long, of which 35.7 miles is in Oregon, making it currently the shortest US route in the country. Originally proposed as '''[[US Route 420]]''' in 1925 by AASHO, it was designated as its current number on November 11, 1926 along with the rest of the US route system; however, the underlying road wasn't fully constructed until the mid-1930s.
+'''US Route 730''' is a US route that runs between Boardman Junction and the Washington state line near Point Kelley, comprising of the easternmost portion of the [[Columbia River Highway|Columbia River Highway #2]]. The highway continues into Washington, ending at [[US Route 12]] at Wallula Junction. The total length of US-730 is 41.78 miles long, of which 35.7 miles is in Oregon, making it currently the shortest US route in the country. Originally proposed as '''[[US Route 420]]''' in 1925 by AASHO, it was designated as its current number on November 11, 1926 along with the rest of the US route system; however, the underlying road wasn't fully constructed until the mid-1930s.
-[[File:Undated_-_OSHD_79A-068_G-333_-_Sign_Department_showing_signs_at_junction_of_Highway_730_and_Highway_30_on.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The original western terminus of US-730 at US-30 in Umatilla, c.1937.]]
+In addition to being the shortest US route in the system, it's also the highest-numbered US route in the system, as well as Oregon's highest-numbered highway of any type.
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 [[File:Undated_-_OSHD_79A-068_G-333_-_Sign_Department_showing_signs_at_junction_of_Highway_730_and_Highway_30_on.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The original western terminus of US-730 at US-30 in Umatilla, c.1937.]]
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