List of Surviving Concrete Mileposts

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This is a list of the locations of all known surviving concrete 1924 OSHD mileposts that have been documented since 1980.

Pacific Highway

Milepost Location Condition Notes Photo
MP 129 Seavey Loop Rd. between Springfield and Goshen Good
MP 146 Cottage Grove Museum
Original location north of Willamette River Bridge south of Cottage Grove
Fair As of 2011[1]
MP 268 Oxyoke Rd. near Pleasant Valley Excellent
MP 269 Near intersection of Monument Dr. and Mountain Paradise Rd., Pleasant Valley Fair/Good
MP 285 OR-99 near Savage Rapids Dam Unknown Rediscovered 2007[2], needs to be located in the field
MP 286 OR-99 east of Savage Creek Rd. near Grants Pass Excellent Rediscovered 2007[2]
MP 289 OR-99 southeast of the Depot St. Bridge in the City of Rogue River Good/Excellent
MP 294 OR-99 in Rock Point Destroyed Knocked over as of April 2012
MP 303 OR-99 northwest of Central Point Good

Columbia River and Old Oregon Trail Highways

These two highways had continuous mileposts; the Old Oregon Trail based its mileposts off of where it branched from the Columbia River Highway.

Milepost Location Condition Notes Photo
MP 14 24400 block of Sandy Blvd. in Wood Village Excellent May not be in original location

2020-02-07 orig-stone-milepost-14 4322.jpg
(2020)

MP 58 Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail near Viento State Park Excellent Rediscovered 1981[3] 2020-02-07 orig-stone-milepost-58 4637.jpg
(2020)
MP 70 Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail near Mosier Twin Tunnels Replaced Was in poor condition by 1987[4], likely replaced with restored milepost by 2000
MP 213 Oregon Trail interpretive sign at the corner of US-30 and Old Pendleton River Rd. in Pendleton Excellent Mileposts moved to this location prior to 2015 to prevent further vandalism and theft
MP 215 Good
MP 216 Good
MP 225 Excellent
MP 239 Excellent
MP 342 Old US-30 about 3 miles southeast of Baker City Fair/Good
MP 343 Old US-30 about 4 miles southeast of Baker City Good
MP 346 Old US-30 about 7 miles southeast of Baker City Poor Partially destroyed as of April 2012. Needs to be re-evaluated in the field.
MP 356 Old US-30 about 6 miles northwest of Durkee Poor Partially destroyed as of April 2012, but has lots of exposed rebar; the "3" is mostly missing in both directions. Needs to be re-evaluated in the field
MP 360 Old US-30 about 2 miles northwest of Durkee Good
MP 361 Old US-30 about 1 mile northwest of Durkee Poor Partially destroyed and bent at an angle as of April 2012. Needs to be re-evaluated in the field
MP 383 US-30 in Huntington Excellent

The Dalles-California Highway

Milepost Location Condition Notes Photo
MP 3 Eightmile Rd. near Petersburg Poor Exposed rebar, severe cracks; used to support a birdhouse 2021-06-01 orig-stone-milepost-3 2220.jpg
(2021)
MP 9 Intersection of Eightmile Rd. and Emerson Loop Rd. Good One major crack, no chunks missing 2021-06-01 orig-stone-milepost-9 2336.jpg
(2021)
MP 12 Abandonned section of OR-23/US-197 off of Ward Rd. near Boyd Good Some small chunks missing 2021-06-01 orig-stone-milepost-12 2432.jpg
(2021)
MP 18 South of intersection of US-197 and Helmrich St. near Dufur Destroyed Appears to have been damaged beyond repair for unknown reasons 2021-06-01 orig-stone-milepost-18-destroyed 2520.jpg
(2021)
MP 19 Abandonned section of OR-23/US-197 south of Dufur Unknown Needs to be located in the field
MP 79 NE Old US Highway 97 3 miles south of Willowdale Good
MP 80 NE Old US Highway 97 4 miles south of Willowdale Poor/Fair Large chunks missing, kept standing with assistance of rocks placed at base

Unknown

Milepost Location Condition Notes Photo
MP 5 1600 block of SW Spring Garden St. in Portland Good Spring Garden St. was never a state highway, so this was possibly removed from the nearby Pacific or West Side Pacific Highway 2021-06-01 orig-stone-milepost-5 1630.jpg
(2021)

See Also

References

  1. Atcherman, Gail. Email to Laura Wilt, 14 July 2011
  2. 2.0 2.1 Medford Mail-Tribune. "Since You Asked: Old Mileposts Still on Highway 99," 7 October 2007
  3. Ochi, Diane. Columbia River Highway: Options for Conservation and Reuse, National Park Service, 1981, p. 104
  4. Gronowski, Nancy H. & Jeanette Kloos. A Study of the Historic Columbia River Highway, Oregon Department of Transportation, November 1987, p. 64