Oregon Route 46

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For the unsigned Highway 46, see Necanicum Highway. For the former unsigned Highway 46, see East Portland-Oregon City Highway.
Oregon Route 46 marker
Oregon Route 46
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length19.33 mi[1] (31.11 km)
Existed1932–present
Component
highways		Oregon Caves Highway No. 38
Major junctions
West end US 199 in Cave Junction
East endOregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
Highway system
← OR 43→ OR 47

Oregon Route 46, also known as Caves Highway, is an Oregon state highway that runs between the city of Cave Junction and the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. OR 46 traverses the Oregon Caves Highway No. 38 of the Oregon state highway system.[2]

The two-lane road is paved with asphalt along its entire length.

Route description[]

OR 46 starts in Cave Junction, at an intersection with U.S. Route 199. It then heads east into the Siskiyou Mountains, terminating at a parking lot for the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. A forest service road (Grayback Road, NF-4611) splits east from OR 46, eventually reaching the Rogue Valley and Oregon Route 238.

US 199 and Oregon Caves Highway Intersection
US 199 & Oregon 46 Sign

Major intersections[]

The entire route is in Josephine County. [1]

Location[1]mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Cave Junction0.000.00 US 199 – Crescent City, Grants Pass
​19.3331.11Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve Main Parking Lot
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Road Inventory and Classification Services Unit. "Straightline Charts". Transportation Development Division, Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Road Inventory and Classification Services Unit. "2012 Cross Reference Table of Highway Route Number to State Highway Number" (PDF). Transportation Development Division, Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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