Oregon Route 501

Oregon Route 501 (OR 501) is an Oregon state highway running from the town of Alsea south 9.49 miles where it abruptly ends and turns into Lobster Valley Road at the intersection of Hazel Glen Road near the Benton-Lane County line. OR 501 is known as the Alsea-Deadwood Highway No. 201 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 9.49 miles (15.27 km) long[1] and runs north–south, entirely within Benton County. The Highway had been built with the intention to continue south to connect Highway 34 from Alsea to Highway 36 in Deadwood, hence the name "Alsea-Deadwood Highway" . However, only 16 miles were completed on the north end from Highway 34 and approximately 10 miles on the south end from Highway 36 leaving an area in the middle of approximately 10 miles unfinished. (Approximately 6 of the original 16 miles of the north side were turned over to Benton County, while the approximate 10 mile section in Lane County was turned over leaving the current 9.49 miles as the only section of the Highway still maintained by ODOT)

Oregon Route 501
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length9.49 mi[1] (15.27 km)
Existed2002–present
Major junctions
South endLobster Valley Road near Alsea
North end OR 34 in Alsea
Highway system
← OR 454OR 528 →

OR 501 was established in 2002 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that previously were not assigned. Highway 501 is currently signed at both ends of the Highway.

Route description

OR 501 begins at the intersection of Highway 34 in the small rural town of Alsea, from there, it heads south through mostly forested, rural land, following the route of the original logging roads making it extremely curvy at its southern end where it abruptly ends and turns into county maintained Lobster Valley Road OR 501 ends.[2]

History

The Alsea-Deadwood Highway was originally planned to start in the small logging town of Alsea, travel south through Lobster Valley, continuing to the small community of Paris and south to end at Highway 36 in Deadwood. The Highway was never completed south to Paris from Lobster Valley and it was decided at the time by the Highway Commission to abandoned any future plans to complete the Highway. ODOT designated the Alsea-Deadwood Highway as OR 501 in 2002.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Benton County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​9.4915.27Lobster Valley RoadSouthern terminus; road continues as Hazel Glen Road
Alsea0.000.00 OR 34 – Waldport, CorvallisNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Staff (November 2011). "ALSEA-DEADWOOD HIGHWAY No. 201" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. Google (May 11, 2015). "Oregon Route 501" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
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