Oregon Route 46 Explained

State:OR
Type:OR
Route:46
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Route 46 highlighted in red
Length Mi:19.33
Allocation:Oregon Caves Highway No. 38
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Cave Junction
Direction B:East
Terminus B:Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
Established:1932
Previous Type:OR
Previous Route:43
Next Type:OR
Next Route: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.[1]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Cross Reference Table of Highway Route Number to State Highway Number. Road Inventory and Classification Services Unit. Transportation Development Division, Oregon Department of Transportation. September 28, 2016.