Oregon Route 173

Oregon Route 173
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	5.37 mi (8.64 km)
Existed:	2002 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 26 near Government Camp
North end:	Timberline Lodge
Highway system
Oregon highways Routes • Highways ← OR 164 OR 180 →

Oregon Route 173 is an Oregon state highway running from Timberline Lodge in Clackamas County to U.S. Route 26 near Government Camp. OR 173 is known as the Timberline Highway No. 173 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 5.37 miles (8.64 km) long and runs in a northeast to southwest "L" pattern, entirely within Clackamas County.[1],[2]

OR 173 was established in 2002 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that previously were not assigned, and, as of September 2010, was unsigned.

Route description

OR 173 begins at Timberline Lodge. It heads south and then west down Mount Hood to an intersection with US 26 approximately one mile east of Government Camp, where it ends.[3]

History

OR 173 was assigned to the Timberline Highway in 2002.[4]

Major intersections

Milepost	City	Intersection
0.12	Timberline Lodge	Beginning of Route
5.49	Near Government Camp	U.S. Route 26

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Related routes

• U.S. Route 26

References

• Oregon Department of Transportation, Descriptions of US and Oregon Routes, http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC/TEOS_Publications/PDF/Descriptions_of_US_and_Oregon_Routes.pdf, page 27.
• Oregon Department of Transportation, Timberline Highway No. 173, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy173_1997.pdf