Oregon Route 542

Oregon Route 542
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	18.78 mi (30.22 km)
Existed:	2003 – present
Major junctions
South end:	Railroad Avenue and Powers South Road in Powers
North end:	OR 42 near Myrtle Point
Highway system
Oregon highways Routes • Highways ← OR 540 OR 551 →

Oregon Route 542 (OR 542) is an Oregon state highway running from OR 42 near Myrtle Point to Powers. OR 542 is known as the Powers Highway No. 242 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 18.78 miles (30.22 km) long and runs north–south, entirely within Coos County.

OR 542 was established in 2003 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that previously were not assigned, and, as of August 2008, was unsigned.

Route description

OR 542 begins at an intersection with OR 42 approximately two miles southeast of Myrtle Point and heads south through Broadbent, Warner, and Gaylord to Powers, where it ends at an intersection with Railroad Avenue and Powers South Road.

History

OR 542 was assigned to the Powers Highway in 2003.

Major intersections

Milepost	City	Intersection
0.00	Near Myrtle Point	OR 42
18.91	Powers	Railroad Avenue and Powers South Road (End route)

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 32.
• Oregon Department of Transportation, Powers Highway No. 242, ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/tdb/trandata/maps/slchart_pdfs_1980_to_2002/Hwy242_2001.pdf