Oregon Route 237 is an Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

 state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 running from OR 82 in Island City

Island City, Oregon

Island City is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. Its name originally came about due to it being located on an island between the Grande Ronde River and a nearby slough. However, the slough was later diverted, removing the city's island status...

 to Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 30 in North Powder

North Powder, Oregon

North Powder is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. The population was 489 at the 2000 census.-History:North Powder was platted in 1885 or 1886 along the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company rail line, having been a stage stop before then....

. OR 237 is composed of the Cove Highway No. 342 (see Oregon highways and routes) and part of the La Grande-Baker Highway No. 66. It is a combined 38.93 miles (62.7 km) long and runs generally northwest to southeast in an inverted L pattern.

Route description

OR 237 begins at an intersection with OR 82 in Island City. It heads east to Cove

Cove, Oregon

Cove is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. The population was 594 at the 2000 census.-History:Cove was platted in the 1870s along Ruckles Road, only the second road over the Blue Mountains.-Geography:...

, where it turns south, then west, then south again to Union

Union, Oregon

Union is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,926 at the 2000 census.- History :Union was platted on November 11, 1864 along the Oregon Trail. The name references the Union states, or Northern States, of the American Civil War....

, where it overlaps OR 203 for 0.58 mile (0.9334172 km). After the concurrency ends, OR 237 continues south to an intersection with I-84 and US 30 in North Powder, where it ends.

Major intersections

Highway	Milepost	City	Intersection
Cove	0.00	Island City Island City, Oregon Island City is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. Its name originally came about due to it being located on an island between the Grande Ronde River and a nearby slough. However, the slough was later diverted, removing the city's island status...	OR 82
Cove / La Grande-Baker	22.07 / 15.93	Union Union, Oregon Union is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,926 at the 2000 census.- History :Union was platted on November 11, 1864 along the Oregon Trail. The name references the Union states, or Northern States, of the American Civil War....	OR 203 (Begin concurrency)
La Grande-Baker	16.51	Union	OR 203 (End concurrency)
La Grande-Baker	32.29	North Powder North Powder, Oregon North Powder is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. The population was 489 at the 2000 census.-History:North Powder was platted in 1885 or 1886 along the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company rail line, having been a stage stop before then....	Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 30

OR 237 changes mileposts at Union because Oregon numbers mileposts along highways.