Oregon Route 255 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 US 101 near Gold Beach

Gold Beach, Oregon

Gold Beach is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, Oregon, United States, on the Oregon Coast. The population was 1,897 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 to US 101 near Brookings

Brookings, Oregon

Brookings is a city in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It was named after John E. Brookings, president of the Brookings Lumber and Box Company, which founded the city in 1908. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,336. The total population of the Brookings area is over 13,000, which...

. OR 255 is known as the Carpenterville Highway No. 255 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 27.6 miles (44.4 km) long and runs north–south, entirely within Curry County

Curry County, Oregon

Curry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 22,364. The county is named for George Law Curry, a governor of the Oregon Territory. The seat of the county is Gold Beach.-Economy:...

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OR 255 was established in 2002 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 255 begins at an intersection with US 101 approximately four miles south of Gold Beach and heads south 4.81 miles (7.7 km) to an intersection with US 101. It then overlaps US 101 for 1.64 miles (2.6 km). After the concurrency ends, OR 255 continues south through Carpenterville

Carpenterville, Oregon

Carpenterville is an unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the old Oregon Coast Highway , about 16 miles north of Brookings....

, ending at an intersection with US 101 approximately one mile north of Brookings.

History

OR 255 is a former section of US 101. OR 255 was assigned to the Carpenterville Highway in 2002.

Major intersections

Milepost	City	Intersection
334.87	Near Gold Beach Gold Beach, Oregon Gold Beach is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, Oregon, United States, on the Oregon Coast. The population was 1,897 at the 2000 census.-History:...	US 101
339.68	Near Gold Beach	US 101 (Begin concurrency)
341.22	Near Gold Beach	US 101 (End concurrency)
362.27	Near Brookings Brookings, Oregon Brookings is a city in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It was named after John E. Brookings, president of the Brookings Lumber and Box Company, which founded the city in 1908. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,336. The total population of the Brookings area is over 13,000, which...	US 101

The mileposts for OR 255 conform to the mileposts for US 101.