Oregon Route 74 is an Oregon

Oregon

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, U.S.

United States

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 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 Interstate 84 in Gilliam County

Gilliam County, Oregon

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,915 people, 819 households, and 543 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile . There were 1,043 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile...

 to U.S. Route 395 in Umatilla County

Umatilla County, Oregon

Umatilla County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. The county is named for the Umatilla River. In 2010, its population was 75,889...

. OR 74 is known as the Heppner Highway No. 52 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 83.05 miles (133.7 km) long and runs east–west.

Part of OR 74 is included in the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway.

Route description

OR 74 begins at an intersection with I-84 approximately 11 miles (17.7 km) east of Arlington

Arlington, Oregon

Arlington is a city in Gilliam County, Oregon, United States. The account of how this city received its name varies: one tradition claims it was named after the lawyer Nathan Arlington Cornish; another tradition claims that the Southern inhabitants of this city had enough clout to rename the city...

, at Heppner Junction. It heads southeast through Ione

Ione, Oregon

Ione is a city in Morrow County, Oregon, United States. The population was 321 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Ione lies along Oregon Route 74, northwest of Heppner...

 to Lexington

Lexington, Oregon

Lexington is a city in Morrow County, Oregon, United States. The population was 263 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

. At Lexington, OR 74 overlaps OR 207

Oregon Route 207

Oregon Route 207 is an Oregon state highway running from U.S. Route 26 in Mitchell to U.S. Route 730 near Cold Springs Junction. OR 207 is long and runs north–south.Part of OR 207 is included in the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway.- Route description :...

 and continues southeast to Heppner

Heppner, Oregon

The city of Heppner is the county seat of Morrow County, Oregon, United States. It was originally called Standsbury Flat for George W. Standsbury, one of the first white settlers in the area. It was later renamed to honor Henry Heppner, a Jewish pioneer who opened the first general store there in...

. The concurrency ends at Heppner, and OR 207 continues east to Nye

Nye, Oregon

Nye is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. It is located about eight miles west of Pilot Rock, at the junction of U.S. Route 395 and Oregon Route 74....

, ending at an intersection with US 395.

Major intersections

Note: mileposts do not reflect actual mileage due to realignments.

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Gilliam		0.00		Interchange
Morrow	Lexington	36.45		West end of OR 207 overlap
	Heppner	45.89		East end of OR 207 overlap
Umatilla	Nye Nye, Oregon Nye is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. It is located about eight miles west of Pilot Rock, at the junction of U.S. Route 395 and Oregon Route 74....	83.15