Route 27 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by ODOT | ||||
Length | 44.79 mi[1][2] (72.08 km) | |||
Existed | 1932–present | |||
Component highways | Crooked River Highway No. 14 | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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North end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Oregon | |||
Counties | Deschutes, Crook | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Oregon Route 27 is an Oregon state highway located in Deschutes County and Crook County. OR 27 traverses the Crooked River Highway No. 14 of the Oregon state highway system.[3] Known as the Lower Crooked River Back Country Byway, OR 27 has the distinction of being one of the only state highways in Oregon which is partially paved: out of its 44.79-mile (72.08 km) total length, an 18.5-mile (29.8 km) stretch of the highway is gravel.
OR 27 has its southern terminus at a junction with U.S. Route 20 at Brothers, east of Bend. It runs north, along the Crooked River, towards Prineville Reservoir and the city of Prineville. It terminates in Prineville at a junction with U.S. Route 26.
There have been numerous proposals over the years to pave the highway in its entirety; but no such projects have been undertaken due to lack of funding.[citation needed]
A small section of the highway was rerouted in 1961 when Prineville Reservoir was created and covered the roadway. [4]
OR 27 used to extend further northwest to the town of Metolius, roughly following the present US 26.
Milepoints are as reported by ODOT and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. Z indicates overlapping mileage due to construction longer than established route, and – indicates negative mileage behind established beginning point.[5] Segments that are locally maintained may be omitted. For routes traversing multiple named state highways, each milepoint is preceded by the corresponding state highway number.
County | Location[1][2] | Milepoint[1][2] | Destinations | Notes | ||||
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Deschutes | | 42.51 | ![]() | |||||
Crook |
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Deschutes |
No major junctions | |||||||
Crook | | 19.84– 19.59 | Bowman Dam Spillway Crooked River | |||||
Prineville | 0.00 | ![]() | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |