Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
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373.010Routing and marking state highways through cities 373.015Notice and hearing before location, relocation or abandonment of state highway through cities 373.020Jurisdiction over streets taken over for state highway routing through cities; effect on public utility duties 373.030Construction and maintenance of streets; consent of city for grade change 373.040[Amended by 1955 c.490 §1; renumbered 105.760] 373.050Closing streets that intersect with state highways routed through city 373.060State liable for street closing damages; proceedings on cause of action 373.110Connecting county road to state highway by road through city 373.120Connecting county roads by roads through certain cities 373.130County use of city streets as bridge approach 373.210Improvement of through highways by certain cities 373.220Procedure to authorize improvement 373.230Charter or ordinance provisions governing improvement 373.240General road fund of city 373.250Use of city road fund 373.260Agreements between counties and cities as to acquisition of rights of way and road improvement 373.270Transferring jurisdiction over county roads within cities 373.280Assessments made by city under belief county road was city street 373.290Amity given control of county roads and highways declared streets 373.300Monmouth given control of certain highways declared streets 373.310Myrtle Point given jurisdiction over certain county roads declared streets 373.320Salem given control of roads declared streets 373.330City of Gresham given jurisdiction of certain county roads declared city streets

Chapter 373 — Roads and Highways Through Cities

ORS 373.010 Routing and marking state highways through cities

Whenever the route of any state highway passes through the corporate limits of any city of this state, the Department of Transportation:

(1)

Shall select and designate the streets of the city over which the state highway shall be routed.

(2)

Shall erect and maintain such road and other signs on and along such streets at such places and of such material and design as it may select.

(3)

May alter or change such routing when in its opinion the interests of the motoring public will be better served.

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