Oregon Route 213 (OR 213) is an Oregonstate highway that serves the eastern Willamette Valley between Portland and Salem. It is a north–south route. The route (except for its southernmost segment) is known as the Cascade Highway, though specific segments are generally better known by more localized names.
Route description
Oregon 213 where the expressway begins in Oregon City, Oregon.Oregon Route 213 Near Mulino, Oregon
Oregon Route 213 begins at Interstate 5 and travels up Market Street, Lancaster Drive and Silverton Road in Salem. It continues northeast on Silverton Road and intersects Oregon Route 214 in the town of Silverton. It travels north out of the town and proceeds that direction for twelve miles until it reaches Molalla. North of Molalla it comes to the communities of Liberal, Mulino and Carus where it continues northward as a two-lane, undivided route. In the vicinity of Clackamas Community College it intersects with Molalla Avenue. This part of the road is known alternatively as 82nd Drive, the Oregon City Bypass or the Trails End Highway. It heads north on a four-lane expressway through a scenic canyon on Oregon City's eastern edge for about three miles before running parallel with Interstate 205, mainly serving local traffic and local businesses. Here, as it heads north, it becomes Northeast and Southeast 82nd Avenue, a major five-lane traffic artery through east Portland. Which previous terminus was on the grounds of Portland International Airport at an intersection with Airport way halfway between Interstate 205 and the airport terminal. After the road was transferred to Portland in April of 2022, the highway effectively ends at the city limits in the Lents neighborhood, which is SE Clatsop street.
For the most part, the alignment of OR 213 has remained the same over the years; however the following re-alignments have occurred:
OR 213 used to have a full connection with I-84 prior to the construction of I-205. Now, one can only enter I-84 headed westbound (towards downtown Portland) or exit I-84 onto OR 213 headed eastbound (coming from Portland). The OR 213 and I-84 intersection is also where OR 213 crosses over the MAX Blue, Red, and Greenlight rail lines at the Northeast 82nd Avenue station.
Prior to the construction of the OR 224 Expressway, OR 213 headed south from Sunnyside Road, turned east onto what is currently Sunnybrook, turned again south onto 84th Avenue, proceeded onto what is now Ambler, and continued onto 82nd Drive through Clackamas.
Prior to the construction of I-205, OR 213 shared an alignment with OR 212 between Clackamas and Oregon City along a local street known as 82nd Drive. It was realigned onto I-205 in 1971.
Prior to the construction of the Oregon City Bypass in the late 1980s, the highway was routed on an alignment through Oregon City along Washington and 7th Streets and Molalla Avenue.
In Salem, the highway did not use to connect to I-5 via Lancaster Drive and Market Streets; instead it continued west along Silverton Road (passing under I-5 but with no interchange) until the latter street's intersection with the old OR 99E alignment (Portland Road/Fairgrounds Road)
On April 28, 2022 Portland took ownership of 82nd ave and is no longer controlled by ODOT. Now ends at the city limits (SE Clatsop street).
Major intersections
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. 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.
I-5 in Salem
