Covering Oregon 58 eastbound between Interstate 5 and U.S. 97.
Oregon 58 East
Oregon 58 (Willamette Highway) departs its interchange with Interstate 5 & Oregon 99 at Goshen and quickly encounters a truss bridge over the Coast Fork of the Willamette River. Photos taken 04/01/05.
Oregon 58 enters the community of Pleasant Hill east of the Willamette River. Parkway Road intersects the Willamette Highway 2.9 miles south of its end at Jasper Road in Jasper. Jasper Road travels northwest to the city of Springfield from Jasper. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Reassurance marker posted along Oregon 58 (Willamette Highway) after the intersection with Parkway Road in Pleasant Hill. The state highway next sees services in 31 miles at Oakridge. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Old style guard rails date the Oregon 58 over crossing over the Southern Pacific Railroad line near Trent and the intersection with Rattlesnake Road. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Wheeler Road intersects Oregon 58 east of Trent and south of Elijah Bristow State Park. Wheeler Road doubles back west to Rattlesnake Creek and Immigrant Roads in Trent. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Dexter Road loops through the settlement of Dexter south of Oregon 58 (Willamette Highway) near Dexter Reservoir. The state highway stays north of the community through an undeveloped stretch. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Oregon 58 skims the southern shores of Dexter Reservoir between Lost Creek Road and Pioneer Street. The body of water represents one of two lakes along Oregon 58 near the Lowell community. In the distance is Lookout Point Dam and the Lowell Covered Bridge. Photos taken 04/01/05.
Pioneer Street crosses a causeway over the heart of Dexter Reservoir. The north-south road stems north from Oregon 58 to Main Street and Pengra Road within the town of Lowell. Founded in the 1850s by Amos D. Hyland, the first postmaster of the fledgling town. The area post office was named Cannon in 1880 after a local resident, A.D. Cannon. The town was later renamed Lowell after its founder's hometown in 1883. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Oregon 58 (Willamette Highway) eastbound at the intersection with Pioneer Street adjacent to Dexter Reservoir. Pioneer Street provides connections to West Boundary Road along the northern shores of Dexter and Lookout Point Reservoirs and Jasper Lowell Road, a highway leading north to Unity and Fall Creek Reservoir. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Oregon 58 continues east alongside the Lookout Point Reservoir into Willamette National Forest. The Southern Pacific Railroad line parallels the Willamette Highway closely from Lowell to McCredie Springs. Photo taken 04/01/05.
The state highway crosses the Willamette River again ahead of the town of Oakridge. The river splits into the North Fork and Middle Fork at the Oakridge and Westfir communities. Hills Creek Reservoir lies to the south. Oakridge, originally called Big Prairie and later Hazeldell, lies above the fog line and below the snow line ahead of the Cascade Range. The town is home to 3,680. Traveler services including gas, food, and lodging are available in Oakridge. Photo taken 04/01/05.
The Salt Creek Tunnel resides along Oregon 58 east of Oakridge within the Cascade Range. The two-lane tunnel lies at the top of a 6% grade along the Willamette Highway near Salt Creek Falls. The tunnel opened in the late 1930s. Photos taken 04/01/05.
Two interior views of the Salt Creek Tunnel along Oregon 58 eastbound. The Oregon Department of Transportation replaced the lighting system of the tube in 2005. Photos taken 04/01/05.
Rising to 4,000 feet above sea level on Oregon 58 (Willamette Highway) eastbound. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Eastbound at the Salt Creek Falls access road on Oregon 58. The 286 feet tall waterfall lies along the Salt Creek south of Oregon 58. Forest Service Road 5893 spurs south from the Willamette Highway to an observation area just east of the Salt Creek Tunnel and five miles west of Willamette Pass. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Snow cover becomes more evident on the climb toward the Willamette Pass Ski Area along Oregon 58 eastbound. The Gold Lake Sno-Park resides along the stretch as well. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Oregon 58 eastbound reaches Odell Lake, a popular fishing, camping, and boating destination. There are access points from the highway at both the north and south ends of the lake. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Entering Deschutes National Forest and leaving Willamette National Forest along Oregon 58 (Willamette Highway) east. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Oregon 58 crests at Willamette Pass (elevation 5,128 feet). The pass area represents the Klamath County line. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Leaving the Willamette Pass area along Oregon 58 (Willamette Highway) eastbound. A reassurance marker and mileage sign list the distance to Crescent Lake and Klamath Falls (via U.S. 97 south). Photos taken 04/01/05.
Although mostly hidden behind trees, Oregon 58 straddles the northern shores of Odell Lake upon crossing the Klamath County line. East access to the lake is provided by East Odell Lake Road. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Oregon 58 enters the settlement of Crescent Lake Junction two miles south of Odell Lake. Crescent Lake Highway intersects the state highway there northeast of both the Crescent Lake village and body of water. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Approaching the intersection with Crescent Cutoff Road on Oregon 58 (Willamette Highway) eastbound. The east-west road provides a more direct route to U.S. 97 northbound at Crescent. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Mileage sign posted at the Oregon 58 eastbound intersection with Crescent Cutoff Road. Crescent Cutoff Road meets National Forest Road 46, an Oregon Scenic Byway leading north to Davis Lake, in 3.4 miles. The highway otherwise ends 12.2 miles to the east at junction U.S. 97 (Dalles-California Highway) within the town of Crescent. Photo taken 04/01/05.
Oregon 58 continues southeast 13.5 miles toward its end at junction U.S. 97 south. The transition from the snowy Cascades into it's arid rain shadow becomes more apparent as one draws closer to U.S. 97. Photos taken 04/01/05.
Oregon 58 (Willamette Highway) eastbound ends at a partial "Y" interchange with U.S. 97 eight miles north of Chemult. U.S. 97 continues the southward drive for motorists destined to Klamath Falls and northern California. Photo taken 04/01/05.
All Oregon 58 traffic defaults onto U.S. 97 southbound at the state highway end. Access to U.S. 97 north for Crescent and Bend however is provided via a U-turn ramp just beyond the Oregon 58 merge. Klamath Falls lies 77 miles to the south. Photo taken 04/01/05.
