OR 380 now nearly completely signed

[xonhulu]

I finally had time to drive the length of OR 380 after discovering a new reassurance marker at its western end, and was pleased to see the route signed in multiple locations.  Here's the new signage, from west to east:

























Always great to see a new route properly signed, although there is still no indication of OR 380 at its junction with US 26.

Plus, as a bonus, I spotted this really goofy-looking US 97 near Smith Rock:



Probably from the Deschutes County sign shop as it is posted on a county road some distance from US 97.

[agentsteel53]

I definitely recognize that house, and that shield certainly wasn't there.  In fact I don't think the guide sign gantry was there in general!

I believe I have a photo of that house with no post at all in front of it.

I missed these new signs by a matter of days.  

[NE2]

Holy crap. That US 97 really needs a facelift.

[CL]

It has jowls!

[xonhulu]

Here's a couple other photos of note: I believe this mileage sign at the very eastern end of 380 was also new, I certainly don't remember it:



State maintenance ends at that bridge visible in the background, just east of Paulina.  There's no "END" sign; in fact, the only indication of the beginning of OR 380 is this sign just east of that bridge heading west:



In the background, you can just about see where OR 380 climbs the small hill; that's about where the first westbound 380 shield was posted (the last of the photos above).

I probably would have also shot a photo of that old house even without the shield in front, it was pretty cool looking,

[agentsteel53]

I wonder if the route to John Day is now clearly labeled.  I did not see any signs with Izee or John Day on them.  And of course I got badly, badly lost.

[rickmastfan67]

I wonder if the route to John Day is now clearly labeled.  I did not see any signs with Izee or John Day on them.  And of course I got badly, badly lost.

Jake, got lost? Never!

[agentsteel53]

Jake, got lost? Never!

it does not help that my GPS labeled a critical connector as paved when it was, in reality, dirt - and, given the weather conditions, mud.  note to self: get a more accurate map.

[drummer_evans_aki]

I should drive that route just for fun. But why do they end the highway in the middle of nowhere when they can extend the road to US-395? The mileage sign does list John Day as the control point.

Unless there's a stretch of dirt road that I don't know of. Never driven it.

[xonhulu]

I should drive that route just for fun. But why do they end the highway in the middle of nowhere when they can extend the road to US-395? The mileage sign does list John Day as the control point.

Unless there's a stretch of dirt road that I don't know of. Never driven it.

Paved all the way to 395.  Just don't make a wrong turn.  It is a fun drive, too.

[agentsteel53]

Paved all the way to 395.  Just don't make a wrong turn.  It is a fun drive, too.

hopefully they made the navigation a bit easier since I tried it in late May.  I made the wrong turn.  I found myself on a dirt road in a pouring rain, and did the 83 miles back to Prine as opposed to risking running out of gas or sliding into a ditch many miles from civilization.

it was a fun drive - someday I'd really like to complete it successfully from Prine to John Day!

[Quillz]

Man, that 97 shield is horrible. And it somehow managed to combined a Series E(M) "9" with a Series D "7." Maybe one of the worst shields I've ever seen.