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Title: 74 mile-long "no services" stretch of I-84 will be no more.
Post by: pdx-wanderer on April 16, 2018, 04:11:17 PM
Older link but hadn't seen it mentioned.

Redevelopment of a vacant travel plaza in Huntington, OR will reduce a stretch of I-84 with no services from 74 miles to about 46.

74 miles was by far the longest such stretch of Interstate in Oregon and I imagine one of the longer ones in the country.


http://www.argusobserver.com/news/developer-says-farewell-to-former-travel-stop/article_9269942e-1461-11e8-b3c5-2b2880bf3610.html
Title: Re: 74 mile-long "no services" stretch of I-84 will be no more.
Post by: theroadwayone on April 16, 2018, 06:38:44 PM
74 miles...isn't that the longest service-less stretch of interstate outside of Utah?
Title: Re: 74 mile-long "no services" stretch of I-84 will be no more.
Post by: nexus73 on April 16, 2018, 07:05:38 PM
Huntington has a tiny high school which has the unique team name of Locomotives.  Having any port in a storm is good on the coast while the inland area by Huntington can be known for heavy snow blocking I-84.  That town needs to be set up for services just on general principles!

Rick
Title: Re: 74 mile-long "no services" stretch of I-84 will be no more.
Post by: Hurricane Rex on April 17, 2018, 02:54:01 PM
Well... Could be worse. Could be ruining the long stretches in Utah. This is still plenty long though.

LG-TP260

Title: Re: 74 mile-long "no services" stretch of I-84 will be no more.
Post by: doorknob60 on April 17, 2018, 03:50:37 PM
Nice, I'm sure I'll make good use of the gas station/c-store if they do a good job. I frequent the new Love's near Boardman, OR when passing through as well. It will feel weird having a motel there though, it's kind of the middle of nowhere. They would have made bank if it was open before the 2017 eclipse, Huntington was a fantastic location to view it (that's where I went).