U.S. 97 Business - Klamath Falls

U.S. 97 Business northbound at its departure from U.S. 97 (Klamath Falls west bypass) onto Main Street near the north end of Lake Ewauna. The off-ramp serves Payne Street north and Main Street west to Riverside Drive and Main Street east into downtown.

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Main Street descends toward the U.S. 97 Business partition into the one way street couplet of Klamath Avenue (north) and Main Street (south).

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Entering the Klamath Falls central business district on U.S. 97 Business (Klamath Avenue) northbound. Pictured here is the intersection with 5th Street southbound. 5th & 6th Street represent the former alignment of both OR 39 & 140 in downtown Klamath Falls. Traffic interests to OR 39 south & OR 140 east should turn right onto 5th Street south.

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Northbound at the intersection with 6th Street (former OR 39 north & OR 140 west). OR 39 saw relocation from 6th Street onto the East Side Bypass and Alameda Avenue while OR 140 was relocated onto the Southside Expressway between U.S. 97 and OR 39 at Altamont.

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U.S. 97 Business (Klamath Avenue) northbound at 7th Street. 7th Street links Klamath Avenue with Elm Avenue to the east.

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Continuing north to the signalized intersection with 8th Street on U.S. 97 Business (Klamath Avenue) northbound.

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U.S. 97 Business dog legs back to Main Street from Klamath Avenue via 12th Street. Klamath Avenue turns eats three more blocks to its end at Spring Street. A small guide sign directs northbound motorists onto 12th Street for its intersection with Main Street (U.S. 97 Business south).

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U.S. 97 Business northbound rejoins southbound at the 12th Street intersection with Main Street. A pair of turn lanes provide for the continuation of the business route. Main Street west reenters downtown.

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U.S. 97 Business northbound splits with Main Street for Esplanade Avenue. Main Street provides a more direct connection to OR 39 (Alameda Avenue) southbound than remaining on the business route north. OR 39 leads south to OR 140 at Altamont. From there OR 39 continues southeast to Merrill and Tulelake, California. OR 140 heads east to Lakeview and Winnemucca, Nevada (via U.S. 95 south).

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Esplanade Avenue eastbound at the Southern Pacific Railroad overpass between Spring Street and Michigan Avenue.

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Approaching the merge with OR 39 northbound on Esplanade Avenue. U.S. 97 Business merges with OR 39 along a 1.6 mile long expressway (Kit Carson Way) to U.S. 97 at north Klamath Falls.

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U.S. 97 Business crosses the A Canal ahead of the intersection with OR 39 (Alameda Avenue / Kit Carson Way). A guide sign featuring the U.S. 97 control points of Crater Lake and Bend direct motorists onto OR 39 north. Esplanade Avenue continues northeast to Pacific Terrace through a residential area beyond the traffic light.

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U.S. 97 Business (Esplanade Street) northbound merges with OR 39 (Alameda Avenue) northbound east of downtown Klamath Falls. From there the tandem travel northward along a four-land divided highway north through the intersection with Portland Street.

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U.S. 97 Business & OR 39 (Kit Carson Way) northbound on the approach to the intersection with Biehn Street and Campus Drive. Campus Drive spurs east of Kit Carson Way to the Oregon Institute of Technology and the Winema National Forest headquarters office.

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A set of mast arm supported traffic lights govern the movements between U.S. 97 Business & OR 39 (Kit Carson Way) and Campus Drive north / Biehn Street south. Biehn Street leads into residential areas of Klamath Falls on the south drive to Oregon and Lakeview Drives.

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Traffic along Kit Carson Way northbound defaults onto U.S. 97 (Dalles California Highway) northbound beyond the Campus Drive intersection. U.S. 97 straddles the shores of Upper Klamath Lake on the northward drive to Chiloquin, Crater Lake National Park and Chemult.

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An end shield for OR 39 resides at the U.S. 97 Business & OR 39 northbound merge with U.S. 97 (Dalles California Highway). U.S. 97 Business is ignored.

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U.S. 97 (The Dalles-California Highway) southbound at the split with U.S. 97 Business & OR 39 (Kit Carson Way) in Klamath Falls. U.S. 97 Business follows a 1.6 mile long expressway alignment with OR 39 to Esplanade Avenue and Main Street west through downtown. U.S. 97 meanwhile straddles the west edge of downtown along an expressway of its own.

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U.S. 97 Business & OR 39 begin and travel over U.S. 97 northbound ahead of the intersection with Campus Drive east and Biehn Street south. Campus Drive leads to the Oregon Institute of Technology and the Winema National Forest headquarters office.

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Southbound at the signalized intersection with Biehn Street and Campus Drive. Biehn Street leads south 0.7 miles to the intersection of Lakeview Avenue and Oregon Avenue. Campus Drive heads north to Town Center Drive and the O.I.T. campus.

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The first reassurance marker posted for U.S. 97 Business lies south of the Biehn Street traffic light. OR 39 appears again at the split with the business loop at Esplanade Avenue.

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Kit Carson Way continues south as a four lane expressway alongside the Southern Pacific Railroad between Campus Drive and Portland Street.

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A flasher governs the movements between U.S. 97 Business & OR 39 (Kit Carson Way) south at Portland Street. Portland Street travels one half mile east from Crescent Avenue to Newcastle Avenue.

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U.S. 97 Business prepares to split from OR 39 southbound at the Kit Carson Way intersection with Alameda Avenue south and Esplanade Street west. Kit Carson Way parallels the A Canal ahead of the U.S. 98 Business southwest turn into downtown Klamath Falls.

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A metal guard rail separates U.S. 97 Business & OR 39 (Kit Carson Way) southbound from the adjacent A Canal. The two routes partition ahead with OR 39 continuing south via Alameda Avenue to the Eastside Bypass and Altamont.

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U.S. 97 Business turns southwest onto Esplanade Street across the A Canal as OR 39 transitions onto Alameda Avenue south. U.S. 97 Business splits into the one way street couplet of Main Street (west) and Klamath Avenue (east) through downtown Klamath Falls.

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U.S. 97 Business partitions into the one way street couplet of Main Street (south) and Klamath Avenue (north) between 12th Street and 1st Street through downtown Klamath Falls. A rare set of cutouts remain in place on Main Street southbound after the split with U.S. 97 Business at 12th Street. The signs reflect the former overlap with OR 39, since relocated to Alameda Avenue and the East Side Bypass, and the mainline of U.S. 97 rather than the business loop.

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