37-409: (Redirected from I-84 ) [REDACTED] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interstate 84 . Interstate 84 may refer to: Interstate 84 (Oregon–Utah) , passing through Idaho, formerly known as Interstate 80N Interstate 84 (Pennsylvania–Massachusetts) , passing through New York and Connecticut [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
74-659: A 6% grade, into the Blue Mountains . The westbound lanes switchback twice on its descent into Pendleton. Eastbound lanes feature the tightest curves allowed on the Interstate Highway system, even though those curves are on the uphill (eastbound) direction. This grade is also well known because of the distance between eastbound and westbound lanes, nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) between the opposite directions of travel at some points. The road summits at 4,193 feet (1,278 m) above sea level before descending to
111-568: A corridor between Seattle and Salt Lake City . The sections running through Oregon and Idaho are also known as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway. The highway originally served as a fork of I-80 to serve the Pacific Northwest , and was originally numbered Interstate 80N . It was generally built along the corridor of U.S. Route 30 (US 30) and US 30S , which themselves largely followed
148-510: A male householder with no wife present, and 33.2% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.22. The median age in the city was 33.6 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 10.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
185-429: A member of a pioneer family, served as the first mayor . The local economy was primarily driven by agriculture, particularly the cultivation of berries, grapes, and vegetables. During that period, trains operated between Gresham and Portland on an hourly schedule. Gresham's early settlers would go on to form the outlying communities of Boring , Sandy , Fairview , and Estacada . Gresham's city library, which began as
222-592: A post office named "Campground," which referred to the area's religious camp meeting site and its convenience as a stop for travelers heading to Portland. Once the Post Office Department recognized its error, it revoked the Campground post office designation. Gresham was incorporated in 1905, the year of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition ; its population at the time was 365. Lewis Shattuck,
259-456: A six-month term or until a new city manager is selected. The city council consists of the mayor and six councilors, all of whom serve four-year terms. Elections are held in November of even-numbered years. In election years divisible by four, (e.g., 2000, 2004, 2008), three councilors are elected. In election years not divisible by four, (e.g., 1998, 2002, 2006), the other three councilors and
296-719: A small book collection in the town's general store, was officially established as the Gresham Branch Public Library in 1913 with a grant from the Andrew Carnegie library fund . Gresham General Hospital opened in 1959 in downtown Gresham. In 1984, the hospital moved to Stark Street and became Mount Hood Medical Center . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 23.43 square miles (60.68 km ), of which 23.20 square miles (60.09 km )
333-656: Is a city in the Willamette Valley , Located in Multnomah County in the U.S. state of Oregon , bordered by Portland to the northwest and partially in the southwest. it was first settled in the early 1850s by the Powell brothers. It remained unincorporated until 1905; it was named after Walter Quintin Gresham , an American Civil War general and United States Secretary of State . The early economy of
370-659: Is a junction with I-205 , along with cities Gresham , Fairview , Wood Village and Troutdale . Immediately after leaving Troutdale, I-84 and US 30 runs east along the south bank of the Columbia River (and the northern Oregon border, as well) for nearly 150 miles (240 km) with the first 80 miles being in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area , running from Troutdale to the Deschutes River , passing through
407-487: Is also located in Gresham, it offers associate degrees, as well as bachelor's programs through a partnership with Eastern Oregon University . According to the US Census, 27.16% of the Gresham residents had a bachelor's degree , while 9.93% had earned a master's degree or above. Gresham is accessed from the west via Interstate 84 and via U.S. Route 26 from the east. Gresham is serviced by TriMet 's bus system and
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#1732772531802444-525: Is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km ) is water. The total area includes parts of Fairview Creek and Johnson Creek . Gresham is characterized by hills on its eastern border. Northeast Gresham is also hilly, especially where the city meets Troutdale toward the Columbia River . Its elevation is 325 feet (99 m). Johnson Creek , which begins at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains , runs westward through Gresham, with 23 percent of
481-562: Is on Wikidata Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Interstate 84 (Oregon%E2%80%93Utah) Interstate 84 ( I-84 ) is an Interstate Highway in the northwestern United States . The highway runs almost 770 miles (1239 km) from Portland, Oregon , to a junction with I-80 near Echo, Utah . The highway serves and connects Portland, Boise , and Ogden, Utah . With connections to other highways, I-84 connects these cities to points east and also serves as part of
518-407: The 2020 census , there were 114,247 people and 44,816 households residing in the city. As of the 2010 census , there were 105,594 people, 38,704 households, and 25,835 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,551.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,757.3/km ). There were 41,015 housing units at an average density of 1,767.9 per square mile (682.6/km ). The racial makeup of the city
555-1157: The Emanuel and Christina Anderson House and William Gedamke House , both Victorian Queen Anne homes built circa 1900; the Gresham Carnegie Library , built in 1913; the Dr. Herbert H. Hughes House , built in 1922; the Charles and Fae Olson House , a modernist home built in 1946; and the David and Marianne Ott House, a ranch home built in 1952. There are numerous parks in Gresham, such as Main City Park , located near downtown Gresham. Other parks include Hogan Butte Nature Park, East Gresham Park, Pat Pfeifer Park , Thom Park, Red Sunset Park , Rockwood Central Park , Vance Park , and Clatsop Butte Park , an upland butte located south of Powell Butte . Other public points of interest are Persimmon Country Club, Gresham Golf Course Mt. Hood Theatre and Gresham Pioneer Cemetery which
592-720: The Grand Ronde River and La Grande . It passes by North Powder and Baker City and through the Burnt River canyon. Around Huntington , it crosses into the Mountain Time Zone then briefly follows the southwest bank of the Snake River ( Brownlee Reservoir ), then continues to Ontario before crossing the Snake River into Idaho . On March 1, 2016, the speed limit from The Dalles to Ontario
629-696: The Oregon Trail ), I-84 heads southeast to the border with Utah . In 2014, the speed limit on rural sections of I-84 in Idaho was raised to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h). From Idaho, I-84 enters Utah at a point approximately 7 miles (11.3 km) from Snowville in Box Elder County . It proceeds southeast through Rattle Snake Pass towards Brigham City where I-84 joins I-15 (just west of Tremonton ) for its next 40 miles (64 km). Just north of Brigham City, at Corinne, Utah , I-84 joins
666-608: The Oregon Trail ; the US ;30S designation was decommissioned in the 1970s after the freeway replacement was mostly complete. The highway was signed with the I-84 designation in 1980, when a 1977 change in guidelines took effect that discouraged highway numbers with directional suffixes. The renumbering resulted in two highways being numbered I-84, with the other located in the Northeastern United States . In
703-835: The Portland metropolitan area , I-84 is sometimes referred to as the "Banfield Freeway" or simply "the Banfield", although the official name is the Banfield Expressway. This freeway is named after Thomas H. "Harry" Banfield (1885–1950), the chairman of the Oregon Transportation Commission from 1943 to 1950. As I-84 heads east, it also follows US 30 in a majority of I-84 from Portland, Oregon, to near Rupert, Idaho, with splits being variant in Oregon and Idaho, but before leaving Portland, there
740-759: The Snake River Canyon or into Twin Falls County . Access to Twin Falls is afforded by an intersection with US 93 at Exit 173; US 93 southbound crosses the Snake River via the Perrine Bridge . After Twin Falls, I-84 continues through Burley and Heyburn . Approximately seven miles (11 km) east of Declo in rural Cassia County , I-84 meets the western terminus of the western section of I-86 . While I-86, along with US 30 heads east, then northeast to American Falls and Pocatello (following
777-729: The Tri-Cities region, and Hermiston, Oregon . The freeway was assigned the designation of I-80N in the 1958 plan, in part to correspond with US 30. The Portland segment of then-I-80N was proposed to run on the Mount Hood Freeway and a section of I-205 . Plans for this were officially dropped in 1974 after a successful freeway revolt . The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials established guidelines recommending that "suffixed" highways, such as I-80N, be renumbered. In 1977, Idaho officials recommended that I-80N be renumbered to I-84. The motion
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#1732772531802814-540: The age of 18 and 6.7% of those 65 and older. There are several National Register of Historic Places sites located in Gresham. The Louise Home Hospital and Residence Hall , is located in west Gresham, and serves as a social services facility. Other sites include: the Jacob Zimmerman House , a farmhouse built by German-American settlers in 1874; the Hamlin–Johnson House, a farmhouse built in 1888;
851-554: The cities of Hood River and The Dalles in the Scenic Area. It also passes through Biggs Junction , Rufus , Arlington , and Boardman outside of the Scenic Area before heading southeast to the junction with southern end of I-82 immediately southeast of the Umatilla Chemical Depot near Hermiston . From the junction it continues southeast on to Pendleton . East of Pendleton, I-84 climbs Emigrant Hill,
888-419: The city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $ 43,442, and the mean income for a family was $ 51,126. Males had a median income of $ 37,701 versus $ 27,744 for females. That is a difference of $ 9,957. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,588. About 8.4% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.2% of those under
925-481: The city was primarily supported by agriculture, and by the mid-20th century, the city saw a population boom, increasing from 4,000 residents to more than 10,000 between 1960 and 1970. The population was 114,247 at the 2020 census , making it the second most populous city in the county and the fourth-most populous city in Oregon . Gresham is an economic center for eastern Multnomah County. The area now known as Gresham
962-654: The creek's watershed running through the city. The city of Gresham is divided into 16 recognized neighborhoods: Central City, Centennial, Gresham Butte, Historic Southeast, Hogan Cedars, Hollybrook, Kelly Creek, North Central, North Gresham, Northeast, Northwest, Pleasant Valley, Powell Valley, Rockwood , Southwest & Wilkes East. Gresham, like most of western Oregon, has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csb / Csa ). Summers feature pleasant mornings, very warm and sunny afternoons and only very occasional rainfall, whereas winters are cloudy with cool to cold afternoons, occasional frosts, and frequent long rainy periods. As of
999-579: The freeway gradually ascends through Weber Canyon it also passes through several small farming communities, including Morgan , where the Browning Arms Company headquarters can be seen from the freeway. Also visible in the canyon is Devil's Slide , an unusual rock formation just off the freeway. Farther up the canyon is the Thousand Mile Tree , planted by Union Pacific Railroad workers to mark 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from
1036-401: The mayor are elected. Gresham is served by three school districts: Centennial , Gresham-Barlow , and Reynolds . High schools include Gresham High School , Sam Barlow High School , Springwater Trail High School , Centennial High School , and Reynolds High School . Private schools include Portland Adventist Elementary School, and Eastside Christian School. Mount Hood Community College
1073-499: The railroad's origin in Omaha, Nebraska . The freeway ends at Echo , a near ghost town that before served as a stopover for the railroad, at a junction with Interstate 80 , to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and US 189, to Jackson, Wyoming. Also near the junction are Echo Reservoir and Echo Dam . The Utah sections of I-84 that are not concurrent with Interstate 15 are defined at Utah Code Annotated § 72-4-114(4). The Portland to Utah corridor
1110-668: The route of the First transcontinental railroad which the highway follows to its terminus. I-15/I-84 heads south to the cities of the Wasatch Front (Or the Ogden-Clearfield Utah Metropolitan part) passing through several smaller communities and then the west side of Ogden before I-84 separates towards Cheyenne, Wyoming, while I-15 heads to Salt Lake City, I-84 follows the Weber River east. As
1147-415: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about roads and streets with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interstate_84&oldid=1161043780 " Category : Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Commons category link
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1184-438: Was 76.0% White , 3.5% African American , 1.3% Native American , 4.3% Asian , 0.7% Pacific Islander , 9.8% from other races , and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.9% of the population. There were 38,704 households, of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had
1221-614: Was first settled in 1851 by brothers Jackson and James Powell, who laid claim to land under the Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 and named the settlement Powell's Valley. In 1884, a local merchant petitioned for a post office from the United States Post Office Department to be established in his store, proposing to name it after Postmaster General Walter Q. Gresham if his request was granted. Concurrently, other community members secured
1258-474: Was founded in 1859 and lies on the east side of Southwest Walters Road. The City of Gresham operates under the council–manager form of government. The mayor and city council are elected to be the legislative and policy-making body for the city. The council appoints a city manager who is responsible for the daily operations of the city. The interim city manager is Eric Schmidt, appointed in December 2023 for
1295-627: Was proposed as one of the national "toll superhighways" in a 1939 report by the Bureau of Public Roads . It was formally included in the Interstate Highway System , created in 1956, and was originally proposed to be numbered as Interstate 82; however, it was never signed with this designation, and the Interstate 82 designation was later assigned to a different road that connects Ellensburg, Washington , to Yakima, Washington ,
1332-762: Was raised to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h), while the truck speed was raised to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h). I-84 enters Idaho by crossing the Snake River at Ontario , Oregon. From there, it continues on to the major cities of the Treasure Valley (or Boise metropolitan area ) including Caldwell , Nampa , Meridian , and Boise (where I-184 connects travelers to downtown). From Boise, I-84 continues southeast passing near several small cities ( Mountain Home , Glenns Ferry , and Jerome ) on its way to Twin Falls . Just east of Jerome, I-84 passes within five miles (8.0 km) of Twin Falls, but does not cross
1369-604: Was seconded by officials in Utah (who initially proposed this as I-82), but opposed by Oregon and Washington. The motion passed on July 7, 1977, and the states were given until July 1, 1980, to implement a coordinated renumbering strategy. After renumbering, I-84 violated the Interstate Highway Numbering Convention by being south of the modern incarnation of I-82. Gresham, Oregon Gresham ( / ˈ ɡ r ɛ ʃ əm / GRESH -əm )
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