50-497: Sunset Highway may refer to: Sunset Highway (Oregon) , the westernmost portion of U.S. Highway 26 in Oregon Sunset Highway (Washington) , a.k.a. Primary State Highway 2 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by 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
100-404: A NAC. As of the census of 2020, there were 97,494 people. The racial makeup of the city was 59% Non-Hispanic White , 2.9% African American , 1.0% Native American , 12.2% Asian , 0.5% Pacific Islander , 8.7% from other races , and 12.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 18.1% of the population. As of 2020 the median income for a household in the city
150-696: A canyon which penetrates Portland's Tualatin Mountains ; this stretch of the Sunset is coincident with Canyon Road . The highway skirts the southern edge of Portland's Washington Park , providing access to the Oregon Zoo and other attractions. At the bottom of the grade, the highway passes through the Vista Ridge Tunnels into Downtown Portland . Immediately east of the tunnel is an interchange with Interstate 405 (I-405); this interchange
200-526: A huge lake." In 1872, Beaverton's first post office opened in a general store operated by Betts, who also served as the first postmaster of the community. Betts Street, where the current post office now stands, is named in honor of him. In 1893, Beaverton, which by that time had a population of 400, was officially incorporated. Alonzo Cady, a local businessman, served as the first mayor. Many major roads in Beaverton are named for these early settlers. Beaverton
250-558: A period of more than ten years; from the county's perspective, the plan supported its strategy of having cities and special districts provide urban services. The city of Beaverton also attempted to annex certain businesses, including Nike , which responded with a legal and lobbying effort to resist the annexation. The lobbying effort succeeded quickly, with the Oregon Legislative Assembly enacting Senate Bill 887, which prohibited Beaverton from annexing Nike without
300-599: A short overlap with US 97 ( The Dalles-California Highway No. 4 ), the short Madras-Prineville Highway No. 360 continues southeast to a junction with OR 126 in Prineville . At that junction, US 26 picks up the Ochoco Highway No. 41 , which also follows OR 126 west to US 97 in Redmond . The Ochoco Highway ends at OR 19 near Dayville , from which US 26 follows
350-827: A speakeasy bar, and an event venue. Adjacent to The Round, the 550 seat Patricia Reser Center for the Arts opened in 2022, and was made possible by pledges from the Beaverton Arts Foundation and Pat Reser along with public sources. The groundbreaking was performed on November 13, 2019. In addition to the Reser Center, a new 125-room hotel opened next to The Round in February 2021. The performing arts center, apartments, city hall, hotel, MAX light rail station, plazas, food carts, and nearby businesses are collectively known as Downtown Beaverton. Beaverton covers
400-492: A toll plank road from Portland to Beaverton was completed over a trail called Canyon Road . After the American Civil War , numerous other settlers, including Joshua Welch, George Betts, Charles Angel, W. P. Watson, and John Henry, laid out what is now known as Beaverton hoping they could bring a railroad to an area once described as, "mostly swamps & marshes connected by beaver dams to create what looked like
450-805: A total area of 19.7 square miles (51 km ), all of it land except for small creeks, ponds, and lakes. The city is located along the eastern edge of the Tualatin Valley just west of the Tualatin Mountains . It is bordered by Portland to the east, Hillsboro to the west, and Tigard to the south. Much of the remaining area surrounding Beaverton in the north and southwest constitutes unincorporated Washington County land. The elevation within city limits ranges from as high as 698.2 feet (212.8 m) above sea level to as low as 131.7 feet (40.1 m) above sea level. The city averages at 189 feet (58 m) above sea level. The city of Beaverton
500-564: Is Lacey Beaty, who was first elected in 2020. The Beaverton City Council consists of six councilors. The Mayor and City Councilors are all elected at large to serve four-year terms in a council-manager form of government where the Beaverton City Council and Mayor hire a city manager who is the administrative head of the city. The Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex , opened in 1978, features swimming, athletics, tennis, baseball, softball and basketball facilities. In 2014,
550-584: Is a major cross-state United States Numbered Highway with its western terminus in the U.S. state of Oregon , connecting US 101 on the Oregon Coast near Seaside with the Idaho state line east of Nyssa . Local highway names include the Sunset Highway No. 47 , Mount Hood Highway No. 26 , and John Day Highway No. 5 before continuing into Idaho and beyond. The western terminus of
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#1732772943670600-422: Is divided into 13 neighborhoods: Central Beaverton, Denney Whitford, Raleigh West, Five Oaks, Triple Creek, Greenway, Highland, Neighbors Southwest, Sexton Mountain, South Beaverton, Vose, West Beaverton, and West Slope . Each neighborhood runs a Neighborhood Association Committee (NAC) to discuss neighborhood affairs, with the exception of Five Oaks and Triple Creek, and Denney Whitford and Raleigh West each sharing
650-543: Is preceded by the corresponding state highway number. Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton is a city in the Tualatin Valley , located in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon , with a small portion bordering Portland . The city is among the main cities that make up the Portland metropolitan area . Its population was 97,494 at the 2020 census , making it the second most populous city in
700-720: Is provided through Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue . EMS services are provided by Metro West Ambulance . Beaverton is served by transit bus , commuter rail , and light rail services operated by the Portland metropolitan area's regional transit agency, TriMet. MAX Light Rail serves the city with seven light rail stations; from west to east, they are: Elmonica/Southwest 170th Avenue , Merlo Road/Southwest 158th Avenue , Beaverton Creek , Millikan Way , Beaverton Central , Beaverton Transit Center , and Sunset Transit Center . The MAX Blue Line serves all seven stations while
750-779: Is the end of the Sunset Highway. In Portland, the route overlaps I-405 ( Stadium Freeway No. 61 ) for a short distance before exiting onto city streets, including Arthur Street, to reach the Ross Island Bridge . US 26 leaves the bridge, which is at the beginning of the Mount Hood Highway No. 26 , and follows Powell Boulevard, a surface street, to Gresham . An expressway begins near Gresham and carries US 26 southeast to near Sandy . From Sandy to near Government Camp and Bennett Pass, where US 26 intersects OR 35 , it closely follows
800-542: The Atfalati , which settlers mispronounced as Tualatin . The Atfalati population dwindled in the latter part of the 18th century, and the prosperous tribe was no longer dominant in the area by the 19th century when settlers arrived. The tribe named their village Chakeipi, which translates to "place of the beaver", which early settlers referred to as "Beaverdam." Early settlers include the Hall Family from Kentucky ,
850-647: The Cascade Range . Obsidian , bear grass , and slaves were transported over these trails to major trading locations along the Columbia River in exchange for dried salmon , smelt , sturgeon , and decorative sea shells. The long established route was later used by Peter Skene Ogden 's fur trapping expeditions in 1825 and 1826. Fur trader Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth was here in the 1830s. Captain John C. Frémont followed this route on his 1843 explorations for
900-818: The International School of Beaverton , Arts and Communication Magnet Academy , and Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering . Merlo Station High School is another alternative learning school within the district. Portions of Beaverton are in the Hillsboro School District and the Portland Public Schools school district. Private schools in the area include German American School , Holy Trinity School, Jesuit High School , Saint Cecilia Grade School, Southwest Christian School , Valley Catholic School , Willamette Valley Academy, and WoodHaven School. Fire protection
950-811: The John Day Highway No. 5 through John Day to US 20 in Vale . The remainder of US 26 in Oregon overlaps US 20 on the Central Oregon Highway No. 7 to the Idaho state line. An ancient trail passed through the section of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation as part of an extensive Indian trade network linking peoples of the northern Great Basin and Columbia Plateau to those living west of
1000-583: The MAX Red Line serves only Beaverton Transit Center and Sunset Transit Center. Beaverton Transit Center, TriMet's busiest transit center, in addition to MAX, serves as a transit hub for bus routes mostly operating on the west side and as the northern terminus of WES Commuter Rail . Hall/Nimbus , the second station southbound on WES, is also located in Beaverton. Intercity bus services with stops in Beaverton include POINT and TCTD . Oregon Electric and Red Electric interurban lines once served
1050-480: The Silicon Forest , Beaverton is the location of numerous technology organizations and companies, including Linux Technology Center of IBM, Tektronix , ADI formerly known as Maxim Integrated Products , VeriWave , Khronos Group and Oregon Technology Business Center (OTBC), a non-profit tech startup incubator. Phoenix Technologies operates its Northwestern Regional Office in Beaverton. According to
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#17327729436701100-434: The Tualatin Valley , into the community of Banks . East of Banks, the highway merges with Oregon Route 6 (OR 6) and becomes a freeway , which passes through the high-tech regions of Washington County . The freeway enters the Portland metropolitan area in the northeast corner of Hillsboro , then passes through the northern part of the city of Beaverton and the communities of Cedar Hills and Cedar Mill near
1150-502: The 2010s. The state and county government later considered moving US 26 to Division Street between I-205 and Gresham to improve freeway access. The cancelled freeway included plans to bypass Sandy, which were later revived in the 2000s and 2010s to address congestion issues in the area. US 26 formerly terminated at a junction with US 30 in Astoria, sharing an alignment with US 101 north of Cannon Beach. The highway
1200-566: The Beaverton–Aloha Little League Intermediate baseball team won the state tournament and traveled to Nogales, Arizona to play in the regional tournament, where they accumulated a 2–2 record. In 2006, the Murrayhill Little League baseball team qualified for the 2006 Little League World Series , the first Oregon team in 48 years to go that far. Murrayhill advanced to the semi-finals before losing;
1250-514: The City of Beaverton since 1968. The Beaverton City Council annexed that property in May 2005, and Leupold & Stevens challenged that annexation. The company eventually won the legal fight in 2009 with the city, thus the company was de-annexed from the city. R.M. Wade & Co. , manufacturer of agricultural and irrigation equipment, is the oldest family-owned company in the state of Oregon. As part of
1300-401: The City's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the largest employers in the city are: Cedar Hills Crossing is a shopping mall within the city of Beaverton. Facilities include a variety of restaurants, big-box retailers, a bowling alley, and more. Progress Ridge Town Square is a lifestyle center also in Beaverton which includes shops and restaurants. The current mayor of Beaverton
1350-533: The Denneys who lived on their claim near present-day Scholls Ferry Road and Hall Blvd, and Orin S. Allen, from western New York. Lawrence Hall purchased 640 acres (2.6 km ) in Beaverdam in 1847 and built a grist mill with his brother near present-day Walker Road. His was the first land claim in the area. He was soon followed by Thomas Denney in 1848, who came to the area and built its first sawmill. In 1860,
1400-687: The Metro Council voted to once again expand the urban growth boundary to include the Cooper Mountain urban reserve area. In 2016, voters approved a $ 35 million bond for a new 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m ) Public Safety Center built to withstand a major earthquake. The center, which opened in fall of 2020, now houses the city's Emergency Management and Police Departments. Construction began in September 2018. The city has tried to encourage transit-oriented development around
1450-714: The Ross Island Bridge. In 2020, US 26 was designated POW/MIA Memorial Highway by the state legislature following a request from the Bend Heroes Foundation and Oregon Veterans Motorcycle Association . Milepoints are as reported by ODOT and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. Z indicates overlapping mileage due to construction longer than established route, and – indicates negative mileage behind established beginning point. Segments that are locally maintained may be omitted. For routes traversing multiple named state highways, each milepoint
1500-550: The U.S. and Lieutenant Henry Larcom Abbot headed a Pacific Railroad survey party along it in 1855. The Sunset Highway portion was under construction by January 1933. Both the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps participated in the construction during the Great Depression . Portions of highway officially opened to the public on September 19, 1941. In 1949,
1550-530: The city in the early 20th century. In the 1940s, Tualatin Valley Stages , a division of Portland Stages, Inc., provided limited bus transit service between the city and downtown Portland ; it operated later as a separate company, Tualatin Valley Buses, Inc., through the 1960s. This was one of four privately owned bus companies that served the Portland metropolitan area and were collectively known as
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1600-556: The city's MAX Light Rail stations. The Round , a mixed-use development around Beaverton Central MAX Station on the site of a former sewer plant , was announced in 1996. In 2014, the City of Beaverton moved its city hall into The Beaverton Building, an office building in The Round. The Round currently consists of 24,000 square foot of retail space with 63 residential condominiums located above. BG's Food Cartel , Beaverton's first food cart pod, opened in 2018 and has 31 food carts,
1650-436: The city. The population density was 4,794.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,851.2/km ). There were 39,500 housing units at an average density of 2,108.9 per square mile (814.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 73.0% White , 2.6% African American , 0.6% Native American , 10.5% Asian , 0.5% Pacific Islander , 8.2% from other races , and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 16.3% of
1700-691: The company's consent. The bill also applied to property owned by Electro Scientific Industries , Columbia Sportswear , and Tektronix , and in August 2008 the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals ruled that the bill also barred the city from annexing property belonging to Leupold & Stevens. (See below, under Economy.) Beaverton's legal efforts to annex Nike cost the city over one million dollars. The Oregon State Legislature has also passed legislation which redetermined Washington County's urban growth boundary to include more development. In 2018,
1750-474: The county and the seventh-most populous city in Oregon . Beaverton is an economic center for Washington County along with neighboring Hillsboro . According to Oregon Geographic Names , Beaverton's name is derived from the settlement's proximity to a large body of water resulting from beaver dams. The area of Tualatin Valley that became Beaverton was originally the home of a Native American tribe known as
1800-581: The highway (and of US 26) is at an interchange with US 101 between Seaside and Cannon Beach . The highway heads east from there through the Oregon Coast Range , providing access to Saddle Mountain and passing through the valleys of the Necanicum and Nehalem rivers. It then crosses over the Oregon Coast Range , where it passes through the Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel , descending into
1850-478: The highway was completed. The highway was originally named the Wolf Creek Highway after a nearby creek of the same name. The Oregon State Highway Commission renamed it the Sunset Highway at their January 17, 1946, meeting by a unanimous vote. The name is drawn from both the nickname and insignia of the 41st Infantry Division , which was largely drawn from Oregon, and because the highway leads towards
1900-698: The historic Barlow Road through the Mount Hood Corridor , and is part of the Mount Hood Scenic Byway . The Mount Hood Highway branches off to the north along OR 35, and the Warm Springs Highway No. 53 carries US 26 southeast through Wapinitia Pass (where it crosses the Pacific Crest Trail ), Blue Box Pass, the Warm Springs Indian Reservation , and Agency Plains to Madras . After
1950-545: The intersection with the northern terminus of OR 217 . Also at this point, MAX Light Rail is adjacent on the north side of the highway for nearly two miles (3.2 km) until it submerges into the Robertson Tunnel . The highway enters the Portland city limits near the Sylvan-Highlands neighborhood, where it is also joined by OR 8 ; east of here, the highway descends a steep grade through
2000-780: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunset_Highway&oldid=933146751 " Category : Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sunset Highway (Oregon) [REDACTED] I-405 in Portland [REDACTED] I-5 in Portland [REDACTED] I-205 in Portland [REDACTED] US 97 in Madras [REDACTED] OR 126 in Prineville [REDACTED] US 395 in John Day U.S. Route 26 ( US 26 )
2050-440: The population. There were 37,213 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.1% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
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2100-560: The setting sun. The highway was rededicated in honor of the 41st Infantry Division in 1995. In the 1960s, Powell Boulevard in Portland was proposed as the corridor of the Mount Hood Freeway , which would have replaced US 26. It was cancelled in 1974 following a protests and local opposition . A few ramp stubs from I-5 on the Marquam Bridge were built to prepare for the new freeway and remained in place until
2150-804: The sport of curling , the Evergreen Curling Club. In January 2017, the Evergreen Curling Club hosted the United States Curling Association Senior Women's National Championship. The public schools serving most of Beaverton are part of the Beaverton School District . There are six public high schools in the district – Aloha High School , Beaverton High School , Mountainside High School , Southridge High School , Sunset High School , and Westview High School . It also has several public option schools serving grades 6-12 like
2200-553: The third-place game was rained out and not rescheduled. In addition, a Junior Softball team from Beaverton went to 2006 World Series in Kirkland, Washington , ending in sixth place. In 2002, Beaverton's Little League Softball team took second place to Waco, Texas, in the Little League Softball World Series. In January 2013, Beaverton became the first city in Oregon to have an ice rink dedicated to
2250-430: Was $ 38,261, and the median income for a family was $ 71,806. Males had a median income of $ 41,683 versus $ 31,204 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 25,419. About 5.0% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 89,803 people, 37,213 households, and 21,915 families residing in
2300-567: Was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.03. The median age in the city was 34.7 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 33% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 10.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female. Reser's Fine Foods , processor and distributor of freshly prepared foods, has headquartered in Beaverton since 1960. Leupold & Stevens , maker of rifle scopes and other specialty optics, has been located on property adjacent to
2350-457: Was an early home to automobile dealerships. A Ford Motor Company dealership was established there in 1915; it was purchased by Guy Carr in 1923 and over the years Carr expanded it into several locations throughout Beaverton. There are still several dealerships near the intersection of Walker and Canyon Roads. In the early 1920s, Beaverton was home to Premium Picture Productions , a movie studio which produced about fifteen films. The studio site
2400-580: Was later converted into Watt's Field and associated aircraft manufacturing facilities. A second Beaverton airport, Bernard's Airport , was later developed farther north, at the present location of the Cedar Hills Crossing mall. The town's first library opened in 1925. Originally on the second floor of the Cady building, it has been moved repeatedly; in 2000 it was moved to its current location on Hall Boulevard and 5th Street. A branch location
2450-734: Was opened for the first time in June 2010, when the Murray-Scholls location opened near the Murrayhill neighborhood. The Beaverton libraries and 15 other local libraries participate in the Washington County Cooperative Library Services . In December 2004, the city and Washington County announced an "interim plan" which would lead to Beaverton becoming the second-largest city in Oregon, second only to Portland. The "interim" plan actually covered
2500-545: Was truncated by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in 2005 following a request from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Prior to 2005, US 26 ran through Downtown Portland on the one-way couplet of Market and Clay streets, which carried the Sunset Highway to its end at Naito Parkway ( Pacific Highway West No. 1W ), turning south there to reach
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