John Day Highway

John Day Highway No. 5 is a highway in eastern Oregon. It comprises Oregon Route 19 (OR 19) and U.S. Route 26 (US 26), as well as short segments of OR 206, OR 207, and US 395.

John Day Highway No. 5
John Day Highway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	270.14 mi (434.75 km)
Existed	1917–present
Component highways	OR 19 US 26
Major junctions
West end	I-84 / OR 19 near Arlington
Major intersections	OR 207 in Service Creek US 26 near Dayville US 395 at Mount Vernon OR 7 at Austin Junction
East end	US 20 in Vale
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Counties	Gilliam, Wheeler, Grant, Baker, Malheur
Highway system
Oregon Highways Interstate US State Named Scenic
← OR 18 OR 19 → US 20

Route description

The John Day Highway begins at an interchange with Interstate 84, one mile (1.6 km) north of Arlington. It follows OR 19 southward for about 76 miles (122 km), through the cities of Condon and Fossil, where it meets with OR 207 at Service Creek. Here the highway turns eastward and follows OR 207 for 16 miles (26 km) to Spray. At Spray, it splits from OR 207 and goes southward. The highway passes the community of Kimberly, through the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, and meets up with U.S. 26. The highway then follows US 26 eastward, through the communities of Dayville, Mount Vernon, Prairie City, Unity, Ironside, and Jamieson. The John Day Highway ends at Vale.

The John Day Highway from Fossil to Austin Junction is also a part of the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway,^[1] an Oregon state byway.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Gilliam	Arlington	0.00	0.00	I-84 / US 30 – The Dalles, Pendleton	Two separate directional interchanges; western end of OR 19 overlap
		0.31	0.50	To I-84 / US 30 – The Dalles, Pendleton	Access to opposite directions
	Condon	38.05	61.24	OR 206 west – Wasco	Western end of OR 206 overlap
		38.25	61.56	OR 206 east – Eightmile, Heppner	Eastern end of OR 206 overlap
Wheeler	Fossil	57.50	92.54	OR 218 south – Antelope, Shaniko
	Service Creek	76.94	123.82	OR 207 south – Mitchell, Prineville	Western end of OR 207 overlap
	​	89.21	143.57	OR 207 north – Hardman, Heppner	Eastern end of OR 207 overlap
Grant	Kimberly	98.88	159.13	OR 402 east – Monument, Long Creek
	​	117.37	188.89	OR 19 ends / US 26 west – Mitchell, Prineville	Eastern end of OR 19 overlap; western end of US 26 overlap
	Mount Vernon	147.16	236.83	US 395 north – Long Creek, Pendleton	Western end of US 395 overlap
	John Day	155.42	250.12	US 395 south – Canyon City, Burns	Eastern end of US 395 overlap
	Bates	183.76	295.73	OR 7 east – Sumpter, Baker City
Baker	​	203.00	326.70	OR 245 north – Hereford, Baker City
Malheur	Vale	270.08	434.65	US 20 west – City Center, Burns	One-way couplet; eastern end of US 26 overlap
		270.14	434.75	US 20 east / US 26 east – Ontario, Nyssa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• John Day, Oregon
• John Day River