Oregon Route 82

This article is about the Oregon Route. For the Interstate Highway in Oregon, see Interstate 82.

Oregon Route 82 (OR 82) is a 70.74-mile-long (113.84 km) state highway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It travels from U.S. Route 30 (US 30) at La Grande to an intersection with Oregon Routes 350 and 351 in Joseph. It is known as the Wallowa Lake Highway No. 10 (see Oregon highways and routes). OR 82 is part of the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway.^[2]

Oregon Route 82
Route 82 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	70.74 mi[1] (113.84 km)
Existed	1932–present
Major junctions
West end	US 30 in La Grande
Major intersections	I-84 in La Grande OR 237 in Island City OR 204 in Elgin OR 3 in Enterprise
East end	OR 350 / OR 351 in Joseph
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Counties	Union, Wallowa
Highway system
Oregon Highways Interstate US State Named Scenic
← I-82 → I-84

Oregon Route 82 near Alicel

OR 82 is the main route from remote Wallowa County to La Grande which serves as a transportation hub, providing access to main roads such as Interstate 84 (I-84) and US 30. It also sees extra tourist traffic in the summer, which mostly consists of travelers to Wallowa Lake, which is south of Joseph.

Route description

OR 82 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 30 (Adams Avenue). It heads east underneath Interstate 84 into Island City, where it turns north at an intersection with OR 237, which continues east to Cove. Once out of Island City, it curves northeast and passes through Imbler, Elgin, and enters Wallowa County at Minam. From there, the highway curves southeast into the Wallowa Valley, passing through the towns of Wallowa, Lostine, and Enterprise before ending in Joseph. OR 351 from Joseph to the Wallowa Lake State Park at the south end of the Lake was originally part of the OR 82 Highway.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Union	La Grande	0.00	0.00	US 30 – La Grande, Pendleton, Baker City
		0.89	1.43	I-84 – Pendleton, Baker City	Interchange
	Island City	2.41	3.88	OR 237 – Cove
	Elgin	20.02	32.22	OR 204 – Palmer Junction, Spout Springs, Tollgate, Weston
Wallowa	Enterprise	64.40	103.64	OR 3 north – Flora, Lewiston
	Joseph	70.74	113.84	OR 350 – Ferguson Ridge, Halfway, Imnaha OR 351 – Wallowa Lake
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi