Oregon state research

[rocknrollDaVE]

this topic is about the state of Oregon only

TRUCK SPEED RESTRICTION
OREGON WEST SPEED - 55 MPH

OREGON EAST SPEED - 65 MPH

WELCOME SIGN

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STATE ROUTE SIGNS

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major roads and cities

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time zones. Oregon is located in Pacific Time and a small part on the east side is in Mountain Time

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geographical

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Primary Interstate highways

I-5
I-84
I-82

secondary Interstate highways

Eugene
I-105

Portland
I-205 (city by-pass)
I-405 (city beltway)

INTERSTATES BROKEN DOWN

I-5

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I-5 runs north to south

it enters the state from California in the south. running through the mountains all the way to Eugene where things become farm land all the way to Portland, it exits the state to the north in to Washington within the Portland city area

I-84

I-84 runs east to west. it enters the state in the west from Idaho at the town of Ontario and runs all the way to Portland where it terminates at a junction with I-5

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pictures from west to east. first pictures are of the very steep grade on the east side of the state'

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and there is a river valley as marked on the map that takes I-84 in to Portland. pictures are from west to east

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TAKE NOTE OF THE SPEED LIMIT SIGN FONT USED IN THIS STATE. ITS DIFFERENT THEN ALL OTHER STATES

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I-82

I-82 runs east and west. it starts at its junction with I-84 in Hermiston and leaves the state up in to Washington soon after

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[canuckster]

As you and I are in the same intersection boat of misery, I sincerely hope they put in the research you have... it's really quite simple. Well done good sir!

[TruckSimChris]

This is perfect! I hope SCS takes a close look at your post.

This makes me want to start a new research topic on Washington as you have for Oregon.

[Axel Slingerland]

If you're driving north to south (or vice versa) and you're in a hurry, stick to I-5. But if you're not, US 101 on the coast is the best coastal road in the west... [ external image ]

[rocknrollDaVE]

secondary Interstate highways

Eugene
I-105 East and West

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Portland
I-205 (city by-pass) North and South

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I-205 terminates when it reaches I-5 again in Washington

I-405 (city beltway) North and South

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[MillennialAmerican]

I have a few things to contribute. I am an Oregonian myself, and I have high hopes for my state!

First of all, a while back I began a steam discussion and collected suggestions for Oregon. Some of what was in that thread has already been mentioned, but I feel that our list of landmarks would be important in making the game's Oregon feel like the real Oregon:

- Upper Klamath Lake / Lake Ewauna near Klamath Falls
- Crater Lake in southern Oregon
- The Freemont Bridge in Portland, which is the more majestic of Portland's two double decker freeway bridges. Photo
- Astoria-Megler Bridge, which is a four mile epic bridge that connects Oregon and Washington at the mouth of the Columbia. Photo
- Hydroelectric dams along the Columbia River Gorge and Santiam Pass (which is an important mountain pass connecting Salem and Bend that offers very scenic yet challenging driving)
- Vista Ridge Tunnels in Portland. The tunnels themselves aren’t very exciting, however they do provide a dramatic transition from a forested area in the hills to the city’s skyline.
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- Multnomah Falls along the Columbia River Gorge
- Lighthouses along the coast
- Astoria Column in Astoria
- Pillars of Rome in eastern Oregon, which is an interesting geological formation.

Overall, I hope the Oregon DLC is not just limited to the major freeways mentioned earlier in this post. While those are important to have, smaller roads such as US 101 and Santiam Pass (US 20) will probably be more scenic, challenging, and fun to drive on.

[Centrino2]

About the speed limit (yes after playing Euro truck with the limiter on I definitely got a need for speed habit on high gear) Oregon is going to raise the speed limit for trucks.... better just to follow this link:
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/sp ... Name=Speed

Constantly updated.

[MillennialAmerican]

Regarding the speed limit changes, this map outlines the major roads that are affected and what the new speed limits are.

http://media.oregonlive.com/commuting/p ... a0f937.jpg

Note that I5 is not affected by the changes, and truck limits remain 5 below the car limits. Also, in real life speed limits signs show both car and truck limits whenever they are different.

[Centrino2]

Okay, now hopefully SCS will add speed signs for trucks as well as cars, unlike what they have done so far.

[rocknrollDaVE]

as far as i can tell the state of Oregon allows triple trailers on I-5 and selected highways on the east side of the state. must have a long load banner across the rear doors of the last trailer of the triple set

no RMD or TPD