Oregon Route 205, OR 78 to Harney CR 202

 

AMP: Frenchglen Hwy #440/0

Location: OR 205 and OR 78, Harney Cty

No reassurance shield as Oregon 205 begins. The highway is signed, but lacks shields in the southbound direction.

AMP: 30

Location: OR 205 and BLM Rd, Harney Cty

Scenic byway reassurance marker about 30 miles later. This is one of the most desolate roads I’ve ever driven.

AMP: 58

Location: OR 205 and Steens Mtn Loop, Frenchglen, Harney Cty

28 miles later, we’ll enter historic Frenchglen, the only population oasis in this area.

AMP: 58

Location: OR 205 and Steens Mtn Loop, Frenchglen, Harney Cty

In Frenchglen, keep right for Fields and Denio, Nev.

AMP: 73

Location: OR 205 and Catlow Valley Rd, Harney Cty

15 miles later, Oregon 205 ends as Harney County 202 begins. The county road heads all the way to Denio, Nevada (which is located on the state line), where the road turns into Nevada SR 292.

 E to US-95, W to US-20/US-395