Oregon Route 542

Oregon Route 542
Oregon Route 542
	Route 542 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by ODOT
Length	18.78 mi (30.22 km)
Existed	2003–present
Major junctions
South end	Railroad Avenue and Powers South Road in Powers
North end	OR 42 near Myrtle Point
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Coos
Highway system
	Oregon Highways; Interstate; US; State; Named; Scenic;

Oregon Route 542 (OR 542) is an Oregon state highway running from OR 42 near Myrtle Point to Powers. OR 542 is known as the Powers Highway No. 242 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 18.78 miles (30.22 km) long and runs north–south, entirely within Coos County.

OR 542 was established in 2003 as part of Oregon's project to assign route numbers to highways that previously were not assigned, and, as of August 2018, was unsigned.

Route description

OR 542 begins at an intersection with OR 42 approximately two miles southeast of Myrtle Point and heads south through Broadbent, Warner, and Gaylord to Powers, where it ends at an intersection with Railroad Avenue and Powers South Road.

History

OR 542 was assigned to the Powers Highway in 2003.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Coos County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Near Myrtle Point	0.00	0.00	OR 42 – Myrtle Point, Roseburg
Powers	18.91	30.43	Railroad Avenue and Powers South Road	End state maintenance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi