Oregon highway 34 from Bend, OR to US101

I agree, that is also a good way to go...a little out of the way...but better highway than the 20.

Ron

I'm a trucker in OR, and I will tell you the better route is 20/126/101. It's a few more miles but it is much better road.

Ed...central Oregon coast? Newport?

Ron

I agree. Take 22 --- NOT 20, over to I-5 & Salem.. 20 is a bit of a pain. 22 is dandy.

34 does get a little narrow between Philomath and Waldport. I would recommend that in Philomath, instead of turning off onto 34, go straight on Hwy 20 to Newport. I make this trip probably 20 times a year (4 to 6 times in our MH) and you won't have any problems with 20. Once in Newport, just go south on 101 to Waldport.

However, having taken 20/22 out of Sisters going west, I would recommend taking 22 at the 20/22 split and go over to Salem then hwy 18 over to the coast. A little longer, but a much better highway. 20 has a 12 - 13 mile 6% downgrade on the west side of the mountains with several 15mph curves and a lot of 35mph curves. I have to pull over and let the traffic go by three or four times before i can get to Sweet Home. It's definitely doable, but very slow and you have to really watch what you are doing.

Good luck

Ron

Then your not going to like 34.

enblethen wrote:
US 20 to Lebanon then OR 34 to Waldport is a very doable route. OR 34 is on coast side of Cascades. It has some nice curvy sections. There is shoulders but memory says they are narrow.

As long as there is a some kind of shoulder I am OK with that. It is roads that the edge of the pavement is the edge of the road with no shoulder that I get concerned about. One oops and you can wind up in the ditch, I hate that. We drive about 4 miles of those roads (dirt and paved) getting out of our place to satisfy my desire to drive very narrow roads. LOL

korbe wrote:
Poor guy is just trying to find out if hwy 34 is okay. Anybody have an opinion on that route. And please, let's not hear about north to south. :D

Thank you.

US 20 to Lebanon then OR 34 to Waldport is a very doable route. OR 34 is on coast side of Cascades. It has some nice curvy sections. There is shoulders but memory says they are narrow.

Poor guy is just trying to find out if hwy 34 is okay. Anybody have an opinion on that route. And please, let's not hear about north to south. :D