Route
The historic route is almost completely paved over by modern roads. Beginning at Goose Hollow near where the Vista Bridge is now (45°31′09″N 122°41′53″W / 45.51925°N 122.697973°W / 45.51925; -122.697973 (Canyon Road (east end))), Jefferson Street transitions into Canyon Road, both in street signs and modern maps. It went up the canyon behind the Vista Ridge Tunnels where the Sunset Highway—also known as U.S. Route 26—goes over Sylvan hill. Part way up the hill, the road in front of the Oregon Zoo is named Canyon Road, so perhaps the road zigzagged to ascend the grade. Slightly west of Sylvan, an interchange with modern Canyon Road, also known as Oregon Route 8, continues southwest into Beaverton. At the junction with Hocken Road, two blocks west of Cedar Hills Boulevard (45°29′17″N 122°48′46″W / 45.488163°N 122.812858°W / 45.488163; -122.812858 (Canyon Road (west end))), the contemporary road name changes to Tualatin Valley Highway ("TV Highway"), though it is likely Canyon Road continued farther west originally.
A plaque to commemorate the road was placed in the South Park Blocks by the Lang Syne Society in 1991.
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