History
The section between Beaverton and Hillsboro was built about 1918. Constructed of cement, it partly replaced a county road built of dirt that ran on the southern side of the railroad tracks. The earlier road came from Portland via Bertha on Farmington Road and veered north on what is now Kinnaman Road until 209th Avenue in Reedville where it then ran parallel to the rail tracks. At Witch Hazel it then followed the modern Witch Hazel and River roads into Hillsboro proper.
In March 1919, Hillsboro elected to have the highway moved from Main Street two blocks south to Baseline Street (eastbound traffic was later moved to Oak Street). Washington County planners in March 1953 decided to have the highway widened to four lanes.
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