page_title: U.S. Route 101 in Oregon
section_title: Lincoln City to Astoria
hierarchical_section_title: U.S. Route 101 in Oregon / Route description / Lincoln City to Astoria
caption_attribution_description: English: US 101 is the main street (Roosevelt Drive) through Seaside, Oregon and is frequently plagued by heavy traffic backups, especially during summer weekends. Photo taken June, 2006.
context_page_description: U.S. Route 101, is a major north–south U.S. Highway in Oregon that runs through the state along the coastline near the Pacific Ocean. It runs from the California border, south of Brookings, to the Washington state line on the Columbia River, between Astoria, Oregon, and Megler, Washington.
  US 101 is designated as the Oregon Coast Highway No. 9, as it serves the Oregon Coast region. Much of the highway runs between the Pacific Ocean and the Oregon Coast Range, thus US 101 is frequently mountainous in character. For most of its length it is a two-lane undivided highway. Many parts of the highway are subject to closure due to landslides caused by excessive rainfall, and in many parts of the coast, US 101 is the only viable route connecting certain coastal communities. Thus, in many cases when landslides block US 101, the detour requires traveling inland over the Coast Range to alternative north-south routes in the Willamette Valley and then back west over the Coast Range again.
  US 101 is often the main street through coastal towns in Oregon, which can cause significant traffic delays.
context_section_description: The stretch of US 101 through Lincoln City is infamous for its clogged traffic; the city is over seven miles (11 km) long (but only a few blocks wide in spots), and is sandwiched between the ocean on the west, and Devils Lake and mountains to the east.  In many parts of town, the highway is a two-lane road.  Adding to the traffic is a casino in the northern part of town.  Much of the traffic departs US 101 north of Lincoln City, at an interchange with Oregon Route 18.
  North of Lincoln City is the town of Neskowin and the Nestucca Bay area.  A side road, the Three Capes Scenic Route, provides access to the seaside towns of Pacific City and Sandlake, then goes over Cape Lookout and on to Netarts, Oceanside and Cape Meares before meeting 101 again at Tillamook.  101 instead heads inland, passing through the towns of Cloverdale, Hebo, Beaver and Hemlock.  The next major town is the city of Tillamook.
  North of Tillamook, the highway passes on the eastern shore of Tillamook Bay, through towns such as Bay City and Garibaldi, before reuniting with the ocean.  It then continues north along the Pacific through towns such as Rockaway Beach and Nedonna Beach; the next major towns are Nehalem and Manzanita, both on Nehalem Bay.  The highway then continues north along the coastline through rugged terrain until it reaches the city of Cannon Beach.  Unlike most coastal cities in Oregon, a bypass (in two-lane freeway configuration) was built around Cannon Beach; US 101 follows the bypass alignment.  A few miles north of Cannon Beach is an interchange with U.S. Route 26, followed by the city of Seaside.  (Until recently, U.S. 26 continued north towards Astoria, sharing an alignment with US 101; however ODOT truncated U.S. 26 to its current terminus at the interchange with 101 several years ago.)
  North of Seaside, US 101 follows the coastal plain through cities such as Gearhart; a spur route (Oregon Route 104) provides access to Fort Stevens State Park.  US 101 soon enters the city of Warrenton, Oregon (where Business 101, which is more of a scenic route, providing access to the Astoria-Warrenton Airport, Fort Clatsop, and Miles Crossing) and then crosses Youngs Bay into Astoria, Oregon.  101 passes through the northwestern edge of Astoria, until an intersection with the western terminus of U.S. Route 30.  At this intersection, 101 climbs an access road onto the Astoria-Megler Bridge over the Columbia River, and crosses into the state of Washington.
caption: US 101 through downtown Seaside
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