Front Plate Required: Yes
Area Codes: 458, 503, 541, 971
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Oregon has roughly three different geographic regions, separated by the Cascade Range. East of Bend and Klamath Falls, Oregon looks similar to the scrub deserts of Nevada and Wyoming. The south side of the Cascades has dry pine forests, while the north side has the stereotypical ferns and trees with mossy branches of the Pacific Northwest. On the west side of the Cascades, the pine forests dry out and start to include oaks and other broadleafs closer to the Pacific Coast.
Scrub deserts of the east
Greener scrub deserts in the northeast
Dryer forests of the southern Cascades
Wetter forests of the northern Cascades
Broadleaf and pine forest mix
The standard license plate is dull purple with a bright green splotch in the middle. The standard street sign has a white, rounded border and looks a bit bolder than standard. Oregon also has a unique green & white bridge marker, recognizeable by the ODOT symbol which looks like an inverted "L". Many urban areas use local speed signs, and some highways in the east append letters to the mile markers. Both Grant's Pass and Tigard have red and white stripes on the posts of stop signs.
Standard license plate
Standard street sign
Bridge marker with ODOT symbol
Rural speed sign
Lettered mile marker
Stop sign in Grant's Pass
Stop sign in Tigard
Like several other western states, power poles have the large yellow Pacificorp plates. US and state highways are generally well-marked with one of several variations of medium-sized white paddle bollards, some of which have a blue marking, which is unique to Oregon. If the highway has it, bollards are placed on a barren strip of dirt and gravel, usually tinted red or black. A center rumble strip is fairly common in addition to rumble strips on the outer white lines. In some places, the yellow lines are spaced further apart than standard to make room for the center rumble strip. These wider lines can also be found in Washington, but will never be seen in California.
Yellow Pacificorp plates on utility poles
White paddle bollard with white reflector
White paddle bollard and red gravel strip
Blue marking on white bollard
Center rumbles with single yellow line
Central rumbles with four yellow lines
OR wide lines compared to CA standard