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Oregon Route 240
Route 240 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	11.50 mi (18.51 km)
Major junctions
West end	OR 47 in Yamhill
East end	OR 99W in Newberg
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Highway system
Oregon Highways Interstate US State Named Scenic
← OR 238 → OR 241

Oregon Route 240 is a short highway, running about 11 miles (18 km) from Newberg to Yamhill. It has medium traffic and it is to the southwest of the Portland metropolitan area.

OR 240 is known as the Yamhill-Newberg Highway No. 151 (see Oregon highways and routes).

Route description

Oregon Route 240 begins at the intersection of Oregon Route 47 and Main Street in Yamhill. Merging with East Main Street, the highway leaves Yamhill, continuing eastward through farmland and arrives in Newberg, merging with North Main Street for just over 6 blocks. It stops there at the intersection with Oregon Route 99W.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Yamhill County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Yamhill	0.00	0.00	OR 47 – Carlton, McMinnville, Forest Grove
Newberg	11.45	18.43	OR 99W south – McMinnville	One-way couplet
	11.50	18.51	OR 99W north – Portland, Salem
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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