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| After the passing of the Federal Interstate and Defense Highways Act in 1956, US 30 was scheduled to be superseded by a new freeway, on an alignment closer to the river on flat terrain.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 21, 1956 |title=4-Lane Freeways of U.S. 99, 30 Near Reality in State |page=1 |work=The Oregonian |url=http://media.oregonlive.com/history/other/2015/01/14/freeways.pdf |access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref> The segment between Portland and The Dalles was mostly complete by 1963, but it would take until 1968 for construction of the highway to meet Interstate highway standards. Several sections of the Historic Columbia River Highway were destroyed to accommodate the wider highway, including the iconic [[Mitchell Point Tunnel]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Columbia River Highway: A Water-Level Bypass |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/columbia-river-highway/Pages/history-bypass.aspx |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State |access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref> Further work on the section in the eastern gorge, from The Dalles to Pendleton, began in the 1950s and was completed in 1964. Construction on the remaining segment between Pendleton and Ontario began in 1965 and continued until July 3, 1975, when the final section of I-84 opened near [[Baker City, Oregon|Baker City]].<ref name="ODOT-IH2004"/><ref>{{cite news |date=July 3, 1975 |title=Governor, Ullman help dedicate I-80N |page=10 |work=[[Albany Democrat-Herald]] |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22716805/i80n_dedication_in_baker_valley/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=August 11, 2018}}</ref> | After the passing of the Federal Interstate and Defense Highways Act in 1956, US 30 was scheduled to be superseded by a new freeway, on an alignment closer to the river on flat terrain.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 21, 1956 |title=4-Lane Freeways of U.S. 99, 30 Near Reality in State |page=1 |work=The Oregonian |url=http://media.oregonlive.com/history/other/2015/01/14/freeways.pdf |access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref> The segment between Portland and The Dalles was mostly complete by 1963, but it would take until 1968 for construction of the highway to meet Interstate highway standards. Several sections of the Historic Columbia River Highway were destroyed to accommodate the wider highway, including the iconic [[Mitchell Point Tunnel]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Columbia River Highway: A Water-Level Bypass |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/columbia-river-highway/Pages/history-bypass.aspx |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State |access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref> Further work on the section in the eastern gorge, from The Dalles to Pendleton, began in the 1950s and was completed in 1964. Construction on the remaining segment between Pendleton and Ontario began in 1965 and continued until July 3, 1975, when the final section of I-84 opened near [[Baker City, Oregon|Baker City]].<ref name="ODOT-IH2004"/><ref>{{cite news |date=July 3, 1975 |title=Governor, Ullman help dedicate I-80N |page=10 |work=[[Albany Democrat-Herald]] |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22716805/i80n_dedication_in_baker_valley/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=August 11, 2018}}</ref> |
| The highway was initially designated in 1957 as Interstate 82, but was renumbered as Interstate 80N in 1958 to correspond with US 30 and give Oregon a "transcontinental" number.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 1958 |title=Interstate 82N Changed to 80N |page=8 |work=[[Idaho State Journal]] |location=Pocatello, Idaho |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21148174/interstate_82n_becomes_interstate_80n/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 3, 1958 |title=Highway Renumbering Called Boon to Oregon |page=B29 |work=[[The Oregon Journal]]}}</ref> Oregon leaders had originally requested the designation of Interstate 80, but accepted I-80N as a compromise.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 26, 1960 |title=Highway Sign Conversion to Interstate Markings Is Slow |page=3 |work=The Statesman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21698586/oregon_interstate_markers/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=July 8, 2018}}</ref> It remained as Interstate 80N until May 1, 1980, when it was changed to Interstate 84 to eliminate confusion with the western section of the [[Interstate 80|non-suffixed I-80]], which split from I-80N in [[Salt Lake City]] and continued west to [[San Francisco]].<ref name="OR-84-1980">{{cite news |date=April 1, 1980 |title=I-80N becomes I-84 May 1 |page=B4 |work=The Oregonian |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 3, 1980 |title=Interstate 80N will become Interstate 84 on May Day |page=B |work=Statesman Journal |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21066357/i80n_becomes_i84/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref> The changing of signs in Oregon cost $140,000 and was funded by the federal government, which approved the change in 1979.<ref name="OR-84-1980"/><ref>{{cite news |date=August 7, 1979 |title=New name in works for I-80N |page=B3 |work=The Oregonian}}</ref> | The highway was initially designated in 1957 as '''Interstate 82''' ('''I-82'''), but was renumbered as '''Interstate 80N''' ('''I-80N''') in 1958 to correspond with US 30 and give Oregon a "transcontinental" number.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 1958 |title=Interstate 82N Changed to 80N |page=8 |work=[[Idaho State Journal]] |location=Pocatello, Idaho |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21148174/interstate_82n_becomes_interstate_80n/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 3, 1958 |title=Highway Renumbering Called Boon to Oregon |page=B29 |work=[[The Oregon Journal]]}}</ref> Oregon leaders had originally requested the designation of Interstate 80, but accepted I-80N as a compromise.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 26, 1960 |title=Highway Sign Conversion to Interstate Markings Is Slow |page=3 |work=The Statesman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21698586/oregon_interstate_markers/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=July 8, 2018}}</ref> It remained as Interstate 80N until May 1, 1980, when it was changed to Interstate 84 to eliminate confusion with the western section of the [[Interstate 80|non-suffixed I-80]], which split from I-80N in [[Salt Lake City]] and continued west to [[San Francisco]].<ref name="OR-84-1980">{{cite news |date=April 1, 1980 |title=I-80N becomes I-84 May 1 |page=B4 |work=The Oregonian |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 3, 1980 |title=Interstate 80N will become Interstate 84 on May Day |page=B |work=Statesman Journal |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21066357/i80n_becomes_i84/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref> The changing of signs in Oregon cost $140,000 and was funded by the federal government, which approved the change in 1979.<ref name="OR-84-1980"/><ref>{{cite news |date=August 7, 1979 |title=New name in works for I-80N |page=B3 |work=The Oregonian}}</ref> |
| The entire highway was dedicated as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway in September 2014 by the state legislature, joining a similar designation in Idaho.<ref name="2014-Vietnam"/> | The entire highway was dedicated as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway in September 2014 by the state legislature, joining a similar designation in Idaho.<ref name="2014-Vietnam"/> |
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