Military Highways

Highway 101 has been designated one of America's Scenic Highways. The Oregon Coast Visitors Association puts out thousands and thousands of brochures about it. It's certainly a spectacular road and one of the "signature" landmarks of the Oregon Coast, but I have to wonder about the "byway" part. It's our primary highway. It doesn't go "by" anything. When it was put together in the 1920's and 1930's, it wasn't just to be scenic. The intent was to improve America's ability to defend its coastline, which is why it was called the "Roosevelt Military Road." It's the best way to see a lot of Oregon Coast real estate.