Special routes of U.S. Route 20
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Several special routes of U.S. Route 20 (US 20) exist. In order from west to east, they are as follows.
Oregon
Toledo business loop
U.S. Route 20 Business (US 20 Bus.) in Toledo, Oregon, runs from an intersection with the main highway west of Toledo on the Toledo Frontage Road and 5th Street through Toledo and again on the Toledo Frontage Road to an intersection with the main highway east of Toledo. US 20 Bus. in Toledo is also called Sharon Branstiter Memorial Drive, in memory of Toledo's former mayor.
Bend business loop
U.S. Route 20 Business (US 20 Bus.) in Bend, Oregon, runs from an intersection with the main highway north of Bend, south on East 1st Street, Deschutes Place, and Wall Street to Newport Avenue, concurrent with US 97 Bus., and then east on Newport and Greenwood avenues to the main highway concurrent with East 3rd Avenue in Bend.
Idaho
Mountain Home–Carey temporary route
Idaho Falls business loop
U.S. Highway 20 Business (US 20 Bus.) in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is overlapped by US 26. It begins at Interstate 15 (I-15) exit 118 on West Broadway Street and runs concurrent with the I-15 Bus. until the intersection with Yellowstone Avenue, where I-15 Bus. turns south and US 20 Bus./US 26 turns north.
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