Oregon Route 213 begins at
Interstate 5 and travels up Market Street, Lancaster Drive and Silverton Road in
Salem. It continues northeast on Silverton Road and intersects
Oregon Route 214 in the town of
Silverton. It travels north out of the town and proceeds that direction for twelve miles until it reaches Molalla. North of Molalla it comes to the communities of
Liberal,
Mulino and
Carus where it continues northward as a two-lane, undivided route. In the vicinity of
Clackamas Community College it intersects with Molalla Avenue. This part of the road is known alternatively as 82nd Drive, the Oregon City Bypass or the Trails End Highway. It heads north on a four-lane
expressway through a scenic canyon on
Oregon City's eastern edge for about three miles before running parallel with
Interstate 205, mainly serving local traffic and local businesses. Here, as it heads north, it becomes Northeast and Southeast 82nd Avenue, a major five-lane traffic artery through east
Portland to terminate on the grounds of
Portland International Airport at an intersection with Airport way halfway between Interstate 205 and the airport terminal.
Highways comprising OR 213 comprises the following named highways (see
Oregon highways and routes) from north to south: • The
Cascade Highway North No. 68; • Part of the
Clackamas Highway No. 171 (concurrent with
OR 224); • Part of the
East Portland Freeway No. 64 (concurrent with
I-205); • The
Cascade Highway South No. 160; • Part of the
Hillsboro-Silverton Highway No. 140 (concurrent with
OR 214); •
Main Street in Silverton; •
McClaine Street in Silverton; •
Silverton Road in
Marion County; •
Lancaster Drive in Salem; and •
Market Street in Salem. ==History==