High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In the U.S. state of Oregon, U.S. Route 97 is a major north?south United States highway which runs through the state of Oregon. In Oregon, it runs from the Oregon-California border, south of Klamath Falls, to the Oregon-Washington border on the Columbia River, between Biggs Junction, Oregon and Maryhill, Washington. Other than the northernmost stretch, US 97 is known as The Dalles-California Highway. In May 2009, Oregon Senate passed a bill to rename U.S. Route 97 as "World War II Veterans Historic Highway"