Route Description
State Route 125 runs approximately 23.65 miles (38.06 km) from OR 11 south of Walla Walla, north to State Route 124 west of Prescott. The route links the communities of Pendleton, Oregon (via OR 11), Milton-Freewater, Oregon (via OR 11), College Place, Walla Walla, and Prescott, and passes Walla Walla College and Fort Walla Walla. The road intersects two major arterials: Oregon Route 11 and US 12 before ending at State Route 124.
Starting at the Oregon-Washington border, the route runs north as a four-lane divided highway into College Place, where the road becomes undivided and goes northeast into Walla Walla. Within Walla Walla, the route passes the Walla Walla Park and Jefferson Park before turning north to Downtown. In Downtown, SR 125 Spur branches off and SR 125 passes under US 12's divided highway and goes north towards Prescott. The section of SR 125 from Oregon to Walla Walla is the only portion of SR 125 to be part of the National Highway System.
After leaving Walla Walla, SR 125 goes north to Valley Grove, where the highway starts to parallel the route of the Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad, a railroad that runs from Wallula to Walla Walla, Oregon, Waitsburg, and Dayton. The highway continues northeast from Valley Grove and passes Hadley, Berryman, and Ennis, before ending at SR 524 approximately 1.30 miles (2.09 km) west of Prescott.
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