Oregon State Hospital vocal critic of the opening of the new state hospital, believing the state was ill-prepared to care for patients adequately. The Oregon constitution mandated that state hospitals be built in the capital city of Salem. Groundbreaking began May 1, 1881, and the hospital was completed in 1883. The newly-built, state-funded hospital opened as the Oregon State Insane Asylum on October 23, 1883, and was constructed based on the Kirkbride Plan for a total of $184,000 (). Its architecture is Italianate in style, and was designed by W.F. Boothby. Dr. Simeon Josephi was appointed superintendent of the hospital from its opening
Oregon Route 182 ODOT jurisdiction September 26, 2005 and is no longer part of the Oregon state highway system, though it may be maintained as a highway class roadway by either county or local government. OR 182 begins at Devils Punch Bowl State Park. It heads east to an intersection with US 101 approximately four miles north of Newport, where it ends. OR 182 was assigned to the Otter Rock Highway in 2002. Oregon Route 182 Oregon Route 182 is an Oregon state highway running from Devils Punch Bowl State Park in Lincoln County to US 101 near Newport, Oregon, United States. OR