Summary Route Comparisons B2H Alternatives

Factors	Western Route	Central Route	Eastern Route
Land Use Characteristics
Length/Counties	275/5	282/6	299/6
Private Land	138 Miles (50%)	172 Miles (61%)	206 Miles (69%)
Public Land	137 Miles (50%)	110 Miles (39%)	93 Miles (31%)
Follows Existing Corridors	46 Miles	58 Miles	111 Miles
New Corridor	229 Miles	224 Miles	188 Miles
Resources
Irrigated Cropland	10 miles	9 miles	22 miles
Forest Clearing	1,754 acres	1,763 acres	681 acres
Rugged Terrain (>25% slopes)	59 miles	56 miles	35 miles
Special Status Streams	46 crossings	13 crossings	8 crossings
Restrictive FS/BLM Visual Classes	9.1 miles	25.5 miles	8.6 miles
Important Issues
John Day Valley	Crosses	Avoids	Avoids
West Side Baker County	Avoids	Crosses	Avoids
Oregon Trail Interpretive Center	Avoids	Avoids	Nearby
National Forests	Malheur and Umatilla (45 miles) New Corridor	Wallowa -Whitman (30 miles) New Corridor	Wallowa-Whitman but in a designated utility corridor (5 miles)
High Construction Difficulty	117.1 miles	99.3 miles	65.3 miles