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The West Beaverton Neighborhood is also known as West Slope, derived from the Portland West Hills.

This neighborhood is bound to the north by US Highway 26, named the “Sunset Highway” in 1946 to honor the 41st Army’s Sunset Division and the dramatic role it played in both World War I and World War II. Canyon Road and Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway are the main roads running east and west through this community. Oregon Route 217 is a limited access freeway that is 7.5 miles long. It was built in the 1970s to connect the Sunset Highway with Interstate 5 that runs from the Canadian border south to the Mexican Border.

There are few sidewalks in the neighborhood, but residents are fortunate to have access to a light rail train that runs parallel to the Sunset Highway. This light rail train gives passengers access to downtown Portland, the Portland International Airport, large shopping malls such as Clackamas Town Center, Lloyd Center, and suburbs of Hillsboro to the west and Gresham to the east.

One of the most widely known historical sites in the West Beaverton Neighborhood is the St. Mary of the Valley Academy and School. St. Mary’s Academy first opened its doors to students in 1903. The current building that is located at the intersection of Murray Road and the Tualatin Valley Highway was completed in 1969. It is a prominent landmark in the area primarily because of its expansive 43-acre campus and the huge copper dome that sits atop its center tower.