In-N-Out Burger will open its upcoming Keizer location next month, putting the chain within a 45 minute drive of Portland, an In-N-Out representative confirmed Thursday.

The new location will be the chain’s third in Oregon, and the first outside of southern Oregon, following a Medford restaurant that opened in 2015 and a Grants Pass outpost that followed two years later.

According to the representative, the chain is targeting “mid-December,” for the Keizer opening, though it’s too early to pinpoint a specific date. Whenever it opens, long lines should be expected.

After months of rumors, the Irvine-based company confirmed a Salem-area location was in the works last August. The restaurant started hiring workers for the Keizer outpost last month.

Look for the new Keizer In-N-Out to open in mid-December at 6280 Keizer Station Blvd., Keizer.

-- Michael Russell

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