Oregon Route 99

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OR 99.svg
Oregon Route 99
Oregon Route 99.svg
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length211 mi (340 km)
Existed1972–present
Major junctions
South endI-5.svg I-5 in Ashland
 
North endOR 99E.svgOR 99W.svg OR 99E  / OR 99W in Junction City
Highway system
US 99.svg US 99 OR 99E.svg OR 99E
Refreshment stand on US highway 99 in Oregon, 1939 Refreshment stand on US highway 99 in Oregon ppmsc.00116u.jpg
Refreshment stand on US highway 99 in Oregon, 1939

Oregon Route 99 is a state highway that runs between the southern border of Oregon, and the city of Junction City. Oregon Route 99 was formed from parts of the former U.S. Route 99; it shares much of its route with I-5, but much of it is also independent. Between Portland and Junction City, the highway is forked into two routes: Oregon Route 99E and Oregon Route 99W.

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Route description

Oregon Route 99 technically starts at an interchange with Interstate 5 at exit 11, south of Ashland. There it departs from the freeway, running parallel to I-5 as it passes through the cities of Ashland (as Main Street), Talent, Phoenix, and Medford. The highway rejoins I-5 at exit 35, just northwest of Central Point.

Old US 99 at Siskiyou Summit Old US 99 at Siskiyou Summit.JPG
Old US 99 at Siskiyou Summit

OR 99 departs from I-5 several more times through the mountains of southern Oregon, only to rejoin again a short distance later. Junctions are found in Gold Hill (2nd Ave), Grants Pass, between Myrtle Creek and Sutherlin (crossing I-5 in Roseburg), through Drain and Yoncalla, and Cottage Grove and Goshen. These departures serve as business routes for I-5, as Oregon does not have or sign Interstate business routes.

When it reaches Eugene, OR 99 departs from I-5 for a final time. It heads west into downtown, along Franklin Boulevard past the University of Oregon. Downtown, OR 99 is on the 6th and 7th Avenue couplet. (Much of the section in Eugene is co-signed with either Oregon Route 126 or OR 126 Business.) West of downtown it heads north on an expressway alignment, which continues to Junction City. In Junction City, OR 99 ends, as it splits into eastern and western forks.

Highways comprised

OR 99 comprises the following named highways (see Oregon highways and routes) and roads, from south to north:

It followed the Myrtle Creek Highway previously. This section was removed by 2018. [1]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [2] kmExitDestinationsNotes
Jackson 0.000.00I-5.svg I-5 south Yreka
Ashland 3.485.60OR 66.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-5.svg
OR 66 to I-5  Lakeview, Klamath Falls
Medford 18.6430.00OR 62.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-5.svg
To plate.svg
OR 140.svg
OR 62 east to I-5  / OR 140  Crater Lake
OR 238.svg OR 238 west Jacksonville
23.8538.38Blackwell RoadFormer US 99 north
24.1238.8235I-5.svg I-5 south Medford Southern end of I-5 overlap
29.4747.4340I-5.svg I-5 north Grants Pass Northern end of I-5 overlap
29.7947.94Blackwell RoadFormer US 99 south
Gold Hill 30.1948.59OR 234.svg OR 234 east Crater Lake Southern end of OR 234 overlap
32.8552.87To plate blue.svg
I-5.svg
To I-5 (via OR 234 west)
Northern end of OR 234 overlap
34.7355.89I-5.svg I-5  Medford, Grants Pass Interchange
Josephine Grants Pass 47.1775.91US 199.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-5.svg
US 199 to I-5  Cave Junction, Crescent City
47.3576.20OR 238.svg OR 238 south Murphy, Jacksonville
47.37–
47.58
76.23–
76.57
Seventh Street Bridge (northbound) and Caveman Bridge (southbound) over the Rogue River
48.1577.49To plate blue.svg
I-5.svg
F Street to I-5
Former Redwood Spur
48.2877.70E StreetFormer Rogue River Loop Highway
49.9480.3758I-5.svg I-5 south Medford Southern end of I-5 overlap
53.3185.7961 Merlin
58.1593.5866 Hugo
60.9598.09Sexton Mountain Pass summit, elevation 1,960 ft or 600 m
63.26101.8171 Sunny Valley
65.68105.70Smith Hill summit, elevation 1,730 ft or 530 m
Wolf Creek 67.90–
68.47
109.27–
110.19
76 Wolf Creek
69.98112.6278Speaker RoadSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
71.68115.36Stage Road Pass summit, elevation 1,830 ft or 560 m
Douglas 72.66116.9380 Glendale
75.12120.8983Barton RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
Quines Creek 77.97125.4886Quines Creek Road / Barton RoadBarton Road only appears on southbound signage
79.95128.6788 Azalea, Galesville Reservoir
82.03132.01Canyon Creek Pass summit, elevation 2,020 ft or 620 m
87.65141.0695Canyon Creek
Canyonville 89.93144.7398I-5.svg I-5 north Roseburg Northern end of I-5 overlap
93.40150.31101I-5.svg I-5 south Grants Pass Southern end of I-5 overlap
93.98151.25102Gazley Road
Tri-City 96.04154.56103I-5.svg I-5 north Roseburg Northern end of I-5 overlap
Myrtle Creek 101.29163.01108I-5.svg I-5 south Grants Pass Southern end of I-5 overlap
103.30166.25110Boomer Hill Road
105.07–
105.17
169.09–
169.25
112I-5.svg I-5 north Roseburg Northern end of I-5 overlap
Winston 114.00183.47OR 42.svg OR 42 west Myrtle Point, Coquille, Coos Bay Southern end of OR 42 overlap
116.85188.05OR 42.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-5.svg
OR 42 east to I-5  Roseburg, Grants Pass
Northern end of OR 42 overlap
117.97189.85I-5.svg I-5 south Grants Pass No access to northbound I-5
Roseburg 121.67195.81OR 138.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-5.svg
OR 138 west to I-5  West Roseburg
Southern end of OR 138 overlap
121.91196.20OR 138.svg OR 138 east (North Umpqua Highway) Diamond Lake, Crater Lake North end of OR 138 overlap
Winchester 127.50205.19I-5.svgOR 138.svg I-5  / OR 138
Sutherlin 135.00217.26To plate.svg
OR 138.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-5.svg
To OR 138  / I-5  Elkton
139.23224.07140I-5.svg I-5 south Roseburg Southern end of I-5 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
140.89226.74142 Metz Hill
144.96233.29146 Rice Valley
Rice Hill 147.15–
148.34
236.81–
238.73
148 Rice Hill
149.04239.86150I-5.svg I-5 north Eugene Northern end of I-5 overlap
Drain 156.86252.44OR 38.svg OR 38 west Ocean Beaches, Reedsport, Coos Bay Southern end of OR 38 overlap
162.88262.13Curtin Road Anlauf, Lorane Former Territorial Highway
Anlauf 163.52263.16162I-5.svg I-5 south Roseburg Northern end of OR 38 overlap; south end of I-5 overlap
164.59264.88163 Curtin, Lorane
Lane 169.91273.44170I-5.svg I-5 north Portland Northern end of I-5 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
Creswell 183.79295.78To plate blue.svg
I-5.svg
To I-5 (via OR 222) Eugene, Roseburg
189.53305.02OR 58.svg OR 58 east (Willamette Highway) Oakridge, Klamath Falls
189.90305.61Franklin BoulevardFormer US 99 north
188BI-5.svg I-5 south Roseburg Southern end of I-5 overlap
190.94–
191.58
307.29–
308.32
18930th Avenue (OR 225) South Eugene Former US 99 north
SpringfieldEugene line193.05310.68191To plate.svg
Business plate.svg
OR 126.svg
Glenwood Boulevard to OR 126 Bus. east Springfield
OR 126 Bus. only appears on northbound signage
Eugene 193.63311.62192I-5.svg I-5 north Portland Northern end of I-5 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
193.71311.75Riverview StreetInterchange; no southbound entrance
194.22312.57Business plate.svg
OR 126.svg
OR 126 Bus. east Springfield
Interchange; southern end of OR 126 Bus. overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance; former US 99 south
195.66314.88To plate blue.svg
I-105.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-5.svg
Coburg Road to I-105  / I-5  Springfield
Interchange
196.38316.04I-105.svgOR 126.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-5.svg
I-105  / OR 126 east to I-5  Springfield
Interchange; northern end of OR 126 Bus. overlap; southern end of OR 126 overlap
196.63316.45Blair BoulevardFormer Junction City–Eugene Highway
197.47317.80OR 126.svg OR 126 west Veneta, Elmira, Florence Northern end of OR 126 overlap
201.31323.98OR 569.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-5.svg
To plate.svg
OR 126.svg
OR 569 (Randy Pape Beltline) to I-5  / OR 126  Florence, Springfield
Interchange
208.45335.47OR 36.svg OR 36  Cheshire, Florence
Junction City 209.97337.911st Avenue to High Pass Road Santa Clara Former Junction City–Eugene Highway
211.00339.57OR 99E.svgOR 99W.svg OR 99E north / OR 99W north Albany, Portland, Corvallis, McMinnville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. "Oregon Official State Map" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  2. "Road Assets and Mileage". Oregon Department of Transportation . Retrieved January 14, 2021.