Oregon Route 99

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Oregon Route 99
South end:	I-5 in Ashland
Major junctions:	OR 66 in Ashland OR 62/OR 238 in Medford OR 234 near Gold Hill OR 238/US 199 in Grants Pass OR 227 near Canyonville OR 42 near Winston OR 138 in Roseburg OR 38 in Drain OR 58 near Eugene I-105/OR 126 in Eugene OR 569 in Eugene OR 36 near Junction City
North end:	OR 99E/OR 99W in Junction City
Oregon highways (lists: Routes - Highways) < US 97 OR 99E >

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 Interstate 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.

[edit] 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 34, just Northwest of Central Point.

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, Oregon), 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.

[edit] Highways comprised

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

• The Rogue Valley Highway No. 63;
• Part of the Pacific Highway No. 1 (concurrent with I-5);
• The Gold Hill Spur, which is no longer a state highway;
• The Sams Valley Highway No. 271 (concurrent with OR 234);
• The Rogue River Highway No. 60;
• Part of the Redwood Highway No. 25;
• Part of the Pacific Highway (concurrent with I-5);
• Part of Fifth Street in Canyonville;
• Part of the Tiller-Trail Highway No. 230;
• Part of the Pacific Highway (concurrent with I-5);
• The Myrtle Creek Highway, which is no longer a state highway;
• Part of the Pacific Highway (concurrent with I-5);
• The Dillard Highway, which is no longer a state highway;
• Part of the Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway No. 35 (concurrent with OR 42);
• The Oakland-Shady Highway, which is no longer a state highway (concurrent with OR 138);
• Part of the Pacific Highway (concurrent with I-5);
• The Drain-Yoncalla Highway, which is no longer a state highway;
• Part of the Umpqua Highway No. 45;
• Part of the Pacific Highway (concurrent with I-5);
• The Goshen-Divide Highway No. 226;
• Part of the Pacific Highway (concurrent with I-5); and
• Part of the Pacific Highway West No. 1W.

[edit] Cities and towns along the route

• Junction City
• Eugene
• Creswell
• Cottage Grove
• Drain
• Yoncalla
• Oakland
• Sutherlin
• Roseburg
• Winston
• Myrtle Creek
• Grants Pass
• Rogue River
• Central Point
• Medford
• Talent
• Phoenix
• Ashland

[edit] Major intersections

Note: OR 99 uses many different highways (see Oregon highways and routes); the milepoint column shows mileage along these highways, not adjusted for equations, with the highway number in front. Not all interchanges on I-5 are shown. For a complete list of interchanges, see the Interstate 5 exit list.

County	Location	Milepoint[1]	Destinations	Notes
Jackson		63 24.11	I-5 south
	Ashland	63 20.5	OR 66 to I-5 – Lakeview, Klamath Falls
	Medford	63 5.56	OR 62 east / OR 238 west to I-5 / OR 140 – Rogue Valley Mall, Crater Lake, Jacksonville
		63 0.26	Blackwell Road	Former US 99 north
		63 0.00 1 35.80	I-5 south – Medford	South end of I-5 overlap
		1 40.82 271Y 3.02	I-5 north – Grants Pass	North end of I-5 overlap
		271Y 2.76	Blackwell Road	Former US 99 south
	Gold Hill	271 2.36	OR 234 east – Crater Lake	South end of OR 234 overlap
		271 -0.30 60 14.50	To I-5 (via OR 234 west)	North end of OR 234 overlap
		60 12.63	I-5 – Medford, Grants Pass	Interchange
Josephine	Grants Pass	60 0.18	To I-5 (via Redwood Spur)
		60 0.00 25 -0.07	US 199 south – Crescent City	South end of US 199 overlap
		25 -0.94	To I-5 / F Street	Former Redwood Spur
		25 -1.00	E Street	Former Rogue River Loop Highway
		25 -2.63	Scoville Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		25 -2.85 1 58.25	I-5 south – Medford	South end of I-5 overlap
Douglas	Canyonville	1 98.31	I-5 north – Roseburg	North end of I-5 overlap
			3rd Street – Days Creek, Crater Lake	Former OR 227 south
			Yokum Road – Riddle
		1 101.15	I-5 south – Canyonville	South end of I-5 overlap
		1 103.98	I-5 north – Myrtle Creek, Roseburg	North end of I-5 overlap
			Pruner Road – Riddle
		1 108.27	I-5 south – Grants Pass	South end of I-5 overlap
		1 112.28	I-5 north – Roseburg	North end of I-5 overlap
	Winston	35 73.37	OR 42 west , Coquille, Coos Bay	South end of OR 42 overlap
		35 76.22	OR 42 east to I-5 – Roseburg, Grants Pass	North end of OR 42 overlap
			I-5 south – Grants Pass	Interchange
	Roseburg	138 -0.31	OR 138 west to I-5 – West Roseburg	South end of OR 138 overlap
		138 0.00	OR 138 east (North Umpqua Highway) – Diamond Lake, Crater Lake	North end of OR 138 overlap
	Sutherlin		To OR 138 / I-5 – Elkton
		1 140.05	I-5 south – Roseburg	South end of I-5 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
		1 150.51	I-5 north – Eugene	North end of I-5 overlap
	Drain	45 50.25	OR 38 west – Ocean Beaches, Reedsport, Coos Bay	South end of OR 38 overlap
		45 56.37	Curtin Road – Anlauf, Lorane	Former Territorial Highway
	Anlauf	45 57.33 1 162.39	I-5 south – Roseburg	North end of OR 38 overlap; south end of I-5 overlap
Lane		1 168.37 226 20.05	I-5 north – Portland	North end of I-5 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Creswell	226 5.78	Oregon Avenue – Lorane
		226 5.74	To I-5 (via OR 222) – Eugene, Roseburg
		226 0.23	Franklin Boulevard	Former US 99 north
		226 0.00 18 0.07	OR 58 east (Willamette Highway) – Oakridge, Klamath Falls
		18 0.31 1 188.57	I-5 south – Roseburg	South end of I-5 overlap
		1 189.87	30th Avenue – South Eugene (OR 225)	Former US 99 north
	Eugene	1 192.27 1W 126.38	I-5 north – Portland	North end of I-5 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
		1W 126.02	Riverview Street	Interchange; no southbound entrance
		1W 125.93	OR 126 Bus. east – Springfield	Interchange; south end of OR 126 Bus. overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance; former US 99 south
		1W 124.02	To I-105 / I-5 / Coburg Road – Springfield	Interchange
		1W 123.29	I-105 / OR 126 east to I-5 – Springfield	Interchange; north end of OR 126 Bus. overlap; south end of OR 126 overlap
		1W 122.97	Blair Boulevard	Former Junction City-Eugene Highway
		1W 122.19	OR 126 west – Veneta, Elmira, Florence	North end of OR 126 overlap
		1W 118.42	To OR 126 / I-5 / Beltline Highway (OR 569) – Florence, Springfield	Interchange
		1W 111.28	OR 36 – Cheshire, Florence
	Junction City	1W 109.76	1st Avenue to High Pass Road – Santa Clara	Former Junction City-Eugene Highway
		1W 108.76	OR 99E north / OR 99W north – Albany, Portland, Corvallis, McMinnville

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