California State Route 299

State Route 299
Route information
Defined by S&HC § 599
Maintained by Caltrans
Length: 305.777 mi[1] (492.100 km)
Major junctions
West end: US 101 in Arcata
  SR 96 in Willow Creek
SR 3 at Weaverville
I-5 in Redding
US 395 in Alturas
East end: SR 8A towards Vya, NV
Highway system

State highways in California(list • pre-1964)
History • Unconstructed • Deleted • Freeway • Scenic

← SR 284 SR 330 →

State Route 299 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs across the northern part of the state. It runs from Arcata on the Pacific Ocean to the border with Nevada. Between Arcata and Redding, Route 299 junctions with State Route 96 and is briefly co-signed with State Route 3. In Redding, it intersects with State Route 273 and State Route 44 and Interstate 5. East of Redding, it intersects with State Route 89 and a section is co-signed with State Route 139 before reaching Alturas. It is then co-signed with U.S. Route 395 north-east of Alturas, then it runs east towards the border with Nevada. A ghost town, Vya, Nevada, can be reached via this route, which after the border becomes a dirt road, which was formerly Nevada State Route 8A.

Part of SR 299 is the Trinity Scenic Byway, a Forest Service Byway.

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Route description

SR 299 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System[2] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System.[3]

SR 299 begins in Arcata at a trumpet interchange with US 101 as a freeway. The route has another trumpet interchange with SR 200 after leaving the Arcata city limits and crossing the Mad River. The freeway ends in the city of Blue Lake as SR 299 continues east past the truck scales. SR 299 enters Six Rivers National Forest and intersects SR 96 at Willow Creek. Soon after this, SR 299 crosses into Trinity County and Trinity National Forest. Paralleling the Trinity River, SR 299 passes through Salver (where there is a rest area), Burnt Ranch, Del Loma, Big Bar, Helena, Junction City, and finally Weaverville.[4]

In Weaverville, SR 299 runs concurrently with SR 3 southbound to Douglas City, where there is a rest area. SR 299 continues east away from the Trinity River into Shasta County, passing by the Whiskeytown-Shasta National Recreation Area and through the towns of Tower House and Whiskeytown as well as Whiskeytown Lake. SR 299 continues along Eureka Way through the town of Shasta into the city of Redding.[4] SR 299 runs concurrently along SR 273 north across the Sacramento River before turning east onto its own freeway and intersecting I-5. SR 299 remains a freeway for a few miles before leaving the Redding city limits and passing through the town of Bella Vista.[4]

SR 299 continues through Ingot, Round Mountain, Montgomery Creek, Hillcrest (after the rest area), Burney, and Johnson Park. The highway intersects with SR 89 before continuing through Fall River Mills and McArthur, where there is an intersection with CR A19. SR 299 then crosses into Lassen County, where it passes through Nubieber and Bieber before intersecting CR A2. The highway crosses into Modoc County and passes through Adin, where it runs concurrently with SR 139 and passes through Modoc National Forest. The concurrency lasts for several miles before SR 299 turns east and enters the city of Alturas. SR 299 runs concurrently with US 395 before turning east again and passing through Cedarville, near the Cedarville Airport. SR 299 ends at the Nevada state line.[4]

History

State Route 299, from the intersection with US 101 all the way to US 395 in Alturas, was U.S. Route 299 from 1934 to 1964, but the actual road has been realigned many times, mainly to make easier grades and curves through the mountains. In many places, especially in Trinity County, the old concrete can be seen beside the new road, and there is even an arch bridge from 1923 visible from the current 299, that seemingly connects nothing to nothing nowadays. In 1934, it was the original California State Route 44.

Major intersections

Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.
County Location Postmile
[1][5][6]		 Exit
[7]		 Destinations Notes
Humboldt
HUM 0.00-43.04		 Arcata 0.00 US 101 – Arcata, Eureka, Crescent City Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
0.72 1 Guintoli Lane, West End Road
R1.80 2 SR 200 (North Bank Road)
3A Glendale Drive Eastbound exit only
R2.92 3B Essex Lane
R4.04 4 Glendale Drive
R5.45 5 Glendale Drive – Blue Lake
East end of freeway
19.05 Bair Road
Willow Creek 38.83 SR 96 – Hoopa
Trinity
TRI 0.00-72.25		 Weaverville 51.57 SR 3 north – Trinity Center, Yreka, Trinity Lake West end of SR 3 overlap
Douglas City R58.11 SR 3 south – Hayfork East end of SR 3 overlap
67.43 Trinity Dam Boulevard – Lewiston, Lewiston Lake, Trinity Lake
Shasta
SHA 0.00-99.36		 8.65 Trinity Mountain Road – French Gulch
Iron Mountain Road – Keswick
Redding 22.23 Buenaventura Boulevard to SR 273 south – Anderson
23.81 Court Street
24.09
16.83[N 1]		 SR 44 east / SR 273 south (Market Street) to I-5 south West end of SR 273 overlap
18.62[N 1]
24.09		 SR 273 north (Market Street) to I-5 north / CR A18 (Lake Boulevard) – Portland East end of SR 273 overlap
24.82 I-5 – Portland, Sacramento Interchange
West end of freeway
25.54 141 Churn Creek Road, Hawley Road
27.24 143 Old Oregon Trail – Shasta College
East end of freeway
Bella Vista 34.46 Deschutes Road – Palo Cedro, Anderson
Burney 73.13 Tamarack Road
80.09 SR 89 – Burney Falls Park, Lassen Park
Fall River Mills 91.08 CR A20 (Glenburn Road) – Glenburn
McArthur 95.24 CR A19 (McArthur Road) – Glenburn, McCloud
96.78 Pittville Road – Pittville
Lassen
LAS 0.00-25.64		 Bieber 15.10 CR A2 (Susanville Road) / Bieber Lookout Road – Susanville, Lookout, Tulelake
Modoc
MOD 0.00-66.63		 Adin 0.33 SR 139 south – Susanville West end of SR 139 overlap
Canby 21.75 SR 139 north – Tulelake, Klamath Falls East end of SR 139 overlap
Alturas 40.63
22.76[N 2]		 US 395 south (Main Street) – Susanville, Reno West end of US 395 overlap
28.29[N 2]
40.64		 US 395 north – Lakeview East end of US 395 overlap
Cedarville 57.35 Surprise Valley Road – Lake City, Fort Bidwell, Eagleville
66.63 Nevada state line
66.63 SR 8A Continuation beyond the Nevada state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened
  1. ^ a b Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along SR 273 rather than SR 299.
  2. ^ a b Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along US 395 rather than SR 299.

Sources

References

  1. ^ a b California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file). Retrieved January 2008.
  2. ^ CA Codes (shc:250-257)
  3. ^ CA Codes (shc:260-284)
  4. ^ a b c d Thomas Brothers (2008). California Road Atlas (Map). 
  5. ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
  6. ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
  7. ^ California Department of Transportation, California Numbered Exit Uniform System, SR-299 Eastbound and SR-299 Westbound. Retrieved January 2008.