Oregon Route 99

Oregon Route 99
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	205.00 mi (329.92 km)
Existed:	1972 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-5 in Ashland
	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
Highway system
Oregon Highways Interstate US State Named Scenic ← US 99 OR 99E →

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 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.

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

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.

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.

Major intersections

Note: not all interchanges on I-5 are shown. For a complete list of interchanges, see the Interstate 5 exit list.

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Jackson	​			I-5 south
	Ashland			OR 66 to I-5 – Lakeview, Klamath Falls
	Medford			OR 62 east / OR 238 west to I-5 / OR 140 – Rogue Valley Mall, Crater Lake, Jacksonville
	​			Blackwell Road	Former US 99 north
	​			I-5 south – Medford	Southern end of I-5 overlap
	​			I-5 north – Grants Pass	Northern end of I-5 overlap
	​			Blackwell Road	Former US 99 south
	Gold Hill			OR 234 east – Crater Lake	Southern end of OR 234 overlap
	​			To I-5 (via OR 234 west)	Northern end of OR 234 overlap
	​			I-5 – Medford, Grants Pass	Interchange
Josephine	Grants Pass			To I-5 (via Redwood Spur)
				US 199 south – Crescent City	Southern end of US 199 overlap
				To I-5 / F Street	Former Redwood Spur
				E Street	Former Rogue River Loop Highway
				Scoville Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
				I-5 south – Medford	Southern end of I-5 overlap
Douglas	Canyonville			I-5 north – Roseburg	Northern end of I-5 overlap
				3rd Street – Days Creek, Crater Lake	Former OR 227 south
	​			Yokum Road – Riddle
	​			I-5 south – Canyonville	Southern end of I-5 overlap
	​			I-5 north – Myrtle Creek, Roseburg	Northern end of I-5 overlap
	​			Pruner Road – Riddle
	​			I-5 south – Grants Pass	Southern end of I-5 overlap
	​			I-5 north – Roseburg	Northern end of I-5 overlap
	Winston			OR 42 west – Myrtle Point, Coquille, Coos Bay	Southern end of OR 42 overlap
	​			OR 42 east to I-5 – Roseburg, Grants Pass	Northern end of OR 42 overlap
	​			I-5 south – Grants Pass	Interchange
	Roseburg			OR 138 west to I-5 – West Roseburg	Southern end of OR 138 overlap
				OR 138 east (North Umpqua Highway) – Diamond Lake, Crater Lake	North end of OR 138 overlap
	Sutherlin			To OR 138 / I-5 – Elkton
	​			I-5 south – Roseburg	Southern end of I-5 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
	​			I-5 north – Eugene	Northern end of I-5 overlap
	Drain			OR 38 west – Ocean Beaches, Reedsport, Coos Bay	Southern end of OR 38 overlap
	​			Curtin Road – Anlauf, Lorane	Former Territorial Highway
	Anlauf			I-5 south – Roseburg	Northern end of OR 38 overlap; south end of I-5 overlap
Lane	​			I-5 north – Portland	Northern end of I-5 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Creswell			Oregon Avenue – Lorane
				To I-5 (via OR 222) – Eugene, Roseburg
	​			Franklin Boulevard	Former US 99 north
	​			OR 58 east (Willamette Highway) – Oakridge, Klamath Falls
	​			I-5 south – Roseburg	Southern end of I-5 overlap
	​			30th Avenue – South Eugene (OR 225)	Former US 99 north
	Eugene			I-5 north – Portland	Northern end of I-5 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
				Riverview Street	Interchange; no southbound entrance
				OR 126 Bus. east – Springfield	Interchange; southern end of OR 126 Bus. overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance; former US 99 south
				To I-105 / I-5 / Coburg Road – Springfield	Interchange
				I-105 / OR 126 east to I-5 – Springfield	Interchange; northern end of OR 126 Bus. overlap; southern end of OR 126 overlap
				Blair Boulevard	Former Junction City–Eugene Highway
				OR 126 west – Veneta, Elmira, Florence	Northern end of OR 126 overlap
	​			To OR 126 / I-5 / Beltline Highway (OR 569) – Florence, Springfield	Interchange
	​			OR 36 – Cheshire, Florence
	Junction City			1st Avenue to High Pass Road – Santa Clara	Former Junction City–Eugene Highway
				OR 99E north / OR 99W north – Albany, Portland, Corvallis, McMinnville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

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