Oregon Route 99

Oregon Route 99
Route information
	Maintained by ODOT
Length	211 mi (340 km)
Existed	1972–present
Major junctions
South end	I-5 in Ashland
	OR 66 in Ashland; OR 62 / OR 238 in Medford; US 199 in Grants Pass; OR 42 near Winston; OR 138 in Roseburg; OR 38 in Drain; I-105 / OR 126 in Eugene; OR 36 near Junction City;
North end	OR 99E / OR 99W in Junction City
Highway system

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.

Refreshment stand on US highway 99 in Oregon, 1939

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), 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 No. 486;
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 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.

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

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Jackson		0.00	0.00		I-5 south – Yreka
	Ashland	3.48	5.60		OR 66 to I-5 – Lakeview, Klamath Falls
	Medford	18.64	30.00		OR 62 east to I-5 / OR 140 – Crater Lake OR 238 west – Jacksonville
		23.85	38.38		Blackwell Road	Former US 99 north
		24.12	38.82	35	I-5 south – Medford	Southern end of I-5 overlap
		29.47	47.43	40	I-5 north – Grants Pass	Northern end of I-5 overlap
		29.79	47.94		Blackwell Road	Former US 99 south
	Gold Hill	30.19	48.59		OR 234 east – Crater Lake	Southern end of OR 234 overlap
		32.85	52.87		To I-5 (via OR 234 west)	Northern end of OR 234 overlap
		34.73	55.89		I-5 – Medford, Grants Pass	Interchange
Josephine	Grants Pass	47.17	75.91		US 199 to I-5 – Cave Junction, Crescent City
		47.35	76.20		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
		48.15	77.49		F Street to I-5	Former Redwood Spur
		48.28	77.70		E Street	Former Rogue River Loop Highway
		49.94	80.37	58	I-5 south – Medford	Southern end of I-5 overlap
		53.31	85.79	61	Merlin
		58.15	93.58	66	Hugo
		60.95	98.09	Sexton Mountain Pass summit, elevation 1,960 ft or 600 m
		63.26	101.81	71	Sunny Valley
		65.68	105.70	Smith Hill summit, elevation 1,730 ft or 530 m
	Wolf Creek	67.90– 68.47	109.27– 110.19	76	Wolf Creek
		69.98	112.62	78	Speaker Road	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		71.68	115.36	Stage Road Pass summit, elevation 1,830 ft or 560 m
Douglas		72.66	116.93	80	Glendale
		75.12	120.89	83	Barton Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Quines Creek	77.97	125.48	86	Quines Creek Road / Barton Road	Barton Road only appears on southbound signage
		79.95	128.67	88	Azalea, Galesville Reservoir
		82.03	132.01	Canyon Creek Pass summit, elevation 2,020 ft or 620 m
		87.65	141.06	95	Canyon Creek
	Canyonville	89.93	144.73	98	I-5 north – Roseburg	Northern end of I-5 overlap
		93.40	150.31	101	I-5 south – Grants Pass	Southern end of I-5 overlap
		93.98	151.25	102	Gazley Road
	Tri-City	96.04	154.56	103	I-5 north – Roseburg	Northern end of I-5 overlap
	Myrtle Creek	101.29	163.01	108	I-5 south – Grants Pass	Southern end of I-5 overlap
		103.30	166.25	110	Boomer Hill Road
		105.07– 105.17	169.09– 169.25	112	I-5 north – Roseburg	Northern end of I-5 overlap
	Winston	114.00	183.47		OR 42 west – Myrtle Point, Coquille, Coos Bay	Southern end of OR 42 overlap
		116.85	188.05		OR 42 east to I-5 – Roseburg, Grants Pass	Northern end of OR 42 overlap
		117.97	189.85		I-5 south – Grants Pass	No access to northbound I-5
	Roseburg	121.67	195.81		OR 138 west to I-5 – West Roseburg	Southern end of OR 138 overlap
	Roseburg	121.91	196.20		OR 138 east (North Umpqua Highway) – Diamond Lake, Crater Lake	North end of OR 138 overlap
	Winchester	127.50	205.19		I-5 / OR 138
	Sutherlin	135.00	217.26		To OR 138 / I-5 – Elkton
		139.23	224.07	140	I-5 south – Roseburg	Southern end of I-5 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
		140.89	226.74	142	Metz Hill
		144.96	233.29	146	Rice Valley
	Rice Hill	147.15– 148.34	236.81– 238.73	148	Rice Hill
		149.04	239.86	150	I-5 north – Eugene	Northern end of I-5 overlap
	Drain	156.86	252.44		OR 38 west – Ocean Beaches, Reedsport, Coos Bay	Southern end of OR 38 overlap
		162.88	262.13		Curtin Road – Anlauf, Lorane	Former Territorial Highway
	Anlauf	163.52	263.16	162	I-5 south – Roseburg	Northern end of OR 38 overlap; south end of I-5 overlap
		164.59	264.88	163	Curtin, Lorane
Lane		169.91	273.44	170	I-5 north – Portland	Northern end of I-5 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Creswell	183.79	295.78		To I-5 (via OR 222) – Eugene, Roseburg
		189.53	305.02		OR 58 east (Willamette Highway) – Oakridge, Klamath Falls
		189.90	305.61		Franklin Boulevard	Former US 99 north
		189.90	305.61	188B	I-5 south – Roseburg	Southern end of I-5 overlap
		190.94– 191.58	307.29– 308.32	189	30th Avenue (OR 225) – South Eugene	Former US 99 north
	Springfield–Eugene line	193.05	310.68	191	Glenwood Boulevard to OR 126 Bus. east – Springfield	OR 126 Bus. only appears on northbound signage
	Eugene	193.63	311.62	192	I-5 north – Portland	Northern end of I-5 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
		193.71	311.75		Riverview Street	Interchange; no southbound entrance
		194.22	312.57		OR 126 Bus. east – Springfield	Interchange; southern end of OR 126 Bus. overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance; former US 99 south
		195.66	314.88		Coburg Road to I-105 / I-5 – Springfield	Interchange
		196.38	316.04		I-105 / OR 126 east to I-5 – Springfield	Interchange; northern end of OR 126 Bus. overlap; southern end of OR 126 overlap
		196.63	316.45		Blair Boulevard	Former Junction City–Eugene Highway
		197.47	317.80		OR 126 west – Veneta, Elmira, Florence	Northern end of OR 126 overlap
		201.31	323.98		OR 569 (Randy Pape Beltline) to I-5 / OR 126 – Florence, Springfield	Interchange
		208.45	335.47		OR 36 – Cheshire, Florence
	Junction City	209.97	337.91		1st Avenue to High Pass Road – Santa Clara	Former Junction City–Eugene Highway
	Junction City	211.00	339.57		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

References

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"Road Assets and Mileage". Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

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[OR_Straightline_Charts-2] "Road Assets and Mileage". Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 14, 2021.