California State Route 299

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State Route 299

(CS&HC Section 599)

Length:

307 mi^[1] (494 km)

West end:

US-101 in Arcata

Major
junctions:

SR-200 in Arcata

SR-96 in Willow Creek

SR-3 in Weaverville

SR-273 in Redding

SR-44 in Redding

I-5 in Redding

SR-89 near Burney

SR-139 in Adin

US-395 in Alturas

East end:

Nevada State Line near Cedarville

Major cities:

Arcata, CA
Redding, CA
Alturas, CA

California State Routes
< SR 285		I-305 >
Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

State Route 299 is a California state highway that runs across Northern California, USA. 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, State Route 44 and a short section is co-signed with 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. Highway 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.

State Route 299, from the intersection with State Route 200 east of Arcata, all the way to 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 may places, especially in Trinity County, the old concrete can be 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.