Oregon Route 99

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This article is about OR 99 south of Junction City. For the split routes north of Junction City, see Oregon Route 99E and Oregon Route 99W. For the former U.S. route, see U.S. Route 99

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 69 in Eugene

OR 36 near Junction City

North end:

OR 99E/OR 99W in Junction City

Oregon Routes
< 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.

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Oregon Route 99 technically starts at an interchange with Interstate 5 at exit 1, near the California border and south of Ashland. There it departs from the freeway, running parallel to I-5 as it passes through the cities of Ashland, 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, Grants Pass, between Myrtle Creek and Sutherlin (crossing I-5 in Roseburg, Oregon), through Drain and Yoncalla, and Cottage Grove and Goshen.

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.

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OR 99 is comprised of the following highways and roads, from south to north:

The Rogue Valley Highway, which is Highway 63;
Part of the Pacific Highway, which is Highway 1 (multiplexed with I-5);
The Gold Hill Spur, which is no longer a state highway;
The Sams Valley Highway, which is Highway 271 (multiplexed with OR 234);
The Rogue River Highway, which is Highway 60;
Part of the Redwood Highway, which is Highway 25;
Part of the Pacific Highway (multiplexed with I-5);
Part of Fifth Street in Canyonville;
Part of the Tiller-Trail Highway, which is Highway 230;
Part of the Pacific Highway (multiplexed with I-5);
The Myrtle Creek Highway, which is no longer a state highway;
Part of the Pacific Highway (multiplexed with I-5);
The Dillard Highway, which is no longer a state highway;
Part of the Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway, which is Highway 35 (multiplexed with OR 42);
The Oakland-Shady Highway, which is no longer a state highway (multiplexed with OR 138);
Part of the Pacific Highway (multiplexed with I-5);
The Drain-Yoncalla Highway, which is no longer a state highway;
Part of the Umpqua Highway, which is Highway 45;
Part of the Pacific Highway (multiplexed with I-5);
The Goshen-Divide Highway, which is Highway 226;
Part of the Pacific Highway (multiplexed with I-5); and
Part of the Pacific Highway West, which is Highway 1W(91).