Oregon Route 99

State highway in western Oregon, US

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 in Oregon.

Oregon Route 99

Route 99 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length| 211 mi (340 km)
Existed| 1972–present
Major junctions
South end|  I-5 in Ashland
Major intersections|

* OR 66 in Ashland
* OR 62 / OR 238 in Medford
* OR 234 in Gold Hill
* 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
Location
Country| United States
State| Oregon
Counties| Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane
Highway system

* Oregon Highways

* Interstate
* US
* State
* Named
* Scenic

| ←  US 99| | →  OR 99E

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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 I-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

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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.

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

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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

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County| Location| mi[2]| km| Exit| Destinations| Notes

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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

OR 140 east| 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
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
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
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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1. ^ "Oregon Official State Map" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. April 5, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
2. ^ "Road Assets and Mileage". Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

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