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.

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, 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. Northwest of Ashland, OR 99 rejoins the freeway.

It departs from the freeway several times as I-5 proceeds north through southern Oregon; 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.