U.S. Route 97 in California
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| Defined by S&HC § 397 | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length: | 54.364 mi[1] (87.490 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1930s – present | |||
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| South end: |  I-5 in Weed |
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| North end: |  US 97 at Oregon state line |
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United States Numbered Highways State highways in California
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→In the U.S. state of California, U.S. Route 97 (US 97) runs north from I-5 in Weed to the Oregon state line. This is the majority of a shortcut between I-5 and Klamath Falls, Oregon, added to both states' state highway systems in 1931.
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US 97 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System[2] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System.[3] However, it is not a scenic highway as defined by Caltrans.[4] As of 2007, it is part of the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway.
US 97 begins in Weed at an interchange with Interstate 5. It runs on Weed's Business Loop of Interstate 5, which all of the loop used to be U.S. Route 99. At the junction with California State Route 265, U.S. Route 97 ends its concurrency with the Business Loop and turns right, heading to the northeast into the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and later the Klamath National Forest. US 97 passes by Grass Lake as it travels through the mountains before descending into the community of Macdoel. The route continues into the city of Dorris before intersecting with California State Route 161 near Indian Tom Lake before it crosses Oregon state border and leaves California.[5]
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- Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage.
The entire route is in Siskiyou County.
| Location | Postmile [1][6][7] |
Destinations | Notes | |
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| Weed | L0.00 |  I-5 Bus. south (South Weed Boulevard) |
Continuation beyond I-5 | |
| L0.00 | I-5 – Redding, Portland |
Interchange; south end of I-5 Bus. overlap | ||
| L0.43 0.05 |
 SR 265 / I-5 Bus. north (North Weed Boulevard) to I-5 north – Yreka, Portland |
North end of I-5 Bus. overlap; former US 99 north | ||
| 4.43 |  CR A29 (Big Springs Road) – Lake Shastina |
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 CR A12 (99–97 Cutoff) – Grenada, Yreka |
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| Dorris | 50.89 | First Street, Main Street | ||
| 53.81 |  SR 161 – Tulelake |
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| 54.09 | Oregon state line | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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[edit] References
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- ^ a b California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed January 2008
- ^ CA Codes (shc:250-257)
- ^ CA Codes (shc:260-284)
- ^ "Officially Designated State Scenic Highways and Historic Parkways". California Department of Transportation. December 7, 2007. http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LandArch/scenic_highways/. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ Thomas Brothers (2008). California Road Atlas (Map).
- ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
- ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
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