Jump to content

U.S. Route 97

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

U.S. Route 97 marker

U.S. Route 97

Route information
Length669.61 mi[1][2] (1,077.63 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
South end I-5 in Weed, CA
Major intersections
North end Hwy 97 at the Canada–US border near Oroville, WA
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesCalifornia, Oregon, Washington
Highway system
US 96US 98

U.S. Route 97 (US 97) is a United States highway in the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. The highway goes north and south through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. The highway is 669.61 miles (1,078 km) long.

There was once a plan for US 97 to go north to Alaska.[3] In the 1960s, the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities asked British Columbia and Yukon, both in Canada, to renumber their highways "97" to match the US numbering. British Columbia did renumber (British Columbia Highway 97), but Yukon did not.[4]

References

[change | change source]
  1. California Department of Transportation. "Postmile Services Query Tool". California Department of Transportation.
  2. Road Inventory and Classification Services. "Road Assets and Mileage: Straightline Charts". Oregon Department of Transportation.
  3. "Route 97 Marking Advocated". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. January 14, 1965. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "McKinnon Answers Many Questions on Road Plans". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. May 6, 1965. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.