California State Route 299

State Route 299 (SR 299) is an east–west state highway in the state of California that runs across the northern part of the state. At 305.777 miles (492.100 km), it is the third longest California state highway (after Route 1 and Route 99). Route 299 begins at US 101 at the northern edge of Arcata and continues in an easterly direction through to the Nevada state line. Between Arcata and Redding, Route 299 intersects with State Route 96, and is briefly co-signed with State Route 3. In Redding, it intersects with State Route 273, State Route 44, and Interstate 5. East of Redding, it intersects with State Route 89, and a section is co-signed with State Route 139 before reaching Alturas. It is then co-signed with U.S. Route 395 northeast of Alturas, and then runs east toward the border with Nevada. A ghost town, Vya, Nevada, can be reached via this route, which after the border becomes a dirt road, which was formerly Nevada State Route 8A.

State Route 299
SR 299 highlighted in red
Route information
Defined by Streets and Highways Code § 599
Maintained by Caltrans
Length305.777 mi[1] (492.100 km)
Tourist
routes		 Trinity Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end US 101 in Arcata
 
East endFormer SR 8A towards Vya, NV
Location
CountiesHumboldt, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, Modoc
Highway system
← SR 284SR 330 →

The part of SR 299 between Arcata and Redding is the Trinity Scenic Byway, a National Forest Scenic Byway.[2]

Route description

SR 299 begins in Arcata at a trumpet interchange with US 101 as a freeway. The route has another trumpet interchange with SR 200 after leaving the Arcata city limits and crossing the Mad River. The freeway ends in the city of Blue Lake as SR 299 continues east past the truck scales. SR 299 enters Six Rivers National Forest and intersects SR 96 at Willow Creek. Soon after this, SR 299 crosses into Trinity County and Trinity National Forest. Paralleling the Trinity River, SR 299 passes through Salyer (where there is a rest area), Hawkins Bar, Burnt Ranch, Del Loma, Big Bar, Helena, Junction City, and finally Weaverville.[3]

In Weaverville, SR 299 runs concurrently with SR 3 southbound to Douglas City, where there is a rest area. SR 299 continues east away from the Trinity River into Shasta County, passing by the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area and through the towns of Tower House and Whiskeytown as well as Whiskeytown Lake. SR 299 continues along Eureka Way through the town of Shasta into the city of Redding.[3] SR 299 then runs concurrently along SR 273 north and Market Street across the Sacramento River before turning east onto its own freeway and intersecting I-5.[4] SR 299 remains a freeway for a few miles before leaving the Redding city limits and passing through the town of Bella Vista and into the foothills of the southern Cascade Range.[3]

SR 299 continues through Ingot, Round Mountain, Montgomery Creek, Hillcrest (after the rest area), Burney, and Johnson Park. The highway intersects with SR 89 before continuing through Fall River Mills and McArthur, where there is an intersection with CR A19. SR 299 then crosses into Lassen County, where it passes through Nubieber and Bieber before intersecting CR A2. The highway crosses into Modoc County and passes through Adin, where it runs concurrently with SR 139 and passes through Modoc National Forest. The concurrency lasts for several miles before SR 299 turns east and enters the city of Alturas. SR 299 runs concurrently with US 395 before turning east again and passing through Cedarville, near the Cedarville Airport. SR 299 ends at the Nevada state line.[3]

SR 299 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,[5] and from US 101 to SR 3 and from SR 139 to the eastern junction with US 395 is part of the National Highway System,[6] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.[7] Three sections of SR 299 are eligible for inclusion in the State Scenic Highway System: from US 101 to SR 96, from SR 3 to I-5, and from SR 89 to SR 139;[8] however, none are officially designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation.[9]

History

U.S. Route 299
LocationAlturas–Arcata
Existed1934–1964

State Route 299, from the intersection with US 101 all the way to US 395 in Alturas, was U.S. Route 299 from 1934 to 1964. This was a spur of US 99 running East and West from the junction in Redding, now signed as CA 273 at the intersection of Eureka Way and Market St. The actual road has been realigned many times, mainly to make easier grades and curves through the mountains. In many places, especially in Trinity County, the old roadway can be seen beside the new road, and there are even several bridges visible from the current 299 that seemingly connect nothing to nothing nowadays, one of which is an arch bridge from 1923. In 1934, 299 was the original California State Route 44.

On July 23rd, 2018, the Carr Wildfire began at the intersection of State Route 299 and Carr Powerhouse Road. The fire burned 229,651 acres and resulted in the deaths of 3 firefighters and 5 civilians before it was contained on August 30th.

Major intersections

Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary (for a full list of prefixes, see the list of postmile definitions).[1] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.

CountyLocationPostmile
[1][10][11]		Exit
[12]		DestinationsNotes
Humboldt
HUM 0.00-43.04		Arcata0.00 US 101 – Arcata, Eureka, Crescent CityWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; west end of SR 299; US 101 exit 716A
0.721Guintoli LaneOpened 1972
​R1.802North Bank RoadOpened 1972
​​3AGlendale DriveEastbound exit only; opened 1972; connects to Essex Gulch Road
​R2.923BEssex LaneOpened 1972
​R4.044Glendale DriveOpened 1972
​R5.455Glendale Drive – Blue LakeOpened 1988; former SR 299; connects to Blue Lake Boulevard
​​East end of freeway
​19.05Bair Road
Willow Creek38.83 SR 96 – Hoopa
Trinity
TRI 0.00-72.25		​3.60Mathews Rest Area
Weaverville51.57 SR 3 north – Trinity Center, Yreka, Trinity LakeWest end of SR 3 overlap
​56.80Moon Lim Lee Rest Area
Douglas CityR58.11 SR 3 south – HayforkEast end of SR 3 overlap
​67.43Trinity Dam Boulevard – Lewiston, Lewiston Lake, Trinity Lake
Shasta
SHA 0.00-99.36		​8.65Trinity Mountain Road – French Gulch
Redding22.23 To SR 273 south / Buenaventura Boulevard – Anderson
23.81Court Street
24.09
16.83[N 1]		 SR 44 east / SR 273 south (Market Street) to I-5 southWest end of SR 273 overlap
18.62[N 1]
24.09		 SR 273 north (Market Street) to I-5 north / CR A18 (Lake Boulevard) – PortlandEast end of SR 273 overlap
24.82140 I-5 – Portland, SacramentoInterchange; I-5 exit 680
​West end of freeway
25.54141Churn Creek Road, Hawley RoadOpened 1998
​27.24143Old Oregon TrailOpened 1998; serves Shasta College
​​East end of freeway
Bella Vista34.46Deschutes Road – Palo Cedro, Anderson
​60.60Hillcrest Rest Area
Burney73.13Tamarack Road
​80.09 SR 89 – Burney Falls Park, Lassen Park
Fall River Mills91.08 CR A20 (Glenburn Road) – Glenburn
McArthur95.24 CR A19 (McArthur Road) – Glenburn, McCloud
​96.78Pittville Road – Pittville
Lassen
LAS 0.00-25.64		Bieber15.10 CR A2 (Susanville Road) / Bieber Lookout Road – Susanville, Lookout, Tulelake
Modoc
MOD 0.00-66.63		Adin0.33 SR 139 south – SusanvilleWest end of SR 139 overlap
Canby21.75 SR 139 north – Tulelake, Klamath FallsEast end of SR 139 overlap
Alturas40.63
22.76[N 2]		 US 395 south (Main Street) – Susanville, RenoWest end of US 395 overlap
​27.10[N 2]Agricultural Inspection Station (westbound only)
​28.29[N 2]
40.64		 US 395 north – LakeviewEast end of US 395 overlap
Cedarville57.35Surprise Valley Road – Lake City, Fort Bidwell, Eagleville
​66.63Former SR 8AContinuation into Nevada; east end of SR 299
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along SR 273 rather than SR 299.
  2. Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along US 395 rather than SR 299.
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See also
  •  California Roads portal

References
  1. California Department of Transportation. "State Truck Route List". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (XLS file) on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. Staff. "Trinity Scenic Byway". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  3. California Road Atlas (Map). Thomas Brothers. 2008.
  4. Google (July 11, 2015). "Overview Map of State Route 299" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  5. "Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of the California Streets and Highways Code". Sacramento: California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  6. Federal Highway Administration (March 25, 2015). National Highway System: California (North) (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  7. Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  8. "Article 2.5 of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of the California Streets & Highways Code". Sacramento: California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  9. California Department of Transportation (August 2019). "Officially Designated State Scenic Highways and Historic Parkways" (XLSX). Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  10. California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
  11. California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
  12. California Department of Transportation, California Numbered Exit Uniform System, SR-299 Eastbound and SR-299 Westbound. Retrieved January 2008.

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