Interstate 5 North - Weed to Oregon

SR 265 overlays the northern half of Business Loop I-5 / Historic U.S. 99 (North Weed Boulevard) from U.S. 97 near central Weed.
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The section of Interstate 5 between Weed and south Yreka was constructed by 1969.
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Exit 751 joins Interstate 5 with Stewart Springs Road (Old Highway 99) north to Gazelle and Edgewood Road.
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Right-in right-out (RIRO) ramps with Weed Airport Road (Exit 753) precede the Weed Airport Rest Area in one mile.
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Interstate 5 passes through the Shasta Valley on the ensuing stretch to Louie Road (Exit 759).
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Siskiyou County Route A-12 (99-97 Cutoff) extends east of I-5 to Grenada and U.S. 97. CR A-12 serves as a shortcut route for southbound I-5 travelers connecting to U.S. 97.
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Easy Street (old U.S. 99) forms a frontage road for I-5 beyond upcoming Exit 770.
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Moonlit Oaks Avenue joins Interstate 5 with SR 3 (S Main Street) at the first of three exits for the Siskiyou County seat in one mile.
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Not indicated from I-5, Business Loop I-5 leaves ahead at Exit 773 for SR 3 and downtown Yreka.
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SR 3 travels on a southwesterly course from central Yreka to Fort Jones and Etna near the Salmon Mountain range. Ultimately, the route concludes at SR 36 in the Trinity Mountains.
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Yreka was founded after gold was discovered in Black Gulch ravine in 1851. The city was incorporated on April 21, 1857.
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Yreka was at one point considered for the capital of the once proposed state of Jefferson, which would have been created out of portions of northern California and southern Oregon.
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Miner and Center Streets tie into Interstate 5 at Exit 775. The one way couplet connects to SR 3 and downtown Yreka.
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The northern end of Business Loop I-5 and SR 3 meet Interstate 5 at a diamond interchange (Exit 776) northeast of downtown next.
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SR 3 continues east 6.5 miles to the eastern limits of Montague.
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Preceding the Anderson Grade, Interstate 5 crosses the Shasta River on 1970 built bridges. The river serves as a tributary of the Klamath River further to the north, emanating from the northwest slope of Mount Shasta.
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Interstate 5 at Anderson Grade Summit (elevation 3,067 feet).
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The downgrade from the Anderson Grade Summit is six percent.
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A half diamond interchange (Exit 786) serves the Randolph E. Collier Rest Area along Interstate 5 north in the Golden State in two miles.
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Anderson Grade Road joins Interstate 5 with SR 96 (Klamath River Highway) west and the rest area at Exit 786. SR 96 winds westward through the Siskiyou Mountains before turning south to Weitchpec.
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The 263 mile long Klamath River follows parallel to SR 96 on a course from I-5 to Weitchpec before curving northwest to Klamath and the Pacific Ocean.
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The bridges spanning the Klamath River along Interstate 5 were opened in 1969.
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Confirming marker posted after the merge from the southbound wye interchange (Exit 786) with SR 96. This segment north to Oregon was built by 1974.
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CR A-28 (Copco Road) travels an L shaped route east from I-5 near Hornbrook to SR 3 in Montague.
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Hilt Road (Exit 796) is the final interchange along northbound Interstate 5 in California.
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Hilt Road leads west from a diamond interchange (Exit 796) to the communities of Hilt and Cole.
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The final confirming marker for I-5 in the Golden State stands beyond Exit 796.
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796.53 miles from the Mexico border, Interstate 5 continues north into Oregon, entering Jackson County ahead of Ashland.
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