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Interstate 5 is an interstate highway along the west coast of the United States. Like other interstates, it is commonly referred to as I-5 by most Americans ( Southern Californians typically call it the 5). Its odd number indicates that it is a north-south highway (though in much of the southern half of California it runs in a northwest-southeast direction). It extends from San Ysidro, California—south of San Diego—at the Mexican border to Blaine, Washington at the Canadian border; apart from the San Francisco Bay Area, which lies further off to the west and is connected by spur routes, links all of the major metropolitan areas on the West Coast. In California and Oregon the route runs up the central valleys of those states.Detailed information on the sections of I-5 in Southern California can be found on the Golden State Freeway, Santa Ana Freeway, and San Diego Freeway pages.
1 History
The portion of this highway from Los Angeles, CaliforniaThis article is about the city in California. For other uses of 'Los Angeles' see Los Angeles (disambiguation The City of Los Angeles widely known by its abbreviation L. is a large coastal metropolis in Southern California in the western United States. to San Ysidro, California was also co-signed as US 101US Highway 101 runs along the West Coast of the United States, just as its counterpart U. Highway 1 runs along the East Coast. It used to continue south of Los Angeles to Mexico, but that part was decommissioned in favor of Interstate 5. It is often refer until the late 1960sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around.
The portion of this highway from Lebec, CaliforniaLebec is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 1,285. Geography Lebec is located at 34°50'32" North, 118°53'3" West (34. 842248, -118. According to the United States Census B to Red Bluff, CaliforniaRed Bluff is the county seat of Tehama County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,147. Geography Red Bluff is located at 40°10'36" North, 122°14'17" West (40. 176640, -122. According to the United States Census Bureau roughly follows old US 99WSee also: Oregon Highway 99 U. Highway 99 was the West Coast's main north-south route until 1964, one of the original United States highways first proposed in 1926 and one of the few highways that ran from Mexico to Canada. Known also as the "Golden State.
2 Length
| Miles | km | state
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| 796.53 | 1282 | California
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| 308.14 | 496 | Oregon
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| 276.62 | 445 | Washington
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| 1381.29 | 2223 | Total
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3 Major cities along the Route
- San Ysidro, California (border of Mexico)
- San Diego, California
- Anaheim, California, and Disneyland
- Los Angeles, California
- Stockton, California
- Sacramento, California
- Redding, California
- Ashland, Oregon
- Medford, Oregon
- Eugene, Oregon
- Salem, Oregon
- Portland, Oregon
- Vancouver, Washington
- Olympia, Washington
- Tacoma, Washington
- Seattle, Washington
- Everett, Washington
- Bellingham, Washington
- Blaine, Washington (border with Canada, becoming British Columbia provincial highway 99 northbound)
- In California south of Tracy, I-5 skirts along the more remote western edge of the great central valley, and thus here is removed from population centers such as Bakersfield, California and Fresno, California with state highways providing connections. Interstate 580 provides a loop-route connection to San Francisco, California and the San Francisco Bay Area.
