U.S. Route 99

Summary

U.S. Route 99 is a road^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (541 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U.S. Route 99 is located in California^[3].
• U.S. Route 99 is located in Oregon^[4].
• U.S. Route 99 is located in Washington^[5].
• U.S. Route 99 is in the country of United States^[6].
• U.S. Route 99's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System^[7].
• U.S. Route 99's transport network is recorded as state highways in Oregon^[8].
• U.S. Route 99's transport network is recorded as state highways in Washington^[9].
• U.S. Route 99's instance of is recorded as road^[10].
• U.S. Route 99's maintained by is recorded as California Department of Transportation^[11].
• U.S. Route 99's maintained by is recorded as Washington State Department of Transportation^[12].
• U.S. Route 99 is owned by California Department of Transportation^[13].
• U.S. Route 99 is owned by Washington State Department of Transportation^[14].
• U.S. Route 99's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 99^[15].
• U.S. Route 99's terminus is recorded as Mexican Federal Highway 5^[16].
• U.S. Route 99's terminus is recorded as British Columbia Highway 99^[17].
• 1926 marks the founding of U.S. Route 99^[18].
• U.S. Route 99 ended on 1972^[19].
• U.S. Route 99's terminus location is recorded as Baja California^[20].
• U.S. Route 99's terminus location is recorded as British Columbia^[21].
• U.S. Route 99's topic's main category is recorded as Category:U.S. Route 99^[22].
• U.S. Route 99's road number is recorded as 99^[23].
• U.S. Route 99's length is recorded as {'amount': '+1600'}^[24].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 99 is in the country of United States^[6]. Located in include California^[3], an U.S. state^[25], in United States^[26], founded in 1850^[27]; Oregon^[4], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1859^[30], headquartered in Salem^[31]; and Washington^[5], an U.S. state^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1889^[34].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 99's length is recorded as {'amount': '+1600'}^[24].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 99's instance of is recorded as road^[10].

History and Context

1926 marks the founding of U.S. Route 99^[18]. Owners include California Department of Transportation^[13], a state department of transportation of the United States^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1972^[37], headquartered in Sacramento^[38] and Washington State Department of Transportation^[14], a state department of transportation of the United States^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1964^[41], headquartered in Seattle^[42].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 99 ranks in the top 2% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (541 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]