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California 99 leaves San Joaquin County and enters Sacramento County. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 274A, Crystal Way. This is the first exit to serve the city of Galt, which had a population of 23,647 as of the 2010 Census and was incorporated on August 16, 1946. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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This is the gore point to Exit 274A, Crystal Way from California 99 north. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The next exit along California 99 north Exit 274B, C Street west to Galt and Boessow Road east. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 274B, C Street west to Galt and Boessow Road east. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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This is the gore point for Exit 274B, C Street west to Galt and Boessow Road east. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Shortly thereafter, a new bridge was under construction for A Street to cross over California 99. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The next exit along California 99 north is Exit 275A, Simmerhorn Road to Sacramento County J-10 (Lincoln Way) south. This exit marks the northern terminus of CR J-10, which leads south into San Joaquin County to follow Sacramento Road south through Woodbridge, past Lodi, en route to Stockton. Photo taken 08/22/03. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 275A, Simmerhorn Road east to Cherokee Gardens and Simmerhorn Road west to Sacramento County J-10 (Lincoln Way) south and Elm Avenue west. As the name implies, Lincoln Way is an old alignment of the Lincoln Highway and U.S. 50-99. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The next exit along California 99 north is Exit 275B, Ayers Lane (one-quarter mile). Photos taken 07/31/11 and 08/22/03. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 274B, Ayers Lane. Photos taken 07/31/11 and 08/22/03. |
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The exit to Ayers Lane is rather sharp. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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This mileage sign along California 99 north provides the distance to Sacramento (24 miles), Yuba City (76 miles), and Red Bluff (162 miles). Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The next exit along California 99 north is Exit 276, Walnut Avenue (one-quarter mile). Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 276, Walnut Avenue. After this exit, California 99 proceeds north to cross Deadman Gulch and will continue toward the next northbound interchange: Exit 277, California 104 east and Sacramento County E-13 west via Twin Cities Road. Photos taken 07/31/11 and 08/22/03. |
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The exit to Walnut Avenue is rather sharp. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The next exit along California 99 north is Exit 277, California 104 (Twin Cities Road) east to Rancho Seco and Ione and Sacramento County E-13 (Twin Cities Road) west to Walnut Grove and California 160 (one-half mile). Beginning at this interchange, California 104 is an east-west state route that travels northeast toward Ione and Jackson, while Sacramento County E-13 travels west toward Walnut Grove in the California Delta Region. Photos taken 07/31/11 and 08/22/03. |
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A California 99 north reassurance shield is posted just before a guide sign advising that Exit 277 provides the best route east to Ione. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Use California 104 (Twin Cities Road) east to Rancho Seco, site of a former nuclear power generating station owned and operated by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). Rancho Seco began commercial operation on April 18, 1975, and it shut down operations with final defueling of the facility on December 8, 1989. The two cooling towers, which are of a design common to many nuclear power generating facilities, are visible from quite a distance from the site, with access to the natural gas-fired Consumnes Power Plant that opened in 2006. Today the site is mostly a preserve (Rancho Seco Lake and Howard Ranch), with intersecting power lines linking near the site to connect the former plant to the power grid. Much of the land at the plant was cleared for public use in 2009. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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In typical style, the county designation and street name are only mentioned once, on this auxiliary sign on the approach to Exit 277. CR E-13 is an east-west county route that begins here at California 99 and extends west along Twin Cities Road and River Road to Walnut Grove, ending at California 160 at the west end of the Walnut Grove Bridge. The portion of CR E-13 that follows River Road is situated mostly on a levee overlooking the Sacramento River in the California Delta region. Photo taken 08/22/03. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 277, California 104 east to Ione and Jackson and Sacramento County E-13 west to Walnut Grove (with connections to California 160 and California 220). Photo taken 08/22/03. |
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Looking at the exit ramp, we see a route marker assembly that provides directions to both California 104 and Sacramento County E-13. This view of the exit ramp is seen from the northbound lanes along the mainline of California 99. Photo taken 08/22/03. |
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California 99 passes under Twin Cities Road (California 104 and Sacramento County E-13). Photo taken 08/22/03. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 278, Mingo Road. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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A California 99 north reassurance shield is posted shortly thereafter. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The next exit along California 99 north is Exit 280, Arno Road (one mile). Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 280, Arno Road. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The next exit along California 99 north is Exit 281, Dillard Road, one mile. Note the overpass with the old-style guardrail. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 281, Dillard Road. After this exit, the freeway crosses the Consumnes River. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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California 99 enters the city of Elk Grove ("Proud Heritage, Bright Future"), which had a population of 153,015 as of the 2010 Census and was incorporated on July 1, 2000. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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More power lines cross over California 99 just shy of Exit 284. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The next exit along California 99 north is Exit 284, Sacramento County E-2 (Grant Line Road) northeast and Kammerer Road west (one-half mile). Sacramento County E-2 begins its northerly journey here; it switches from Grant Line Road to Sunrise Boulevard near its junction with California 16 and then follows Sunrise Boulevard on its path through the suburbs east of Sacramento. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The right two lanes of California 99 north connect to Exit 284, Sacramento County E-2 (Grant Line Road) northeast and Kammerer Road west. This area was substantially reconfigured between 2003 and 2011. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The next five exits from California 99 north serve the city of Elk Grove: Exit 284, Sacramento County E-2 (Grant Line Road) northeast and Kammerer Road west; Exit 286, Sacramento County E-12 (Elk Grove Boulevard); Exit 287, Bond Road and Laguna Boulevard; Exit 288, Sheldon Road; and Exit 289, Consumnes River Boulevard and Calvine Road. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 284, Sacramento County E-2 (Grant Line Road) north and Kammerer Road west. Another, separate road also known as Grant Line Road is located several miles southwest of here; it has an exit along Interstate 205 near Tracy. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The interchange between California 99 and E-2 was refashioned into a gateway for the city of Elk Grove. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The next two exits along California 99 north are Exit 286, Sacramento County E-12 (Elk Grove Boulevard) and Exit 287, Bond Road and Laguna Boulevard. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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California 99 north approaches Exit 286, Sacramento County E-12 (Elk Grove Boulevard) (one mile). Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Gas, food, and a park and ride facility are all available at Exit 286. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Use Sacramento County E-12 (Elk Grove Boulevard) east to Elk Grove Park (via Elk Grove Florin Road south) and west to the Elk Grove Auto Mall. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 286, Sacramento County E-12 (Elk Grove Boulevard). Sacramento County E-12 starts at its junction with Interstate 5 just west of here, and it connects with Sacramento County E-2 (Grant Line Road) east of Elk Grove. Regional travelers may notice that a separate segment of Grant Line Road several miles southwest of here has an exit along Interstate 205. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The next two exits along California 99 north are Exit 287, Bond Road and Laguna Boulevard and Exit 288, Sheldon Road. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Entering the Sacramento metropolitan area, California 99 gains a high occupancy vehicle/carpool lane. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 287, Bond Road and Laguna Boulevard in Elk Grove. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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This mileage sign along northbound California 99 provides the distance to Exit 288, Sheldon Road (0.75 mile) and Exit 289, Consumnes River Boulevard and Calvine Road (two miles). Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The next exit along California 99 north is Exit 288, Sheldon Road. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 288, Sheldon Road. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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This mileage sign along northbound California 99 provides the distance to the next two exits: Exit 289, Consumnes River Boulevard and Calvine Road and Exit 291, Mack Road and Stockton Boulevard. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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California 99 passes under Sheldon Road. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 289, Consumnes River Boulevard and Calvine Road in Elk Grove. Despite the name, Consumnes River Boulevard does not parallel the Consumnes River, but it will serve Consumnes River College. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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This mileage sign along northbound California 99 provides the distance to the next three exits: Exit 291, Stockton Boulevard north to Mack Road and Elsie Road and Exit 293A-B, Florin Road east and west. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The right lane of California 99 becomes exit only for Exit 291. Stockton Boulevard is the original alignment of U.S. 50-99 before the current freeway was constructed. It was then signed briefly as a business route until both U.S. routes were decommissioned in favor of the California 99 freeway. A residual U.S. 50 and U.S. 99 cut-out route marker assembly remained in place on Stockton Boulevard until around 1983, long after the routes were removed from this segment. The next exit (Exit 291) is for Stockton Boulevard and Mack Road. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 291, Mack Road and Stockton Boulevard. Mack Road leads east to a connection with Power Inn Road and west to become Meadowview Road en route to Interstate 5. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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One of the reasons California 99 does not meet Interstate Highway standards is due to the substandard height of some of its bridges, including this bridge, which clocks in at 14'10". This bridge carries traffic from southbound Stockton Boulevard to southbound California 99. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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California 99 next passes under Mack Road. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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This mileage sign along California 99 north provides the distance to the next four exits: Exit 293A, Florin Road east; Exit 293B, Florin Road west; Exit 294A, 47th Avenue east; and Exit 294B, 47th Avenue west. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 293A, Florin Road east at this cloverleaf interchange. The next exit is Exit 293B, Florin Road west. Taking Florin Road east will take motorists to California 16 en route to the Sierra Nevada foothills, while westbound Florin Road travels west to meet Interstate 5 at Exit 513. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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California 99 carries four northbound lanes through the cloverleaf interchange with Florin Road. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Immediately thereafter, California 99 north meets Exit 293B, Florin Road west. The next two exits along California 99 north are Exits 294A-B, 47th Avenue (one mile). Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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California 99 passes under Florin Road and reaches the gore point with Exit 293B. Summer colors beautify the landscape within the interchange curls. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits along California 99 north: Exit 294A, 47th Avenue east; Exit 294B, 47th Avenue west; and Exit 295, Fruitridge Road and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Use 47th Street west to light rail and transit center and Sacramento County J-8 (Franklin Road). Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 reaches Exit 294A, 47th Avenue east. The interchange between California 99 and 47th Avenue is a cloverleaf. The next off-ramp connects California 99 north to Exit 294B, 47th Avenue west. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Another set of power lines pass overhead as we go through the 47th Avenue interchange. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 294B, 47th Avenue West. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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This mileage sign provides the distance to the next two exits along California 99 north: Exit 295, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard north to Fruitridge Road east and Exit 296, Fruitridge Road west. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 295, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard north to Fruitridge Road east. Fruitridge runs east-west between Interstate 5 Exit 515 and Watt Avenue near a junction with California 16 (use Exit 296 for westbound). Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard runs north-south, with southbound connections to Franklin Boulevard (Sacramento County J-8) and northbound connections into the eastern side of downtown Sacramento. Photo taken 08/22/03. |
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This is the gore point for Exit 295, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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This mileage sign provides the distance to the next five exits along California 99 north starting with Fruitridge Road west. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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California 99 enters the city of Sacramento, the capital of the state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the crossroads of Interstate 5, U.S. 50, Interstate 80, and California 99, the city owes its origins to its location at the confluence of the Sacramento River and American River. Sacramento had a population of 466,488 as of the 2010 Census and was incorporated on February 27, 1850. Sitting at an elevation of about 25 feet, Sacramento sees rainy winters and dry summers with an average precipitation of 17.93 inches annually. California 99 will enter the capital city from the southeast and merge with Business Loop I-80 (Capital City Freeway) and U.S. 50 at the WX-29/30 Interchange. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Exit 296, Fruitridge Road west (loop ramp). Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Leaving Fruitridge Road behind, a pedestrian bridge passes over California 99. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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This mileage sign provides the distance to the next four exits along California 99 north starting with Exit 297 for 12th Avenue. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Use Exit 297 (12th Avenue) to Sacramento City College. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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To Sutterville Road, follow 12th Avenue west. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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To the Sacramento International Airport, use Exit 298A, Business Loop I-80 (Capital City Freeway) west, U.S. 50 west, Interstate 305 west, and California 99 north to downtown Sacramento, then turn north on Interstate 5 and California 99 to the airport exit. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Northbound California 99 reaches Exit 297, 12th Avenue. The next exit is Exit 298A, Business Loop I-80 (Capital City Freeway) west, U.S. 50 west, Interstate 305 west, and California 99 north to downtown Sacramento, San Francisco, and Redding AND U.S. 50 (El Dorado Freeway) east to Placerville and South Lake Tahoe. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Upon departing the freeway at Exit 297, turn left for Sutterville Road west or right for 12th Avenue east. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The next exit along California 99 north is Exit 298A, Business Loop I-80 (Capital City Freeway) west, U.S. 50 west, Interstate 305 west, and California 99 north to downtown Sacramento, San Francisco, and Redding AND U.S. 50 (El Dorado Freeway) east to Placerville and South Lake Tahoe. Interstate 305 is a hidden route designation that follows the east-west portion of Business 80 and U.S. 50 between this interchange and Interstate 80 in West Sacramento. Note that California 99 will exit from itself and follow Business 80 west for a few miles, then transition onto Interstate 5 north. Ahead, the main lanes of California 99 will shift onto Business 80 east and California 51 north. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Stay left to follow Business 80 east and California 51 north to the UC Davis Medical Center, a major regional hospital and medical research center located in Sacramento. Take Business 80 east, exit onto T Street going east, and connect to Stockton Boulevard southeast to the medical center. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Take Business 80 west (via Exit 298A) to California 99 north. In addition, there is an exit for Broadway hidden in the middle of the upcoming interchange (Exit 298B). Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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A second trailblazer sign for Sacramento International Airport correctly advises motorists to use Business 80 west to Interstate 5 north. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The right two lanes of California 99 will connect to Business Loop I-80, U.S. 50, Interstate 305 west and California 99 north and also to U.S. 50 east to Placerville. Meanwhile, the left four lanes continue straight ahead onto eastbound Business Loop I-80 and northbound California 51. Don't look for too many California 51 signs; it is generally not posted but has its route number on the call boxes and postmiles. California 51 is defined to extend from this interchange northeast to the 80-80 Split (at the junction with California 244). Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Looking back at the four-lane "ramp" to Business 80 east, this view looks at the off-ramp to Exit 298B to Broadway and Exit 298C to Business Loop I-80 (Capital City Freeway) east and California 51 north to Auburn and Reno. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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California 99 north transitions onto Business Loop I-80 (Capital City Freeway) and U.S. 50 west. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Connecting to an elevated viaduct, motorists using California 99 north and Business 80 west should stay left, while those transitioning to U.S. 50 (El Dorado Freeway) east should stay right. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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The transition ramp splits, with the left two lanes taking California 99 north onto Business 80 and U.S. 50 west to Interstate 5 north, and the right lane departing California 99 for U.S. 50 east to South Lake Tahoe. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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This view looks east along the ramp from California 99 north to U.S. 50 (El Dorado Freeway) east to Placerville and South Lake Tahoe. Photo taken 07/31/11. |
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Going back to the connecting four-lane "ramp" between California 99 north and Business Loop I-80 (Capital City Freeway) east and California 51 north, this view shows the extant exits to Broadway and T Street. This short stretch of freeway is technically part of State Route 99 but is really a transition ramp from northbound California 99 onto northbound California 51 (Business Loop I-80). The transition is long enough to have its own exit: Exit 298B to Broadway (Sacramento County J-8 south). This interchange marks the northern terminus of CR J-8, which travels west briefly on Broadway, then turns south to follow Franklin Boulevard, Thornton Road, and Hammer Lane back to California 99 near Stockton in San Joaquin County). After the Broadway exit, the remaining traffic on the transition ramp is considered to be on Exit 298C, which connects onto T Street (oddly considered to be Exit 6C, even though through traffic on Business 80 east cannot access this off-ramp). After the T Street exit, then the rest of the traffic will default onto eastbound Business 80 and northbound California 51. Photo taken 11/23/12. |
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The exit number for CR J-8 (Broadway) is posted at the gore point. Photo taken 11/23/12. |
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Exit 298C is the beginning of California 51 from the last four lanes. Upcoming exits are at T Street (Exit 6C), N Street (Exit 7A), and H Street (Exit 7B). Photo taken 11/23/12. |
| Business Loop I-80 (Capital City Freeway) west, U.S. 50 west, Interstate 305 west, and California 99 north |
| California 99 north |
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Immediately after the separation from Interstate 5 is this California 99 north reassurance shield. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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A flyover ramp carries traffic from Interstate 5 south to California 99 north. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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Back on its own alignment, the first exit along California 99 north after the split from Interstate 5 is Exit 307, Sacramento County E-14 (Elkhorn Boulevard). After Exit 307, California 99 becomes an expressway, with at-grade intersections, until Exit 319, which is the California 70 split. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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Traffic from Interstate 5 south merges onto California 99 north. This transition ramp is needed to allow for people from Sacramento International Airport and Woodland, both of which are due west of here via Interstate 5, to connect to California 99. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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CR E-14 (Elkhorn Boulevard) heads east to Rio Linda, an unincorporated community of Sacramento County. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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Sacramento County E-14 is an east-west arterial that follows Elkhorn Boulevard from California 99 east to Interstate 80 via North Highlands and Foothill Farms. At Interstate 80, CR E-14 transitions directly onto Greenback Lane (name change). E-14/Greenback Lane then travels east to Orangevale, ending at CR E-3 (Hazel Avenue). Greenback Lane continues east all the way to Folsom where it meets Folsom Boulevard, crosses the American River via the historic Rainbow Bridge, and ends in Old Folsom. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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Northbound California 99 (El Centro Boulevard) meets Exit 307, Sacramento County E-14 (Elkhorn Boulevard) east to Rio Linda and North Highlands. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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California 99 passes through the Elkhorn Boulevard interchange. After this interchange, California 99 will revert to an expressway configuration. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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After the Elkhorn Boulevard interchange, a mileage sign along California 99 provides the distance to three destinations along California 70 (which separates from California 99 at Exit 319). Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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The freeway temporarily ends prior to the Elverta Road intersection. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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A traffic signal governs the intersection of California 99 (El Centro Boulevard) and Elverta Road. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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Elverta Road travels east to Rio Linda, North Highlands, and Antelope. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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Northbound California 99 meets Elverta Road. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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California 99 remains an expressway with two lanes in each direction all the way to the California 70 split. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
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Between the Elverta Road and Riego Road intersections, California 99 departs Sacramento County and enters Sutter County. Photo taken 09/04/10. |
Page Updated November 28, 2012.
