North
Leaving the split with SR 99 in northern reaches of Sacramento, I-5 turns west to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) and Woodland in adjacent Yolo County.
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Metro Air Parkway meets I-5 next at a diamond interchange (Exit 527) ahead of Airport Boulevard to SMF Airport. Exit 527 opened to traffic late 2021.
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Gusty winds are frequent along the ensuing 12 mile stretch of I-5 to Woodland. Redding represents the second largest city north of Sacramento 155 miles ahead.
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Built one mile ahead of Airport Boulevard, Exit 527 connects I-5 with Metro Air Park, a 1900 acre site designed to spur industrial growth in northwestern Sacramento.
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Airport Boulevard and N Bayou Way join Interstate 5 with Garden Highway, which parallels the Sacramento River west of SMF Airport.
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A Right-In Right-Out (RIRO) joins I-5 with Road 22 and Old River Road in one mile at Exit 531. Old River Road represents a former alignment of SR 16-24 between Woodland and Sacramento.
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Interstate 5 crosses over Garden Highway and the Sacramento River into Yolo County on 1969 built spans ahead of Road 22 at Exit 531.
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Road 22 lines I-5 west to SR 16 (Main Street) in Woodland while Old River Road extends southeast following the Sacramento River back into Sacramento.
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I-5 spans the Yolo Bypass beyond Exit 531 (Road 22) along the Elkhorn Causeway. The bypass is used to carry floodwater around the Sacramento area.
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The Yolo Bypass encompasses over 59,000 acres across the Sacramento Valley.
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The first of three interchanges serving Woodland is 0.75 miles ahead at Exit 536 to Road 102 along Interstate 5 north.
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Road 102 extends north 8.9 miles from Exit 536 to the center of Knights Landing along the Sacramento River.
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Three quarters of a mile separate I-5 from a half diamond interchange (Exit 537) with Main Street (I-5 Business) west to SR 113 south.
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Exit 537 joins I-5 north with SR 113 south to Davis. SR 113 extends south along a freeway between Woodland and I-80 southwest of the Davis city center.
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I-5 Business overlays Main Street west through Woodland, turning north along SR 16 at Browns Corner for a return to I-5 at Exit 541.
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North
SR 113 joins I-5 north for a brief overlap to a folded diamond interchange (Exit 538) in the northern reaches of Woodland.
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Prior to 1964, SR 113 between Woodland and Yuba City was a part of U.S. 40 Alternate.
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North
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Leaving Woodland behind, Interstate 5 next meets SR 16 / Road 18 and the return of the Woodland business loop.
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SR 16 initially runs tandem with I-5 Business south to W Main Street at Browns Corner before turning west for Esparto. Road 18 continues east from Exit 541 to SR 113.
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Interstate 5/Road 99W (former U.S. 99W) and the California Northern Railroad (CFNR) line all span Cache Creek ahead of a diamond interchange (Exit 542) to Road 17.
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Advancing from Yolo, Road 99W continues to follow close to I-5 northwest to Zamora and Dunnigan.
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Interstate 5 passes underneath Road 95 1.5 miles out from Exit 548 to Zamora.
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The western half of the Path 15 Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) transmission lines span I-5 at Exit 548 to Road 13. This line travels north toward Sutter Buttes and Oroville, eventually crossing into Oregon east of Malin.
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Interstate 505 north crosses overhead one mile ahead of a diamond interchange (Exit 554) with Road 8 near Dunnigan. I-505 joins I-5 south with I-80 in Vacaville.
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Road 6 meets Interstate 5 at a diamond interchange (Exit 556) west of Road 99W at Dunnigan.
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Rest areas in both directions line I-5 one half mile north of Exit 556.
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Traveling beneath County Line Road, Interstate 5 north enters Colusa County.
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A six mile exit less stretch to Arbuckle ensues along I-5 north beyond Exit 559.
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Exit 566 to 5th Street (I-5 Business) and Hillgate Road is the first of two interchanges serving Arbuckle one mile ahead.
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The Arbuckle business loop for Interstate 5 is 0.97 miles in length and generally follows 5th Street.
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I-5 narrows between Putnam Way and 6th Street, dipping below grade in the vicinity of Hall Street.
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Exit 567 serves as a return of I-5 Business (5th Street) from central Arbuckle.
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Photo Credits:
08/02/11, 07/10/18, 07/11/18, 07/15/23 by AARoads
Connect with:
Business Loop I-5 - Woodland
Business Loop I-5 - Arbuckle
State Route 16
Page Updated 12-16-2023.