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U.S. Route 97 | ||||
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 US 97 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Length | 669.61 mi[a] (1,077.63 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  I-5 in Weed, CA | |||
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| North end |  Hwy 97 at the Canada–US border near Oroville, WA | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| States | California, Oregon, Washington | |||
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U.S. Route 97 (US 97) is a major north–south route of the United States Numbered Highway System in the Pacific Northwest region. It runs for approximately 670 miles (1,078 km) through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, primarily serving interior areas on the east side of the Cascade Mountains. The highway terminates to the south at a junction with Interstate 5 (I-5) in Weed, California, and to the north at the Canadian border near Osoyoos, British Columbia, where it becomes British Columbia Highway 97. Major cities on the US 97 corridor include Klamath Falls, Bend, and Redmond in Oregon; and Yakima, Ellensburg, and Wenatchee in Washington. A portion of the highway in California and Oregon is part of the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway.
The highway was designated in 1926 as part of the original United States Numbered Highway System, replacing a set of routes designated by the state governments of Oregon and Washington. US 97 was extended into California in the 1930s and realigned several times in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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- ^ Road Inventory and Classification Services. "Road Assets and Mileage: Straightline Charts". Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- The Dalles–California Highway No. 4 (May 2017)
- Sherman Highway No. 42 (June 2015)
- ^ Multimodal Planning Division (January 4, 2021). State Highway Log Planning Report 2020, SR 2 to SR 971 (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Transportation. pp. 719–771. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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