Interstate 5

Interstate 5 Is The Main Interstate Highway On The West Coast Of The United States, Running Largely Parallel To The Pacific Coast Of The Continental U.S. From Mexico To Canada. It Travels Through The States Of California, Oregon And Washington, Serving Several Large Cities On The U.S. West Coast, Including Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Los Angeles And San Diego. The Highway's Southern Terminus Is At The Mexican Border And It's Northern Terminus Is At The Canada-US Border, It Is Currently The Only Continuous Interstate Highway To Touch The U.S. Borders With Both Canada And Mexico. Upon Crossing The Mexican Border At It's Southern Terminus, The Interstate Highway Continues To Tijuana, Baja California As Mexico Federal Highway 1. Upon Crossing The Canada-US Border At It's Northern Terminus, It Continues To Vancouver As British Columbia Highway 99.

In California
Interstate 5 Is A North-South Route Of The Interstate Highway System In The U.S. State Of California. It Begins At The Mexico-United States Border At The San Ysidro Crossing, Goes North Across The Length Of California And Crosses Into Oregon South Of The Medford-Ashland Metropolitan Area. It Is The More Important And Most Used Of The Two Major North-South Routes On The Pacific Coast, The Other Being U.S. Route 101, Which Is Primarily Coastal. This Highway Links The Major California Cities Of San Diego, Santa Ana, Los Angeles, Stockton, Sacramento And Redding. Among The Major Cities Not Directly Linked By Interstate 5 But Which Are Connected By Local Highways To It Are San Francisco, Oakland And San Jose, All Of Which Are About 80 Miles West Of The Highway. Interstate 5 Has Several Named Portions: The Montgomery Freeway, San Diego Freeway, Santa Ana Freeway, Golden State Freeway And West Side Freeway.

Route Information
Length: 1,381.29 Miles

History: Designated In 1956, Completed In 1979

In California
Defined By Streets And Highways Code 305

Maintained By Caltrans

Length: 796.432 Miles

Existed: August 7, 1947 By FHWA

Major Junctions
South End: Mexico Federal Highway 1 At The Mexican Border At San Ysidro, California

Interstate 8 In San Diego, California

Interstate 10 And U.S. Route 101 In Los Angeles, California

Interstate 80 In Sacramento, California

Interstate 84 And U.S. Route 30 In Portland, Oregon

Interstate 90 In Seattle, Washington

North End: British Columbia Highway 99 At The Canada-US Border At Blaine, Washington

In California
South End: Mexico Federal Highway 1 At Mexico-United States Border At San Diego

Interstate 15 In San Diego

Interstate 8 In San Diego

Interstate 405 In Irvine

Interstate 10, U.S. Route 101 And California State Route 60 In Los Angeles

Interstate 405 Near Mission Hills

California State Route 99 Near Wheeler Ridge

Interstate 580 Near Tracy

U.S. Route 50 And Interstate 80 Business In Sacramento

Interstate 80 And California State Route 99 In Sacramento

U.S. Route 97 In Weed

North End: Interstate 5 At Oregon State Line