Route information | |
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Length | 1,381.29 mi[1] (2,222.97 km) |
History | Designated in 1956 Completed in 1979 |
NHS | Entire route |
Major junctions | |
South end | Fed. 1 at the Mexican border at San Ysidro, CA |
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North end | Hwy 99 at the Canada–US border at Blaine, WA |
Location | |
Country | United States |
States | California, Oregon, Washington |
Highway system | |
Interstate 5 (sometimes called I-5, or in Southern California, The 5) is a 1,381 miles (2,223 km) long[1] Interstate Highway in the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. The road goes from Mexican Federal Highway 1 at the United States-Mexican border to British Columbia Highway 99 at the United States-Canadian border. It is the main interstate highway of the West Coast. Nearly 60% of its length is in California.