Route information | ||||
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Auxiliary route of I-5 | ||||
Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
Length | 32.99 mi[1] (53.09 km) | |||
Existed | 1977–present | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | I-80 in Vacaville | |||
North end | I-5 near Dunnigan | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | California | |||
Counties | Solano, Yolo | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 505 (I-505) is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Sacramento Valley in Northern California. It is a spur auxiliary route of I-5 that runs from near Dunnigan south to I-80 in Vacaville. I-505 is primarily a rural Interstate, but travels through Vacaville and the city of Winters. The highway is the primary route connecting the San Francisco Bay Area and the northern Sacramento Valley, bypassing Sacramento and its attendant city traffic. Thus, it is a major route for travelers heading directly from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Shasta Cascade and the Pacific Northwest.
Power lines connecting Path 15 to Path 66 follow the highway for a while, until one heads northeast and the other northwest.