.svg) U.S. Route 97 | ||||
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 US 97 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 54 mi[1] (87 km) | |||
| Existed | 1935–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  I-5 in Weed | |||
 SR 161 near Hatfield | ||||
| North end |  US 97 at Oregon state line towards Klamath Falls, OR | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Siskiyou | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 97 (US 97) is a United States Numbered Highway, stretching from Weed, California to the Canadian border in Oroville, Washington. The California portion of US 97 runs north from I-5 in Weed to the Oregon state line. This is the majority of a shortcut between I-5 and Klamath Falls, Oregon, added to both states' state highway systems in 1931. It was designated US 97 in 1935, replacing an east–west section in southern Oregon.