California State Route 273

State Route 273 (SR 273) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that serves as a business loop of Interstate 5 that travels directly through the downtown districts of Anderson and Redding in Shasta County. SR 273 runs along former U.S. Route 99, and Historic US 99 markers may be found along the route.

Route description

Route 273 is defined in section 573 of the California Streets and Highways Code. The definition omits the concurrency with Route 299 instead of duplicating that segment in the other route's definition in the code:

Route 273 is from: (a) Route 5 near Anderson to Route 299 in Redding. (b) From Route 299 in Redding to Route 5 northeast of Redding.

SR 273 begins just south of Anderson at an interchange with Interstate 5. The roadway then parallels I-5 northeast into central Anderson. Upon exiting a suburban area, the route enters farmland, while paralleling the Sacramento River. The roadway then enters suburban Redding, where it turns away from the Sacramento River and zigzags along local roads through downtown, where it joins State Route 299. SR 273 and 299 then exit downtown as a concurrency and cross the Sacramento River. SR 299 then splits to the east, while SR 273 heads north to meet its northern terminus at I-5 in the suburbs of Redding.

SR 273 is part of the National Highway System, a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.

Major intersections

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