Trivia
Highway 99 is commonly called "The Main Street of California."
It is mentioned in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath as the main road used by the Joad family during their travels through California.
The 5-mile (8.0 km) segment of Route 99 south of its intersection with Route 70 in Sutter County is named the Bernie Richter Memorial Highway.
The part of State Highway Route 99 consisting of the four-lane expressway between the Edgar Slough south of Chico (Bridge No. 12128) and the Pentz Road overcrossing (Postmile 24.2) is officially designated as the Ray E. Johnson Expressway.
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