Business Loop I-5 - Williams and Maxwell

SR 20 Business east at Business Loop I-5 - Williams, CA
SR 20 Business (E Street) east at Business Loop I-5 (Historic U.S. 99E) in Downtown Williams. Photo by Jerry Mullady (03/99)

A mostly rural route, Business Loop I-5 between Williams and Maxwell parallels I-5 closely for 13.8 miles. Beginning at Exit 575 with Husted Road, the business loop connects with Old Highway 99W north en route to 7th Street through the city of Williams, where it intersects California 20 Business (E Street). Staying west of I-5 across farm land, Business Loop I-5 advances north to the railroad siding of Cortena en route to the unincorporated community of Maxwell. A half diamond interchange concludes the route at Exit 588.The California State Highway System Signing Log (October, 1991) references Business Loop I-5 in Williams as

from Interstate 5 and Husted Road overcrossing over old U.S. Highway 99W, Seventh Street, and old U.S. Highway 99W to Interstate 5 and the North Maxwell overcrossing.

Updated July 31, 2026