California State Route 146

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State Route 146

California State Route 146.svg
SR 146 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length12.632 mi [1]  (20.329 km)
SR 146 is broken into pieces due to a gap in the description, unfilled by any route.
Section 1
West endUS 101 (1961 cutout).svg US 101 near Soledad
East end Pinnacles National Park west boundary
Section 2
West end Pinnacles National Park east boundary
East endCalifornia 25.svg SR 25 near Paicines
Location
Country United States
State California
Counties Monterey, San Benito
Highway system
California 145.svg SR 145 California 147.svg SR 147

State Route 146 (SR 146) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California in Monterey and San Benito Counties. The route serves as an entryway to Pinnacles National Park, located in the Gabilan Mountains, from both U.S. Route 101 in the Salinas Valley on the west and State Route 25 near Paicines on the east. The route is broken into two sections and cannot be used to completely pass through Pinnacles National Park.

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Route description

Route 146 is divided into two sections and does not provide a continuous vehicular route through the park. The western part of Route 146 passes from U.S. Route 101 near Soledad along Metz Road and Shirttail Canyon Road to the west area of Pinnacles. The eastern portion runs into the east area of Pinnacles from Route 25 along Pinnacles Road.

Highway 146 has the distinction of following the San Andreas Fault line for much of its length. As it does, it straddles two separate landmasses: the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.

SR 146 is not part of the National Highway System, [2] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration. [3] SR 146 is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System, [4] but it is not officially designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation. [5]

History

According to the National Park Service, Pinnacles has been administered as a wilderness area as long as that unit has been under their jurisdiction, and NPS sources contacted during research cannot recall any time when Route 146 proceeded through the park unbroken.[ original research? ]

Major intersections

Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary (for a full list of prefixes, see California postmile § Official postmile definitions ). [1] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.

CountyLocationPostmile
[1] [6] [7]
DestinationsNotes
Monterey
MON 0.00-10.08
Soledad 0.00US 101 (1961 cutout).svg US 101  San Francisco, Los Angeles Interchange; west end of SR 146; US 101 exit 302
0.55Monterey Street
3.48CR G15 jct.svg CR G15 (Metz Road) King City
San Benito
SBT 10.08-15.15
Pinnacles National Park 10.19East end of state maintenance at western park boundary
Chaparral TrailheadEast end of western segment of route
Gap in route; no passable road through park
Old Pinnacles TrailheadWest end of eastern segment of route
12.71West end of state maintenance at eastern park boundary
15.15California 25.svg SR 25  Hollister, King City, Coalinga East end of SR 146
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  5. California Department of Transportation (August 2019). "Officially Designated State Scenic Highways and Historic Parkways" (XLSX). Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  6. California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
  7. California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006

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