California State Route 150

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State Route 150

California State Route 150 Map.svg
Map of southern California with SR 150 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length36.427 mi [1]  (58.624 km)
Major junctions
West endUS 101 (1961 cutout).svg US 101 in Carpinteria
Major intersectionsCalifornia 33.svg SR 33 from Mira Monte to Ojai
East endCalifornia 126.svg SR 126 in Santa Paula
Location
Country United States
State California
Counties Santa Barbara, Ventura
Highway system
California 149.svg SR 149 California 151.svg SR 151

State Route 150 (SR 150) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs from U.S. Route 101 near the Ventura/Santa Barbara County line to State Route 126 in Santa Paula, providing a connection to Lake Casitas and Ojai. It is a two-lane road. There were some one-lane bridges near the western end of the route, but these were rebuilt as two-lane bridges after flooding in 2005.

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Route description

SR 150 sign California Route 150 Sign.JPG
SR 150 sign
Lake Casitas as seen looking eastward from SR 150 CaliforniaLakeCasitas.png
Lake Casitas as seen looking eastward from SR 150

The western terminus is at US 101 in eastern Carpinteria. It climbs above the Pacific Ocean to reach the mountains west of Lake Casitas. The portion of the road between US 101 and Lake Casitas is called Casitas Pass Road, and the portion between Lake Casitas and Ojai is called Baldwin Road. However, this part of the road is rural and is not used as a primary thoroughfare. SR 33 is recommended to reach Ojai from U.S. 101. SR 150 joins SR 33 (Maricopa Highway) near Meiners Oaks and remains co-signed with the route into the Ojai city limits, where it is known as Ojai Avenue. It runs southeast on Ojai-Santa Paula Road and serves as the major connector between the cities of Ojai and Santa Paula, running past Thomas Aquinas College. In Santa Paula, it becomes 10th Street and ends at an interchange with SR 126.

The other names of Route 150 include Rincon Road (starts at U.S. Route 101 and ends at State Route 192), Casitas Pass Road (starts at Route 192 and ends at Santa Ana Road near Lake Casitas), Baldwin Road (starts at Santa Ana Road and ends at the south junction with Route 33), Ventura Avenue (co-signed with Route 33), Ojai Avenue (starts at the north junction with Route 33 and ends at Reeves Road, approximately one mile east of the east limit of Ojai), Santa Paula/Ojai Road (starts at Reeves Road and ends at the north limit of the City of Santa Paula), Ojai Road (starts at the north limit of Santa Paula and ends at Santa Paula Street in Santa Paula) and 10th Street (starts on Santa Paula Street in Santa Paula and ends at Route 126).

SR 150 south of the outer Ojai city limits is 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] This route 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

The route was opened in 1897. Before the construction of US 101, it was part of the main highway between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Originally, State Route 150 followed the alignment of State Route 192 through the Santa Barbara foothills and climbed up San Marcos Pass via the present-day route of State Route 154 before heading west on State Route 246, passing through Santa Ynez, Solvang, and Buellton and ending in Lompoc at State Route 1 (Cabrillo Highway). The only current remnants of that routing are at the mileage signs for westbound State Route 150, which have the control city as Santa Barbara west of Santa Paula, even though SR 150 currently ends 12 miles (19 km) east of the city.

A portion of the route between Santa Paula and Ojai was closed indefinitely by a landslide in February 2024 following a significant rain storm. [6] [7] Cleanup and the reopening of the section from Stonegate Road in Santa Paula to Steckel Park, north of the city, was delayed due to the risk of triggering additional slides that could damage nearby homes or utility lines. [8]

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] [9] [10]
DestinationsNotes
Santa Barbara
SB R0.00-1.13
Carpinteria R0.00US 101 (1961 cutout).svg US 101 (SR 1)Interchange; west end of SR 150; US 101 exit 84; road continues as Carpinteria Avenue
Ventura
VEN 1.13-1.55
No major junctions
Santa Barbara
SB 1.55-2.20
1.67West plate California.svg
California 192.svg
SR 192 west (Casitas Pass Road)
Ventura
VEN 0.00-34.40
11.27Santa Ana Road – Lake Casitas
Mira Monte R14.41South plate California.svg
California 33.svg
SR 33 south (Ventura Avenue) Ventura
West end of SR 33 overlap; former US 399 south
Ojai 16.58North plate California.svg
California 33.svg
SR 33 north (Maricopa Highway) Maricopa
East end of SR 33 overlap; former US 399 north
Santa Paula 34.40California 126.svg SR 126 (Santa Paula Freeway) Fillmore, Ventura Interchange; east end of SR 150; SR 126 exit 12
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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