 State Route 216 | ||||
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 Map of Tulare County in central California with SR 216 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 18.275 mi [1] (29.411 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 198 in Visalia | |||
| East end | SR 198 near Woodlake | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Tulare | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 216 (SR 216) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It is a loop of State Route 198 in Tulare County, running from Visalia to Ivanhoe and Woodlake.
The route begins at State Route 198 in Visalia with an interchange. It then continues to Ivanhoe, where it meets County Route J34. As it continues through Tulare County, it enters Woodlake, where it meets State Route 245. It then meets County Route J21 before meeting its north end at State Route 198. [1]
The portion of SR 216 in the Visalia 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]
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 (). [1] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The entire route is in Tulare County.
| Location | Postmile [1] [4] [5] | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Visalia | R0.00 | SR 198 / Lovers Lane (CR J15 south) | Interchange; SR 198 exit 108; west end of CR J15 overlap | ||
| | Houston Avenue (CR J15 north) / Lovers Lane | East end of CR J15 overlap | |||
| | |  Road 158 (CR J23 south) to SR 198 | West end of CR J23 overlap | ||
| Ivanhoe | 6.95 | Avenue 328 (CR J23 north) / Road 160 | East end of CR J23 overlap | ||
| Hillmaid | | Road 196 (CR J27) | |||
| Woodlake | 14.01 |  SR 245 (Valencia Boulevard) | Roundabout | ||
| | 18.67 | Dry Creek Drive (CR J21) - Badger, Pinehurst | |||
| | 19.24 | SR 198 (Sierra Drive) – Three Rivers, Sequoia Park, Lemon Cove | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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