California State Route 246

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State Route 246
California State Route 246 Map.svg
Map of Santa Barbara County in southern California with SR 246 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length26 mi[ citation needed ] (42 km)
RestrictionsNo trucks over 3 short tons (2.7 t) through Lompoc [1]
Major junctions
West endOcean Avenue at the western city limits of Lompoc
Major intersections
East endCalifornia 154.svg SR 154 in Santa Ynez
Location
Country United States
State California
Counties Santa Barbara
Highway system
California 245.svg SR 245 California 247.svg SR 247

State Route 246 (SR 246) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from Lompoc east to Solvang and Santa Ynez, cutting through the Santa Ynez Valley and the Santa Barbara Wine Country. Its western terminus is at the western city limits of Lompoc, and its eastern terminus is at State Route 154 near Santa Ynez. [2] [3]

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Route description

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Sign on California Route 246

Most of the road is two lanes wide, with the exception of the route through the cities of Lompoc and Buellton. [4] This is the primary route from U.S. Route 101 to Solvang. It follows the Santa Ynez River for most of its length. The portion of the route through Solvang is called Mission Drive, while through Lompoc—including the portion where it is co-signed with State Route 1—it is called Ocean Avenue. [3]

SR 246 begins at the western city limits of Lompoc, where it runs along Ocean Avenue to H Street, joining SR 1. The SR 246/SR 1 concurrency continues east along Ocean Avenue to the eastern edge of the city. SR 246 then splits from SR 1 and heads northeast out of Lompoc along a relatively flat two-lane road until reaching Buellton, where it widens upon its intersection with US 101. It narrows once again to two lanes through Solvang and Santa Ynez before reaching its eastern terminus at the junction with State Route 154. [4]

SR 246 passes two of Santa Barbara County's Spanish-era missions, La Purísima Concepción near Lompoc, [5] and Santa Inés in Solvang. [6]

Part of SR 246 in Lompoc is in the National Highway System, [7] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration. [8]

History

In 1933, this was designated as a state highway, [9] and was numbered as Route 149 in 1935. [10] In 1963, it was part of State Route 154.[ citation needed ] In the 1964 state highway renumbering, it was renumbered to SR 246. [11] SR 246 used to run all the way west to Surf, but this segment along Ocean Avenue to the western city limits of Lompoc was relinquished to local control in 1984.

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 ). [12] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The entire route is in Santa Barbara County.

LocationPostmile
[12] [13] [14]
DestinationsNotes
Lompoc 8.30Ocean Avenue – NASA/Vandenberg SFB South Gate, Surf Continuation beyond west end of SR 246 at the Lompoc west city limit
9.55
19.25 [N 1]
North plate California.svg
California 1.svg
SR 1 north (H Street) Vandenberg SFB, Guadalupe, Orcutt, Santa Maria
West end of SR 1 overlap
20.57 [N 1]
9.56
South plate California.svg
California 1.svg
SR 1 south / 12th Street Santa Barbara
East end of SR 1 overlap
Buellton 26.29US 101 (1961 cutout).svg US 101 Interchange; US 101 exit 140A
Solvang 30.28Alamo Pintado Road – Ballard, Los Olivos
R34.60California 154.svg SR 154  Los Olivos, Cachuma Lake, Santa Barbara Roundabout; east end of SR 246
R34.60Armour Ranch RoadContinuation beyond SR 154
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. 1 2 Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along SR 1 rather than SR 246.

See also

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