California State Route 273

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State Route 273

California State Route 273
SR 273 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length16.23 mi [1]  (26.12 km)
Major junctions
South endI-5 (1961).svg I-5 in Anderson
North endI-5 (1961).svg I-5 in Redding
Location
Country United States
State California
Counties Shasta
Highway system
California 271.svg SR 271 California 275.svg SR 275

State Route 273 (SR 273) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that serves as a business loop of Interstate 5 that travels directly through the downtown districts of Anderson and Redding in Shasta County.

Contents

SR 273 was part of former U.S. Route 99. In 2007 an effort was begun to have this segment signed as "Historic Route 99". Supporters hope to have black-and-white historical Route 99 signs up by October. They will be placed from North Market Street in Redding down to where Interstate 5 meets Highway 273 south of Anderson.

Route description

Historic U.S. Route 99 sign along SR 273 California State Highway 273 (9088231869).jpg
Historic U.S. Route 99 sign along SR 273

SR 273 begins just south of Anderson at an interchange with Interstate 5. The roadway then parallels I-5 northeast into central Anderson. Upon exiting a suburban area, the route enters farmland, while paralleling the Sacramento River. The roadway then enters suburban Redding, where it turns away from the Sacramento River and zigzags along local roads through downtown, where it meets State Route 299. Upon exiting downtown, SR 273 crosses the Sacramento River and meets its northern terminus at Interstate 5 in the suburbs of Redding. [2]

SR 273 is part of the National Highway System, [3] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration. [4]

Major intersections

Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on the alignment of U.S. Route 99 as it existed at that 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 ). [5] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The entire route is in Shasta County.

LocationPostmile
[5] [1] [6]
DestinationsNotes
Anderson 3.82South plate blue 1961.svg
I-5 (1961).svg
I-5 south Sacramento
Interchange; I-5 north exit 667A; former US 99 south; no direct access to I-5 north
4.29To plate blue 1961.svg
North plate blue 1961.svg
I-5 (1961).svg
Factory Outlets Drive to I-5 north / Deschutes Road Redding, Coleman Fish Hatchery
Redding 15.98To plate blue 1961.svg
I-5 (1961).svg
Cypress Avenue to I-5
South end of one-way pair where southbound traffic stays on Market Street and northbound traffic diverts to Pine Street and then Eureka Way; former SR 44 east
R16.66R–
R16.80L
East plate California.svg
California 44.svg
To plate blue 1961.svg
I-5 (1961).svg
SR 44 east (Tehama Street) to I-5
One-way street; south end of SR 44 overlap; former US 299 east
R16.73RShasta Street (SR 44)One-way street, inbound access only where SR 44 west traffic joins SR 273 north
16.83East plate California.svg
California 44.svg
South plate California.svg
California 273.svg
SR 44 east / SR 273 south (Market Street south)
North end of one-way pair where southbound traffic stays on Market Street and northbound traffic joins from Eureka Way east; north end of SR 44 overlap; western terminus of SR 44; south end of SR 299 overlap; former US 299 west
West plate California.svg
California 299.svg
SR 299 west (Eureka Way west) Weaverville, Eureka
18.62East plate California.svg
California 299.svg
To plate blue 1961.svg
South plate blue 1961.svg
I-5 (1961).svg
SR 299 east (Lake Boulevard east) to I-5 south
North end of SR 299 overlap
Lake Boulevard west (CR A18)Eastern terminus of CR A18
20.03North plate blue 1961.svg
I-5 (1961).svg
I-5 north Portland
Interchange; I-5 south exit 681B; former US 99 north; no direct access to I-5 south
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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