California State Route 29

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State Route 29

California State Route 29
SR 29 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length105.648 mi [1]  (170.024 km)
Existed1934–present
Major junctions
South endI-80 (1961).svg I-80 in Vallejo
Major intersections
North endCalifornia 20.svg SR 20 at Upper Lake
Location
Country United States
State California
Counties Solano, Napa, Lake
Highway system
California 28.svg SR 28 California 32.svg SR 32

State Route 29 (SR 29) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that travels from Interstate 80 in Vallejo north to State Route 20 in Upper Lake. It serves as the primary road through the Napa Valley, providing access to the Lake County region to the north and the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area to the south.

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Route description

SR 29 in Vallejo California State Route 29.png
SR 29 in Vallejo
A crowd watches the 4th of July parade on SR 29 in Vallejo in 2016 A crowd watches the 4th of July parade in Vallejo in 2016.jpg
A crowd watches the 4th of July parade on SR 29 in Vallejo in 2016
End of SR 29 at SR 20 in Upper Lake End CA 29.jpg
End of SR 29 at SR 20 in Upper Lake

SR 29 begins at Interstate 80 (I-80) just north of the Carquinez Bridge in Vallejo. After running through the downtown area of Vallejo, it travels as a four-lane expressway (on some segments, five) through American Canyon to Napa. It then briefly becomes a freeway as it passes through Napa.

The expressway continues through the southern Napa Valley before terminating in Yountville. SR 29 continues as a 2-lane road through the Napa Valley cities of Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena, and Calistoga, while also passing many of the region's notable vineyards and wineries. This portion of the highway is often heavily congested with rental cars and tour buses in spring and summer, when tourists flock to Napa Valley.

North of Calistoga, SR 29 climbs Mount Saint Helena, an extinct volcano, at the border between Napa County and Lake County. The road then heads north to Middletown and Lower Lake before going around the southern and western sides of Clear Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake completely within California. In Lakeport, SR 29 becomes a freeway as it bypasses the city. It then reverts as a two-lane highway before it terminates at Route 20 in Upper Lake.

Points of interest along Route 29 include Bothe-Napa Valley State Park, Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park, Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, the St. Helena Toll Road and Bull Trail, the Stone House, and the Lower Lake Stone Jail.

SR 29 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System south of the intersection of Oak Knoll Avenue (approximately 1 mile north of the Napa city limits), [2] and south of Yountville and north of SR 53 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] SR 29 is eligible for inclusion in the State Scenic Highway System, [5] but it is not officially designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation. [6]

History

Historically, the route between the Napa Valley and Middletown was served by the Old Bull Trail Road, built by volunteers in the 1850s, that had grades of up to 35 percent. In 1868, this was replaced by the St. Helena Toll Road, which had more manageable inclines of up to 12 percent. The State of California purchased the toll road in 1925.

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] [7] [8]
Exit
[9]
DestinationsNotes
Solano
SOL 0.00-5.96
Vallejo 0.00West plate blue 1961.svg
I-80 (1961).svg
I-80 west / Maritime Academy Drive California Maritime Academy
Interchange; south end of SR 29; I-80 exit 29A
1.01To plate blue 1961.svg
I-780 (1961).svg
Lemon Street to I-780
To plate blue 1961.svg
I-780 (1961).svg
Curtola Parkway to I-780
2.07Maine StreetFormer SR 141
4.73California 37.svgTo plate blue 1961.svg
I-80 (1961).svg
SR 37 to I-80  San Rafael, Sacramento, San Francisco
Interchange; SR 37 exit 19
Napa
NAP 0.00-48.58
American Canyon R2.77Watson Lane, Green Island RoadInterchange
4.71East plate California.svg
California 12.svg
SR 12 east (Jameson Canyon Road) / Airport Boulevard Fairfield, Sacramento, Napa County Airport
South end of SR 12 overlap
R6.20California 221.svg SR 221 (Napa-Vallejo Highway) / Soscol Ferry Road Downtown Napa, Lake Berryessa Southern terminus of SR 221; at-grade intersection being converted to a double roundabout interchange that is scheduled to be open for traffic in fall 2024; [10] [11] SR 221 temporarily accessible as a northbound only interchange; Soscol Ferry Road accessible as a southbound only interchange
Napa R8.66South plate California.svg
California 121.svg
West plate California.svg
California 12.svg
SR 121 south / SR 12 west (Carneros Highway) Sonoma
North end of SR 12 overlap; south end of SR 121 overlap
South end of freeway
Napa 10.3116North plate California.svg
California 121.svg
SR 121 north (Imola Avenue) Lake Berryessa
North end of SR 121 overlap
11.5518AFirst Street – Downtown Napa
12.0418BLincoln Avenue
13.0619Trancas Street, Redwood RoadFormer SR 221
North end of freeway
Sierra AvenueInterchange; northbound exit and entrance
Yountville 19.03California Drive – Yountville, Veterans Home Interchange
Rutherford 24.60East plate California.svg
California 128.svg
SR 128 east (Rutherford Road) Lake Berryessa, Winters
South end of SR 128 overlap
Calistoga 36.89West plate California.svg
California 128.svg
SR 128 west (Foothill Boulevard) Geyserville
North end of SR 128 overlap
Lake
LAK 0.00-52.54
Middletown 5.81California 175.svg SR 175 (Main Street) Cobb Mountain Area Eastern terminus of SR 175
Lower Lake 20.31North plate California.svg
California 53.svg
SR 53 north / Morgan Valley Road (Main Street) Clearlake, Business District
Southern terminus of SR 53
27.89California 281.svg SR 281 (Soda Bay Road) / Red Hills Road Konocti Harbor, Soda Bay Eastern terminus of SR 281
31.05East plate California.svg
California 175.svg
SR 175 east Middletown, Cobb Mountain Area
South end of SR 175 overlap
R40.14West plate California.svg
California 175.svg
SR 175 west / South Main Street (SR 29 Bus. north), Soda Bay Road Hopland
North end of SR 175 overlap
South end of freeway
Lakeport R41.42102Lakeport Boulevard, Todd Road – Lakeport
R42.6810311th Street, Scotts Valley Road – Lakeport
North Lakeport R45.15106Hill Road, Park Way
R47.85108Nice-Lucerne Cutoff (SR 29 Bus. south)
North end of freeway
Upper Lake 52.54California 20.svgTo plate 1961.svg
US 101 (1961 cutout).svg
SR 20 to US 101  – North Shore Resorts, Williams
North end of SR 29
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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