U.S. Routes in California | |
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System information | |
Maintained by Caltrans | |
Length | 1,721.644 mi (2,770.717 km) |
Formed | November 11, 1926 [1] |
Highway names | |
US Highways | U.S. Route XX (US XX) |
Special Routes: | U.S. Route XX Alternate (US XX Alt.); U.S. Route XX Business (US XX Bus.); ContentsXX Temp.) |
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This is a list of U.S. Routes in the U.S. state of California. It includes routes defined by the California State Legislature but never built, as well as routes entirely relinquished to local governments. It also includes the routes that were decommissioned during the 1964 state highway renumbering.
Each U.S. Route in California is maintained by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and is assigned a Route (officially State Highway Route [2] [3] ) number in the Streets and Highways Code (Sections 300-635). Under the code, the state assigns a unique Route X to each highway and does not differentiate between state, US, or Interstate highways.
California still uses a version of the 1961 U.S. Route shield, featuring a simplified cutout shield containing only the outer border, "U S," and the route marker. All other U.S. states adopted the 1971 version of the marker, consisting of a white shield outline on a black square background.
Number | Length (mi) [4] [lower-alpha 1] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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US 6 | 40.505 | 65.186 | US 395 in Bishop | Nevada state line | 1937 | current | Until 1964 western terminus was in Long Beach | |
US 40 | — | — | US 101 in San Francisco | Nevada state line | 1926 | 1964 | Replaced by I-80 | |
US 48 | 87.3 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | 140.5 | First Street in San Jose | French Camp Road in French Camp | 1926 | 1931 | Renumbered as US 50 | |
US 50 | 108.624 | 174.813 | I-80 in West Sacramento | Nevada state line | 1926 | current | Until 1964 western terminus was in San Francisco | |
US 60 | 255 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | 410 | I-5 and former US 99 in Los Angeles | Arizona state line | 1926 | 1972 | Replaced by I-10; ran concurrently with US 70 | |
US 66 | 315 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | 507 | SR 1 and former US 101 Alt. in Santa Monica | Arizona state line | 1926 | 1969 | Replaced by I-40 and other routes | |
US 70 | 255 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | 410 | I-5 and former US 99 in Los Angeles | Arizona state line | 1926 | 1964 | Replaced by I-10; ran concurrently with US 60 | |
US 80 | 176.53 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | 284.10 | I-5 and former US 101 in San Diego | Arizona state line | 1926 | 1964 | Replaced by I-8 | |
US 91 | — | — | SR 1 and former US 101 Alt. in Long Beach | Nevada state line | 1926 | 1971 | Replaced by I-15 and SR 91 | |
US 95 | 116.721 [lower-alpha 4] | 187.844 | Arizona state line | Nevada state line | 1930 | current | ||
US 97 | 54.364 | 87.490 | I-5 in Weed | Oregon state line | 1935 | current | ||
US 99 | 754 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | 1,213 | Fed. 5 near Calexico | Oregon state line | 1926 | 1964 | Replaced by I-5; completely decommissioned in 1972 | |
US 99E | 141 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | 227 | SR 99 and former US 99 in Wheeler Ridge | SR 99 and former US 99 in Sacramento | 1929 | 1933 | Most of former US 99E is now part of SR 99 | |
US 99W | — | — | SR 99 and former US 99 in Wheeler Ridge | SR 99 and former US 99 in Sacramento | 1929 | 1964 | Replaced by majority of I-5 | |
US 101 | 808.111 [lower-alpha 2] | 1,300.529 | I-5 / I-10 / SR 60 in Los Angeles | Oregon state line | 1926 | current | Segment across the Golden Gate Bridge is not officially recognized as part of the state highway system; until 1964 southern terminus was in San Diego | |
US 101W | — | — | I-880 and US 101 | I-580 and US 101 | 1929 | 1940 | Reverted to US 101 after US 101E was decommissioned | |
US 101E | — | — | US 101 | US 101 | 1929 | 1940 | Renumbered into SR 17 | |
US 199 | 36.41 | 58.60 | US 101 near Crescent City | Oregon state line | 1926 | current | ||
US 299 | 304 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | 489 | US 101 in Arcata | US 395 in Alturas | 1934 | 1964 | Replaced by the majority of SR 299 | |
US 395 | 556.909 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | 896.258 | I-15 near Hesperia | Oregon state line | 1979 | current | Split into two segments, as the highway clips into Nevada to serve Carson City and Reno; until 1969 southern terminus was in San Diego | |
US 399 | 137 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | 220 | US 101 in Ventura | SR 99 and former US 99 in Bakersfield | 1934 | 1964 | Replaced by SR 33 and SR 119 | |
US 466 | 526 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] | 847 | SR 1 in Morro Bay | Nevada state line | 1935 | 1965 | Replaced by SR 58 and I-15; ran concurrently with former US 91 | |
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Route 710, consisting of the non-contiguous segments of State Route 710 (SR 710) and Interstate 710 (I-710), is a major north–south state highway and auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of the U.S. state of California. Also called the Los Angeles River Freeway prior to November 18, 1954, the highway was initially planned to connect Long Beach and Pasadena, but a gap in the route exists from Alhambra to Pasadena through South Pasadena due to community opposition to its construction.
State Route 111 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It is the main north-south route and retail corridor through the Coachella Valley, a part of the Colorado Desert in the southeastern corner of the state and a famous resort destination. It also runs through the Imperial Valley, and along the eastern shore of the Salton Sea. Its southern terminus is at Imperial Avenue and 1st Street in Calexico, at the former entrance to the Calexico West Port of Entry. SR 111's northern terminus is at Interstate 10 at the northwestern corner of the Palm Springs city limits, near the unincorporated community of Whitewater.
State Route 160 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California consisting of two sections. The longer, southern, section is a scenic highway through the alluvial plain of the Sacramento River, linking SR 4 in Antioch with Sacramento via the Antioch Bridge. The northern section, separated from the southern by Sacramento city streets, is the North Sacramento Freeway, running from the 16th Street Bridge over the American River to Interstate 80 Business towards Roseville.
State Route 82 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from Interstate 880 (I-880) in San Jose to I-280 in San Francisco following the San Francisco Peninsula. It is the spinal arterial road of the peninsula and runs parallel to the nearby Caltrain line along much of the route. For much of its length, the highway is named El Camino Real and formed part of the historic El Camino Real mission trail. It passes through and near the historic downtowns of many Peninsula cities, including Burlingame, San Mateo, Redwood City, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara, and through some of the most walkable and transit-oriented neighborhoods in the region.
State Route 39 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that travels through Orange and Los Angeles counties. Its southern terminus is at Pacific Coast Highway, in Huntington Beach. SR 39's northern terminus is at Islip Saddle on Angeles Crest Highway in the Angeles National Forest, but its northernmost 4.5-mile (7.2 km) segment has been closed to public highway traffic since 1978 due to a massive mud and rockslide.
State Route 35, generally known as Skyline Boulevard for most of its length, is a mostly two-lane state highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs along the ridge of the Santa Cruz Mountains from the high point of State Route 17 near Lexington Reservoir in Santa Clara County to State Route 1 just south of Daly City in San Mateo County, where it crosses SR 1 and loops around Lake Merced to become Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco. SR 35 then continues along Sloat Boulevard until it reaches its terminus when it meets SR 1 again at 19th Avenue.
State Route 154 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from Los Olivos to Santa Barbara, crossing the San Marcos Pass in the Santa Ynez Mountains. Before U.S. Route 101 was built through the Gaviota Pass, SR 154 was the main throughway to Santa Barbara and the tri city area including use as a stagecoach route in early years. After being replaced by US 101 as the primary route between the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Barbara, SR 154 now serves as a scenic bypass.
State Route 19 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, running along Lakewood Boulevard and Rosemead Boulevard in the Los Angeles area. An additional "hidden" state highway, State Route 164, is also signed as part of SR 19, despite having a legal description separate from Route 19. The combined route is a north–south four-to-six lane suburban roadway, lying east of the Long Beach Freeway and west of the San Gabriel River Freeway, and connecting the eastern parts of Long Beach and Pasadena via the Whittier Narrows. Under their legal descriptions, SR 19 runs north to Gallatin Road in Pico Rivera, then SR 164 goes from Gallatin Road to Pasadena. Since 1998, several pieces have been relinquished to local governments, and more transfers are authorized by state law.
State Route 66 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs along a section of old U.S. Route 66 in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. It goes from State Route 210 in La Verne east to Interstate 215 in San Bernardino, passing through Claremont, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana and Rialto along Foothill Boulevard. In San Bernardino, it is the part of Fifth Street west of H Street.
State Route 41 is a state highway in the U.S. State of California, connecting the Central Coast with the San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada. Its southern terminus is at the Cabrillo Highway in Morro Bay, and its northern terminus is at SR 140 in Yosemite National Park. It has been constructed as an expressway from near SR 198 in Lemoore north to the south part of Fresno, where the Yosemite Freeway begins, passing along the east side of downtown and extending north into Madera County.
State Route 146 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California in Monterey and San Benito Counties. The route serves as an entryway to Pinnacles National Park, located in the Gabilan Mountains, from both U.S. Route 101 in the Salinas Valley on the west and State Route 25 near Paicines on the east. The route is broken into two sections and cannot be used to completely pass through Pinnacles National Park.
State Route 34 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs through Ventura County from Rice Avenue in Oxnard to State Route 118 in Somis.
State Route 232 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs along Vineyard Avenue in Ventura County, serving as a connector between US 101 in Oxnard and SR 118 near Saticoy.
State Route 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.
State Route 185 is a state highway in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It runs along sections of Mission Boulevard in Hayward, East 14th Street in San Leandro and International Boulevard in Oakland. At its south end, SR 185 connects with State Routes 92 and 238 in Hayward. At the north end of SR 185 at International Boulevard and 42nd Avenue, the short State Route 77 heads southwest to Interstate 880.
State Route 211 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that connects Ferndale with U.S. 101 in Humboldt County. The highway was originally designed to be the northernmost segment of State Route 1, but after construction of the Coast Highway through the Lost Coast region was abandoned, the route to Ferndale was renumbered to SR 211.
State Route 187 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs along Venice Boulevard in Los Angeles from Lincoln Boulevard in Venice to Interstate 10 in the South Robertson district.
U.S. Route 6 (US 6) is a transcontinental United States Numbered Highway, stretching from Bishop, California, in the west to Provincetown, Massachusetts, in the east. The California portion of US 6 lies in the eastern portion of the state, running between Bishop in the Owens Valley to the Nevada state line in Mineral County. Prior to the 1964 state highway renumbering, US 6 extended to the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach, California, as part of the historic auto trail named the Grand Army of the Republic Highway.