california Roads
The highway system of California is a network of roads owned and maintained by the state of California through the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
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Most of these are numbered in a statewide system, and are known as State Route X (abbreviated SR X). United States Numbered Highways are labeled US X, and Interstate Highways are Interstate X, though Caltrans typically uses State Route X for all classes.
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Interstate Highways and U.S. Highways are assigned at the national level. Interstate Highways are numbered in a grid—even-numbered routes are east–west routes (with the lowest numbers along Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico), and odd-numbered routes are north–south routes (with the lowest numbers along the Pacific Ocean). U.S. Highways are also numbered in a grid—even numbered for east–west routes (with the lowest numbers along Canada) and odd numbered for north–south routes (with the lowest numbers along the Atlantic Ocean). There are 21 Interstate Highways in California, ranging from Interstate 5 to Interstate 980. There are seven current U.S. Highways including U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 395.
California State Routes are managed by Caltrans and designated by the California State Legislature. The state route's signs are in the shape of a miner's spade to honor the California Gold Rush. Each state highway in the U.S. state of California is assigned a Route (officially State Highway Route) number in the Streets and Highways Code (Sections 300-635). Since July 1 of 1964, the majority of legislative route numbers, those defined in the Streets and Highways Code, match the sign route numbers. On the other hand, some short routes are instead signed as parts of other routes — for instance, State Route 112 and State Route 260 are signed as part of the longer State Route 61, and State Route 51 is part of Interstate 80 Business. California County Routes are marked with the usual County route shield, and are assigned a letter for where they are located. For instance, county highways assigned "S" are located in Southern California, ones assigned "J" are found in Central California, and those assigned "A" are located in Northern California.
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State Route 52 (SR 52) is a state highway in the US state of California in San Diego County, that extends from La Jolla Parkway at Interstate 5 (I-5) in La Jolla to SR 67 in Santee. It is a freeway for its entire length, and serves as a major east–west route through the northern part of the city of San Diego. The road connects the major north–south freeways of the county, including I-5, I-805, SR 163, I-15, SR 125, and SR 67. SR 52 passes north of the Rose Canyon Fault before traversing Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. East of Santo Road and west of SR 125, the highway goes through Mission Trails Regional Park, a large open space. SR 52 is also known as the Soledad Freeway and the San Clemente Canyon Freeway. Plans for a route between La Jolla and Santee date back from 1959. Construction began in 1966 with the I-5 interchange to La Jolla, and the San Clemente Canyon Road serving as an early predecessor. The freeway was complete all the way to I-805 in 1970, and to Santo Road east of I-15 in 1988. However, the road east of there faced delays from environmentalists over the endangered Least Bell's Vireo songbird, which faced habitat destruction, as well as those concerned with the destruction of homes and businesses for the right of way for the freeway. The extension to Mission Gorge Road opened in 1993, and opened all the way to SR 125 in 1998. Funding issues delayed the completion of the entire route to SR 67 until 2011, over fifty years after construction began; until then, the city of Santee faced traffic snarls. A widening project was completed in 2007 between Santo Road and Mast Boulevard; further widening has been put on hold due to state budget concerns.
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Did you know...
- ...that the city of West Sacramento, California is converting the former State Route 275 freeway into a surface road by replacing interchanges with at-grade intersections?
- ...that about three-quarters of the Oroville-Chico Highway (now Route 149) in California's Sacramento Valley has been absorbed by realignments of Routes 70 and 99?
- ...that the city of San Francisco contributed a large proportion of the funds for constructing the extension of Junipero Serra Boulevard beyond the city limits?
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Arroyo Seco Parkway- Bayshore Freeway
- California State Route 3
- California State Route 7
- California State Route 11
- California State Route 14
- California State Route 16
- California State Route 20
- California State Route 37
- California State Route 46
- California State Route 47
- California State Route 54
- California State Route 55
- California State Route 70
- California State Route 88
- California State Route 98
- California State Route 115
- California State Route 125
- California State Route 133
- California State Route 139
- California State Route 149
- California State Route 160
- California State Route 174
- California State Route 177
- California State Route 186
- California State Route 188
- California State Route 190
- California State Route 195
- California State Route 198
- California State Route 209
- California State Route 243
- California State Route 244
- California State Route 247
- California State Route 266
- California State Route 275
- California State Route 282
- California State Route 905
- Interstate 205 (California)
- Interstate 680 (California)
- Interstate 780
- Sierra Highway
- U.S. Route 50 in California
- U.S. Route 80 in California
- U.S. Route 199
- U.S. Route 395 in California
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