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The short piece from SR 36 north to Peanut was added to the state highway system in 1907 as part of the Peanut Road, [13] which became Route 35 in 1917. [14] Route 35 was extended north from Peanut to Route 20 near Douglas City in 1933, and simultaneously a new Route 82 was created, running from Route 3 in the Yreka area southwest to Etna and east to Montague.
The state highway system of the U.S. state of California is a network of highways that are owned and maintained by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).. Each highway is assigned a Route (officially State Highway Route [1] [2]) number in the Streets and Highways Code (Sections 300–635).
The four lane section of SR 17 is known as "Killer 17" and "Blood Alley". It has a combination of narrow lanes, dense traffic, slow trucks, sharp turns, blind curves, sudden changes in traffic speeds, and wandering fauna such as deer, wild turkeys, and mountain lions, which has led to a number of collisions and fatalities.
Caltrans has acknowledged that extreme wildfires and floods, driven by climate change, have plagued California in recent years which has impacted transportation infrastructure. In 2013 Caltrans released the "Caltrans Activities to Address Climate Change- Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Adapting to Impacts" report, which highlighted ...
Location mi km Destinations Notes; Richmond: 0.0: 0.0: I-580 (John T. Knox Freeway) – San Rafael, Oakland: West end of arterial; I-580 exit 7B: 1.6: 2.6: Castro Street: Richmond Parkway joins/splits two existing routes: Castro Street and Garrard Boulevard; traffic southbound defaults onto Garrard Boulevard; interchange
Caltrans manages the state's highway system, which includes the California Freeway and Expressway System, supports public transportation systems throughout the state and provides funding and oversight for three state-supported Amtrak intercity rail routes (Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner and San Joaquins) which are collectively branded as ...
State Route 156 (SR 156) is a west to east state highway in the U.S. state of California, running from State Route 1 in Castroville to State Route 152 near Hollister.It serves as part of the primary route from the Monterey Peninsula to either the San Francisco Bay Area or the California Central Valley.
SR 4 is eligible to be included in the State Scenic Highway System; [10] however, it is only a scenic highway as designated by Caltrans from a point east of Arnold to SR 89, [11] meaning that it is a substantial section of highway passing through a "memorable landscape" with no "visual intrusions", where the potential designation has gained ...