California State Highway List - A listing and description of major highways that pass or lie within the borders of the State of California , USA .
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Paid bridges and roads
- 3 Interstate Highways
- 4 Federal Highways
- 5 Interstate Roads
- 5.1 History
- 5.2 Roads
- 5.3 Unfinished and unused roads
- 6 Ring roads
- 7 Problems and their solutions
- 8 See also
- 9 notes
- 10 Links
Description
By the end of 2010, the California Department of Motor Vehicles had registered 23,799,513 drivers and 31,987,821 vehicles [1] . Every day, millions of motorists drive onto the state’s main highways, creating long traffic jams on the state’s main highways. California's road condition is one of the worst in the US [2] [3] . But at the same time, California roads are the cleanest and most unpolluted in the country [4] .
All highways, freeways, highways, and other roads are served by the California Department of Transportation ( Caltrans ) and are patrolled by the California Highway Patrol (CHP ). One of the most important US roads is US 101 , which runs along the west coast of the country.
The interstate road network expanded with the opening in 1940 of the Arroyo Seco Parkway ( SR 110 ) [5] , the first highway in the western United States that connects Los Angeles and Pasadena .
Toll Bridges and Roads
Almost all California roads are free. Many of the major bridges in Los Angeles , Sacramento, and San Diego can also be passed without paying a fare. However, there are four toll roads and eight toll bridges in California (including the state’s most famous Golden Gate Bridge ).
| Paid bridges | Toll roads |
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Interstate Highways
| Sign | Title | Length, km | Description | Map (Highway highlighted in red) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-5 | 1281.89 [6] | The highway connects the largest cities in California - San Diego ( I-8 ), Anaheim , Los Angeles ( I-510 , US 101 , SR 60 ), Sacramento ( I-80 , US 50 , SR 99 ) and San Francisco . | ||
| I-8 | 277 [7] | The route starts on the southern edge of San Diego ( I-5 , I-15 ) and crosses a number of California cities. | ||
| I-10 | 390.33 [6] | The line runs from Santa Monica ( SR 1 ) through Los Angeles ( I-5 ) and San Bernardino to Arizona . | ||
| I-15 | 462 [6] | Starts in San Diego ( I-8 , SR 15 ) and is the main route from Southern California to Las Vegas . | ||
| I-40 | 248.82 [6] | The track originates in the city of Barstow ( I-15 ). The motorway then crosses the Mojave Desert and the border of Arizona and California to the west of Kingman . | ||
| I-80 | 320.65 [6] | The highway starts in San Francisco ( US 101 ), crossing Sacramento ( I-5 ) and the Sierra Nevada mountain system. |
Federal Highways
| Sign | Title | Length, km | Description | Map (Highway highlighted in red) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 6 | 66 [8] | It originates in the city of Bishop ( US 395 ) and goes west towards Nevada . | ||
| US 50 | 174 [9] | Crosses a number of small towns and goes to the border with Nevada. | ||
| US 95 | 187 [9] | The track goes from Arizona and in parallel with I-10 . Then US 95 goes east to the city of Needles ( I-40 ) and goes to the border with Nevada. | ||
| US 97 | 89 [8] | It originates in the city of Weed ( I-5 ) and goes north towards Washington . | ||
| US 101 | 1300 [9] | One of the main roads of the country, going from north to south. Connects Los Angeles ( I-5 , SR 60 , I-10 ), San Francisco ( I-80 ), San Jose ( I-280 ) and many other large cities. | ||
| US 199 | 128 [10] | The highway connects the states of California and Oregon , starting at Crescent City ( US 101 ) and ending at Grant Pass ( I-5 ). | ||
| US 395 | 896 [9] | The highway connects the Mojave Desert with eastern Sierra Nevada . It originates in Hesperia ( I-15 ) and crosses the California cities of Bishop ( US 6 ) and Carson City ( US 50 ). |
Interstate Roads
History
The first official road appeared in 1909, when the California Interstate Law was signed and signed by Governor James Gillett .
In 1934, after the expansion of the road system, the California Legislature passed the establishment of the Transportation Service, the California Division of Highways , which was the forerunner of the California Department of Transportation. And the roads were divided into two areas: the Southern California Automobile Club (ACSC ) and the California State Automobile Association (CSAA ).
Roads
Today, the state has more than two hundred highways. Each of them has its own number and is designated as SR XX ( Eng. State Route XX ), where XX is the road number.
Unfinished and unused roads
At different times, there were 18 roads in the state that are currently not functioning. Many of them were disbanded in the 60s and 90s of the last century . Almost all interstate roads were connected to larger highways. For example, SR 31 was connected to I-15 in 1964 . Currently 68 roads are under construction or being prepared for laying.
Ring roads
All county roads are patrolled and served by the police and road services of the counties in which they are located. The main service is the California Road Patrol.
All roads have their own name. They are indicated by the letter (A, B, D, E, G, J, N, R or S) and their own number (For example: A10 ). The letters indicate the region in which the road is located. Thus, all roads are sorted alphabetically, from the northernmost region of California to the southernmost. The letters A, B, and D are assigned to roads located in Northern California , the letters E, G, and J to roads located in Central California , and N, R, and S to roads located in Southern California .
Problems and their solutions
Due to the rapid growth of the state’s population, many of the settlements that were ever small towns or rural communities now have a thriving and well-developed transport infrastructure . According to Forbes magazine research , the cities of Lake Elsinore , Los Banos , Adelanto and Brentwood are the first in the country for pendulum migration . To address many of the problems associated with roads, the state government should continue to expand its highway network and focus on improving public transportation in urban areas.
See also
- United States Interstate Highway System
Notes
- ↑ California DMV Statistics - January to December 2010 . Date of treatment February 25, 2012. Archived September 24, 2012.
- ↑ California Is Tops in Worst Roads - Pulse of the Bay - The Bay Citizen (Link not available) . Date of treatment June 5, 2012. Archived July 24, 2012.
- ↑ A bridge too far gone , The Economist (August 9, 2007).
- ↑ S. Spacek, 2011 American State Litter Scorecard.
- ↑ Pool, Bob . Pasadena Freeway getting a new look and a new name , Los Angeles Times (June 25, 1010). Date of treatment August 28, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Federal Highway Administration Route Log and Finder List, Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002
- ↑ Interstate 8 @ Interstate-Guide.com . Interstate Guide. Date of treatment February 15, 2008. Archived March 21, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 US Highways From US 1 to US 830 Archived May 13, 2007 on Wayback Machine Robert V. Droz
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Staff. State Truck Route List (.xls file). California Department of Transportation. Date of treatment January 1, 2008. Archived on February 5, 2009.
- ↑ Oregon Department of Transportation, Public Road Inventory (primarily the Digital Video Log), accessed December 2007
Links
- California Highways is a site dedicated to California highways.
- Historic California US Highways