California State Route 61
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South end | SR 185 in San Leandro | ||||||
I-880 in San Leandro | |||||||
North end | I-880 in Oakland | ||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||
State | California | ||||||
Counties | Alameda | ||||||
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State Route 61 (SR 61) is a
SR 112 runs along Davis Street from
As legislatively defined, Route 61 extends as far north as Albany and as far south as the Dumbarton Bridge's east approach. Only the portion between Routes 260 and 112 is constructed; the unbuilt remainder of the route exists today either as open San Francisco Bay or wetlands. This route would likely have sat atop landfill; as public opinion shifted against filling in the bay, completing the remaining portions of Route 61 also fell out of favor. Route 87 is another highway once proposed to traverse present-day wetlands and open water.
Route description
The combined SR 112/61/260 route begins at
California's legislature has relinquished state control of the segment along Webster Street between Central Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, and thus that portion is now maintained by the City of Alameda.[5]
SR 61 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,[6] and all three routes are part of the National Highway System,[7] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.[8]
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 ( ).[1] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The entire route is in Alameda County.
Location | Postmile [1][9][10] | Destinations | Notes | ||
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San Leandro | 1.78[N 1] | Callan Avenue | Continuation beyond SR 185 | ||
1.78[N 1] | SR 185 (East 14th Street) | South end of SR 61; east end of unsigned SR 112 | |||
0.60 | |||||
R0.00[N 1] 14.80 | Davis Street, Doolittle Drive | West end of unsigned SR 112 | |||
Oakland International Airport | Interchange | ||||
Alameda | 18.55 | Bay Farm Island Bridge over San Leandro Bay | |||
21.97 0.00[N 2] | Central Avenue, Webster Street | North end of state maintenance | |||
| Atlantic Avenue, Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway | South end of unsigned SR 260 and state maintenance | |||
R0.86 At-grade intersection ; former southbound exit and entrance interchange; formerly Mariner Square Drive | |||||
R0.86[N 2] | Wilma Chan Way, Marina Village Parkway | Interchange; southbound left exit and northbound entrance; formerly Constitution Way | |||
Alameda–Oakland line | R1.12[N 2] R1.20[N 2] | Posey and Webster Street Tubes under Oakland Estuary | |||
Oakland | | Broadway, 5th Street | Southbound entrance only | ||
R1.92 San Francisco, San Jose, Jack London Square North end of SR 61 and unsigned SR 260 | | ||||
R1.92[N 2] | Harrison Street | Continuation beyond 7th Street; southbound entrance accessible from Webster Street | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- California Roads portal
- San Francisco Bay Area portal
References
- ^ a b c California Department of Transportation. "State Truck Route List". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (XLS file) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ California Highways: State Route 61
- ^ "Special Route Restrictions". Caltrans. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ^ "Signage for SR 112 east". Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ "CA Codes (shc:300-635)". Leginfo.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ "Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Division 1". California Streets and Highways Code. Sacramento: California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (March 25, 2015). National Highway System: San Francisco–Oakland, CA (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ California Department of Transportation (April 2008). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
- ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2007