California State Route 70
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Length | 178.528 mi[1] (287.313 km) (plus about 0.5 mi (1 km) on SR 20) | |||
History | State highway in 1910 and 1931; became SR 24 in 1934, US 40A in 1954, and SR 70 in 1964 | |||
Tourist routes | Feather River Scenic Byway | |||
Major junctions | ||||
Southwest end | SR 99 near Pleasant Grove | |||
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Northeast end | US 395 at Hallelujah Junction | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | California | |||
Counties | Sutter, Yuba, Butte, Plumas, Lassen | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 70 (SR 70) is a
The
Route description
State Route 70 begins at a partial
After crossing through Jarbo Gap, SR 70 drops down into the canyon of the
The highway heads southeast, partly along the latter creek, past
The portion of SR 70 west of State Route 89 near Blairsden is also eligible for the State Scenic Highway System,[4] but has not been designated as such by Caltrans.[5] The entire route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,[6] though it is mostly two lanes. SR 70 south of SR 149 is 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] All of SR 70 is designated as the Feather River Scenic Byway, a National Forest Scenic Byway.[9]
History
Trails
The
Modern route
Construction began on July 1, 1928, with
U.S. Route 40 Alternate
Location | Sacramento, California–Reno, Nevada |
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Existed | 1954–1964 |
In 1954,
Modern alignments
When it was originally built, the Feather River Highway northeast from Oroville followed the present Oroville Dam Boulevard (
Future
Between Marysville and Oroville, SR 70 is being widened to a four-lane expressway, with a
Major intersections
Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on primarily a south-to-north alignment (especially the freeway segment between State Route 99 and State Route 149), 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 numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.
County | Location | Postmile [1][32][40] | Exit [41] | Destinations | Notes |
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Sutter SUT R0.05-8.30 | | R0.05 | SR 99 south – Sacramento | Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance; southwestern terminus of SR 70; SR 99 north exit 319 | |
| M1.00 | Striplin Road to SR 99 north – Yuba City | |||
| South end of freeway | ||||
East Nicolaus | M3.99 | 4 | Nicolaus Avenue | ||
| North end of freeway | ||||
| South end of freeway | ||||
Yuba YUB 0.00-25.82 | Plumas Lake | R0.35 | 9 | Feather River Boulevard | |
R3.47 | 12 | Plumas Lake Boulevard | |||
Olivehurst | R7.35 | 16 | McGowan Parkway | ||
R8.29 | 17 | SR 65 south – Roseville | Southbound left exit and northbound entrance; northern terminus of SR 65 | ||
R9.28 | 18A | Olivehurst (Olivehurst Avenue) | |||
Linda | R10.16 | 18B | Erle Road | ||
R11.39 13.01 | 20A | Feather River Boulevard | Serves Beale AFB, Yuba College (northbound only) | ||
13.23 | 20B | North Beale Road | No southbound entrance; serves Beale AFB, Yuba College | ||
Marysville | 14.08 | — | 1st Street, F Street | Southbound entrance only | |
14.25 | North end of freeway | ||||
14.70 0.99[N 1] | SR 20 west (E Street) / 9th Street – Yuba City | South end of SR 20 overlap; former US 40 Alt. west | |||
1.47[N 1] 14.71 | SR 20 east (12th Street) – Grass Valley | North end of SR 20 overlap | |||
Butte BUT 0.00-48.08 | | South end of freeway | |||
Oroville | 13.90 | 46 | SR 162 (Oroville Dam Boulevard, SR 70 Bus. east) – Richvale | ||
14.61 | 47 | Montgomery Street ( CR B2 ) | |||
15.43– 15.72 | 48 | Grand Avenue, Nelson Avenue | |||
| 16.63 | 49 | Garden Drive (SR 70 Bus. west) | ||
Wicks Corner | 20.48 | — | SR 149 north to SR 99 – Chico, Red Bluff | Southern terminus of SR 149 | |
| North end of freeway | ||||
| 21.87 | SR 191 north (Clark Road) / Table Mountain Boulevard – Paradise | Southern terminus of SR 191 | ||
| 28.22 | West Branch Bridge over West Branch Feather River | |||
| 40.99 | Pulga Bridge over North Fork Feather River | |||
| 47.15 | Arch Rock Tunnel | |||
Plumas PLU 0.00-95.96 | | 0.77 | Grizzly Dome Tunnel | ||
| 0.99 | Elephant Butte Tunnel | |||
| 33.03 | Lake Almanor | West end of SR 89 overlap | ||
| 49.80 | Massack Rest Area | |||
Blairsden | R66.63 | SR 89 south – Truckee | East end of SR 89 overlap | ||
CR A15 (Gulling Street) | Northern terminus of CR A15 | ||||
| R79.20 | Davis Rest Area | |||
CR A23 (Beckwourth-Calpine Road) – Calpine | Northern terminus of CR A23 | ||||
| 83.17 | CR A24 (Beckwourth-Loyalton Road) | Northern terminus of CR A24 | ||
Vinton | 92.07 | SR 49 south – Loyalton | Northern terminus of SR 49 | ||
Frenchman Lake Recreation Area | Southern terminus of SR 284 | ||||
| 95.76[42] | Beckwourth Pass, elevation 5,212 feet (1,589 m)[42] | |||
Lassen LAS 0.00-3.89 | Hallelujah Junction | 3.89 | US 395 – Reno, Susanville | Interchange; northeastern terminus of SR 70; US 395 exit 8; former US 40 Alt. east | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- California Roads portal
References
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- ^ California Department of Transportation (August 2019). "Officially Designated State Scenic Highways and Historic Parkways" (XLSX). Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "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: California (North) (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 13, 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.
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- ^ Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, 1882
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- ^ a b Jim Young, Plumas County: History of the Feather River Region, Arcadia Publishing, 2003, pp. 65-68
- ^ California State Assembly. "An act establishing certain additional state highways and classifying them as secondary highways". Forty-ninth Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 82 p. 102.: "Quincy to State Highway Route 29, near Chats."
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- Reno Evening Gazette, April 28, 1954: "The complete caravan will then proceed up the Feather river canyon and into Reno via Highway 24, the Feather river route."
- Reno Evening Gazette, July 16, 1954: "...located on Alternate U.S. 40, former State Route 24, about two miles (3 km) east of Portola."
- , 1955
- ^ California State Assembly. "An act...relating to state highway routes". 1949 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 1467 p. 2556.: "Route 207 is from Sacramento to Marysville..."
- Route 207already existed
- H.M. Gousha Company, California, 1963
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- , 1967
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