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| Deleted state highways in California | |
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  Highway shields for the deleted California State Routes 31 and 195 | |
| Highway names | |
| Interstates | Interstate XX (I-XX) |
| US Highways | U.S. Route XX (US XX) |
| State | State Route XX (SR XX) |
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Since the currentstate highway system in California was designated, several routes have been deleted from the system by theCalifornia Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and theCalifornia State Legislature.
Some of them were deleted before or during the1964 state highway renumbering(for these highways, seeList of state highways in California (pre-1964)).
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 State Route 7 | |
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| Location | Long Beach–Monterey Park |
| Existed | 1964–1985 |
State Route 7 (SR 7) ran from SR 1 near SR 47 in Long Beach to Valley Boulevard in Monterey Park as the Long Beach Freeway. Originally running asState Route 15 in 1934, the route was changed to prevent confusion withInterstate 15 (I-15). In 1985, SR 7 was deleted and has since been renumbered asI-710. SR 7 wasredesignated in Calexico from I-8 near Holtville to the United States/Mexico border in 1990. This route was completed in 2005.
 State Route 11 | |
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| Location | San Pedro–Pasadena |
| Existed | 1934–1981 |
State Route 11 followed the route of currentRoute 110 along the Harbor Freeway and theArroyo Seco Parkway. It initially followed surface streets until the 1940s when the Arroyo Seco Parkway was completed. The Harbor Freeway, which was constructed to interstate standards, opened in phases from the late 1950s to the 1970s and SR 11 was since transferred to that route. In December 1978, the Harbor Freeway was approved as an Interstate Highway by the FHWA. In 1981, SR 11 was deleted and has since been renumbered as Interstate 110 on the Harbor Freeway, and State Route 110 on the Pasadena Freeway.
SR 11 wasredesignated in San Diego from SR 905 near SR 125 to the United States/Mexico border in 1994 and the first segment opened in 2016.
 State Route 21 | |
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| Location | San Jose–Fairfield |
| Existed | 1934–1976 |
State Route 21 closely followed the route of currentInterstate 680 (I-680). It began in San Jose heading northeast fromI-280 andUS 101 and closely parallelingSR 17 (nowI-880) until reachingFremont. From there, SR 21 headed northeast towardPleasanton and intersectedI-580. SR 21 then headed northwest toConcord andMartinez, California, intersectingSR 24 andSR 4 before reaching theCarquinez Strait. InBenicia, SR 21 intersected withSR 141 (nowI-780) and ended in Fairfield atI-80.
The route was added to the Interstate Highway System in 1973. This became the new alignment of I-680, and the old route to Vallejo became I-780. SR 21 was then deleted in 1976 once corresponding changes were made by the state legislature.
 State Route 30 | |
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| Location | San Dimas–Redlands |
| Existed | 1933–2007 |
State Route 30 ran fromInterstate 210 inSan Dimas toInterstate 10 inRedlands throughSan Bernardino. It was built to freeway standards betweenInterstate 215 in San Bernardino and Interstate 10 and between the current terminus ofState Route 57 in San Dimas toFoothill Boulevard inLa Verne. When the freeway section between Foothill Boulevard and Interstate 215 was completed in 2007, the route was decommissioned and renumbered SR 210. It is expected to be incorporated into the Interstate highway system at some later date as an extension of Interstate 210.
State Route 31 | |
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| Location | Corona–Devore |
| Existed | 1934–1974 |
State Route 31 ran fromState Route 91 nearCorona toInterstate 15 inDevore throughSan Bernardino. The route was deleted in 1974, when it was added to the interstate system. After being signed California 31, It was signed Temporary Interstate 15, and later, after being moved from Main Street in Corona, Hamner Avenue in Riverside County north of Corona, and Milliken Avenue in San Bernardino County to the Ontario Freeway. The route becameInterstate 15.
 State Route 42 | |
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| Location | Inglewood–Norwalk |
| Length | 18.82 mi (30.29 km) |
| Existed | 1960–2000 |
State Route 42 ran fromState Route 1 west ofInglewood toState Route 91 nearNorwalk, largely along Manchester Avenue and Firestone Boulevard. It was deleted in 2000. The segment east ofInterstate 5 (Santa Ana Freeway) was added toState Route 90. The segment west of Interstate 5 was added to the interstate system asInterstate 105. The freeway would not be opened until 1993, which resulted in the original route continuing to be signed as State Route 42. To this day, Route 42 is still sporadically signed in many places.
 State Route 69 | |
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| Location | Exeter–Dunlap |
| Existed | 1964–1972 |
State Route 69 began atSR 198 amidTulare County. It then headed north and intersectedSR 216 inWoodlake andCR J27 amid farmland in the county. The route continued to meetSR 201 inElderwood. After several miles through Tulare County, it crossed intoFresno County, where it met its north end atState Route 180. In 1972, this highway was decommissioned and renumberedSR 245.
 State Route 106 | |
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| Location | Running Springs–Redlands |
| Existed | 1964–1972 |
State Route 106 was originally created in 1964, and ran fromState Route 38 inRedlands toState Route 18 inRunning Springs. Prior to 1964, the highway was a part of Legislative Route 190, which ran fromU.S. Route 66 to State Route 38. After 1964, the route was split in half. The western portion becameState Route 30. The eastern portion was combined with Legislative Route 207, and became State Route 106. A year later, its southern terminus was moved toInterstate 10. In 1972, State Route 106 was decommissioned. The northern portion between State Route 30 and State Route 18 was renumbered toState Route 330. The southern portion was added to State Route 30, extending it to Interstate 10. This also reconnected both halves of the original Legislative Route 190.
 State Route 157 | |
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| Location | San Diego |
| Existed | 1964–1994 |
State Route 157 was planned to run fromI-805 near Ocean View Boulevard in San Diego toSR 125 nearSweetwater Reservoir, passing through the neighborhood of Paradise Hills.[1] What was known as Route 285 became a state highway in 1959,[2] and was redesignated as SR 157 in the1964 state highway renumbering.[3] By 1974, plans called for constructing the freeway from Nogal Street across Imperial Avenue to end atSR 54. However, the project was cancelled after objections from the community, and because it was not compatible with any long-term plans.[4] Developments near the western half of the route served to discourage construction, and the plans for the eastern half were cancelled that year; the land was sold soon afterward.[1] The mayor of National City, Kile Morgan, opposed the proposal, citing concerns that many projects for the South Bay were being opposed by others.[5] The route was removed from the law by the Legislature in 1994.[6]
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← SR 156 | CA | → SR 158 | ||
 State Route 159 | |
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| Location | Pasadena |
| Existed | 1964–1992 |
Between July 1, 1964, and the time it was turned back to local authorities,State Route 159 was the segment of Linda Vista Avenue in Pasadena betweenState Route 134, the Ventura Freeway, andInterstate 210, the Foothill Freeway. From July 1, 1964, to 1965, this was also the segment of Figueroa Street betweenState Route 134 andInterstate 5. In 1965, this was to be deleted when I-210 was completed. Prior to July 1, 1964, it was a segment of California Legislative Route 165 and signed as California State Route 11.
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| ←SR 158 | CA | → SR 160 | ||
 State Route 171 | |
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| Location | San Diego |
| Existed | 1964–1994 |
State Route 171 was planned to run fromI-5 near San Diego toI-805 throughSwitzer Canyon.[3] It was to be called theSwitzer Canyon Freeway, and had been suggested by consultant John Nolen in 1926.[1] Originally designated as Route 284 in 1959,[2] the route was renumbered as SR 171 in the1964 state highway renumbering.[3] However, the community opposed the project; it would have passed throughBalboa Park and would have gone through canyons, residential districts, and a golf course. SANDAG endorsed the deletion in 1993,[1] and the Legislature deleted the route in 1994.[6]
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← SR 170 | CA | → SR 172 | ||
 State Route 176 | |
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| Location | Santa Maria -Sisquoc |
| Existed | 1964–1984 |
State Route 176 ran fromUS 101 in Santa Maria to Sisquoc along Stowell Road, Philbric Road, and Foxen Canyon Road. Prior to July 1, 1964, it was an unsigned segment of California Legislative Route 148.
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← SR 175 | CA | → SR 177 | ||
State Route 195 | |
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| Location | Mecca |
| Length | 7.420 mi[7] (11.941 km) |
| Existed | 1964–2014 |
State Route 195 connectedSR 86 withSR 111.[8] It served as a connector between the two routes while the SR 86 expressway was constructed. This route was deleted in 2014, when the part that was not deleted in 2009 was transferred toSR 111.[9]
 State Route 196 | |
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| Location | Palmdale |
| Existed | 1933–1965 |
State Route 196 was planned to run fromRoute 2 toRoute 249 south of Palmdale. It was deleted before it could be constructed in 1965.
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← SR 195 | CA | → SR 197 | ||
 State Route 206 | |
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| Location | San Bernardino -Verdemont |
| Existed | 1964–1991 |
State Route 206 was deleted from the state highway system, with varying reasons. Between July 1, 1964, and the time it was turned back to local authorities, Route 206 ran from Highland Avenue, formerlyState Route 30, in San Bernardino along North E Street, Kendall Drive, and Palm Avenue to the Barstow Freeway,Interstate 215, in Verdemont. Prior to July 1, 1964, Route 206 was California Legislative Route 191 and was signed as Business U.S. 66.
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← I-205 | CA | → SR 207 | ||
 State Route 208 | |
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| Location | Rockport–Leggett |
| Existed | 1964–1984 |
State Route 208 (SR 208) was astate highway inMendocino County that fromRockport toUS 101 inLeggett. The route was entirely concurrent withSR 1. This route was deleted in 1984.
 State Route 209 | |
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| Location | San Diego |
| Length | 8 mi[10] (13 km) |
| Existed | 1964–2003 |
State Route 209 connectedPoint Loma with theinterchange ofI-5 andI-8 inSan Diego. The route began atCabrillo National Monument and passed throughFort Rosecrans and the neighborhood of Point Loma via Catalina Boulevard, Canon Street, and Rosecrans Street.[11] This route was deleted in 2003.[12]
 State Route 214 | |
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| Location | Long Beach |
| Existed | 1964–1998 |
State Route 214 was deleted in 1998. Between July 1, 1964, and the time it was turned back to local authorities, Route 214 ran between Lakewood Boulevard, thenState Route 19, in Long Beach and the Santa Ana Freeway,Interstate 5, in Anaheim. Route 214 traversed Carson Street in Los Angeles County (between Route 19 and the Los Angeles/Orange County Line). It continued into Orange County on Lincoln Avenue (between the Los Angeles/Orange County Line and Route 5). Prior to July 1, 1964, Route 214 was a segment of California Legislative Route 178. Between 1962 and July 1, 1964, it was signed asUS 91. Before 1962, it was signed as bothUS 91 andState Route 18.
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← SR 213 | CA | → I-215 | ||
 State Route 224 | |
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| Location | Carpinteria |
| Length | 1.8 mi[13] (2.9 km) |
| Existed | 1964–1996 |
State Route 224 was a spur route connectingU.S. Route 101 inCarpinteria toCarpinteria State Beach. From US 101, it ran south along Casitas Pass Road, then west on Carpinteria Avenue before heading south again along Palm Avenue to the beach's entrance. The route was defined in the1964 state highway renumbering,[3] then deleted in 1996.[14]
 State Route 228 | |
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| Location | Brawley |
| Existed | 1964–1998 |
State Route 228 was to be a short bypass west ofBrawley. The road as defined by the California State Legislature in the1964 state highway renumbering would have begun atSR 86 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Brawley and ended 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Brawley.[3] However, this was also included in the 1935 definition of Route 26, which continued north to Los Angeles and south to Calexico,[15] along the approximate route ofUS 99.[16] The route was deleted in 1998;[17] by that time, no highway had been constructed along this route.[18]
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← SR 227 | CA | → SR 229 | ||
 State Route 231 | |
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| Location | Mecca (1963-1972),Irvine-Anaheim (1988-1996) |
| Existed | 1963–1972, 1988-1996 |
State Route 231 was a designation for a state highway fromSR 86 toSR 195 nearMecca. In 1935, the route was added to the state highway system.[15] Two years later, the route was given the designation of Route 204.[19] In the1964 state highway renumbering, the route was renumbered as SR 231.[3] The Division of Highways proposed deleting this state highway in 1971,[20] The routing was removed from the state highway system in 1972.[21]
SR 231 was later used for what is nowSR 261 andSR 241.[22][14]
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← SR 230 | CA | → SR 232 | ||
 State Route 245 | |
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| Location | Los Angeles |
| Existed | 1963–1965[23] |
From 1963 to 1965,State Route 245 (SR 245) was originally defined to run fromInterstate 5 (I-5) toSR 60 in the Los Angeles area, as a temporary route during construction inDowntown Los Angeles.[23]
 State Route 250 | |
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| Location | Orange–Anaheim |
| Existed | 1964–1994 |
State Route 250 was the designation for State College Boulevard fromI-5 in Orange toSR 91. The routing was only a temporary routing and the route ceased to be a state highway when the adjacentSR 57 freeway was completed.
 State Route 252 | |
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| Location | San Diego |
| Existed | 1964–1982 |
State Route 252 was to connectI-5 toI-805, and provide almost direct access from I-805 to I-5, near the southern terminus ofSR 15. The route would have run parallel to, and approximately halfway between, the current alignment ofSR 94 andSR 54.[24][25]
SR 252 was defined as Route 283 in 1959,[2] and was redesignated as Route 252 in the1964 state highway renumbering.[3] The California Highway Commission reviewed a 1.8-mile (2.9 km) proposal for the route in 1965.[26] It was known as the El Toyon Freeway, and plans were to use it to balance the congestion between I-5 and I-805.[27] By 1973, there was opposition based on concerns that it would split the community; according to an engineer from Caltrans, it was "a white man's freeway vs. a black community." If the freeway was not constructed, the federal government would stand to lose $10 million.[28] The Comprehensive Planning Organization in 1974 proposed widening arterial streets nearby as an alternative, even though the construction would affect 240 buildings.[29] Meanwhile, relocation of 280 households and the start of demolition had taken place.[30]
In 1977, a local vote took place to determine what to construct or if SR 252 should be constructed; however, $4.4 million had already been spent to construct the 43rd street interchange with I-805. Alternate plans included a city street and constructing a below-grade freeway.[31] By 1980, the California Transportation Commission had canceled plans to construct SR 252, due to the residential opposition.[1] The city of National City made attempts to have the plans reinstated in 1986 to reduce congestion within city limits.[32] The city of San Diego opposed the idea of constructing an additional freeway, while the county supported it.[33] The state told Caltrans to sell the land to the city of San Diego, though National City expressed interest in purchasing it, even though there would be San Diego city permits needed to construct a freeway on it.[34] National City then sued the state, but agreed to drop the suit in exchange for $10 million in traffic improvements on behalf of the city of San Diego.[35]
In 1993, the San Diego Association of Governments and Caltrans planned to have SR 252, along with SR 157 and SR 171, officially removed; the abandoned land was to be used for residential purposes.[1] The state legislature removed SR 252 from the state highway system in 1994.[6] The only portion constructed is the ramps to and from I-805 at 43rd Street, in southern San Diego, approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) long;[25] the ramps were completed in 1975.[32]
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← SR 251 | CA | → SR 253 | ||
 State Route 256 | |
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| Location | Roseville |
| Existed | 1965–1994 |
State Route 256 (SR 256) was a proposed highway fromI-80 toState Route 65 north of Roseville, and was deleted in 1994. This was originally signed as part of Route 65, and ofUS 99E through Roseville. Route 256, a once adopted route for a west-side bypass of Roseville was rescinded by the California Transportation Commission in 1976 because of cost and difficulty of crossing the Southern Pacific Switchyard.
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← SR 255 | CA | → SR 257 | ||
 State Route 274 | |
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| Location | San Diego |
| Existed | 1965–1999 |
State Route 274 (SR 274) ran along Balboa Avenue, entirely within the city ofSan Diego. The highway started at I-5 inPacific Beach before continuing east intoKearny Mesa and intersectingI-805 andSR 163 before ending at I-15.[36] Balboa Avenue still exists as a road between I-5 and I-15.[37]
Balboa Avenue was constructed in Pacific Beach by 1956,[38] and east into Clairemont by 1961.[39] The Legislature designated the route as from I-5 to SR 103 in 1965,[40] changing SR 103 toSR 15 in 1969.[41] Between 1969 and 1970, Balboa Avenue was completed from I-5 toSR 163 and signed as SR 274.[42][43] Completion of the route to I-15 was in place by 1982.[36] Asinkhole 700-foot (210 m) long and 65 feet (20 m) deep opened at the I-15 interchange in 1998 after a storm across the region.[44] The route was deleted from state laws in 1999,[45] and given to the city of San Diego in 2001.[46]
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← SR 273 | CA | → SR 275 | ||
 State Route 285 | |
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| Location | Portola |
| Existed | 1964–1998 |
State Route 285 (SR 285) was defined in 1970 asSR 70 on West Street in Portola northwesterly to the north city limits, then to Lake Davis via Humbug Canyon, and then easterly to Grizzly Reservoir via the south shore of the lake. This was deleted in 1998 because of problems with the right of way and drainage. The route was never constructed. According to the Caltrans photolog, the old alignment for Route 285 essentially is exactly the same as existing West Street (in Portola) and Lake Davis Road northeast to Grizzly Road just northeast of the Big Grizzly Creek.
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← SR 284 | CA | → SR 299 | ||
 State Route 480 | |
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| Location | San Francisco |
| Existed | 1968–1991 |
State Route 480 (SR 480) was a state highway in San Francisco consisting of the elevated double-decker Embarcadero Freeway (also known as the Embarcadero Skyway), the partly elevated Doyle Drive approach to the Golden Gate Bridge and the proposed and unbuilt section in between. The unbuilt section from Doyle Drive toVan Ness Avenue was to have been called the Golden Gate Freeway and the Embarcadero Freeway as originally planned would have extended from Van Ness along the north side of Bay Street and then along the Embarcadero to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
The Embarcadero Freeway, which had only been constructed from Broadway along theEmbarcadero to the Bay Bridge, was universally panned with many locals comparing it to theAlaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle. Demands to demolish the freeway were proposed as early as 1963 with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors supporting the proposal. The freeway was eventually demolished after the1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and Doyle Drive is now part ofU.S. Route 101. SR 480 wasInterstate 480, an auxiliary route of theInterstate Highway System, from 1955 to 1965. The entire route was deleted in 1991, approximately two years after the earthquake.
