Highway renumbering
This article is part of the
highway renumbering series. |
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| Alabama | 1928,1957 |
| Arkansas | 1926 |
| California | 1964 |
| Colorado | 1953,1968 |
| Connecticut | 1932,1963 |
| Florida | 1945 |
| Indiana | 1926 |
| Iowa | 1926,1969 |
| Louisiana | 1955 |
| Maine | 1933 |
| Massachusetts | 1933 |
| Minnesota | 1934 |
| Missouri | 1926 |
| Montana | 1932 |
| Nebraska | 1926 |
| Nevada | 1976 |
| New Jersey | 1927,1953 |
| New Mexico | 1988 |
| New York | 1927,1930 |
| North Carolina | 1934,1937,1940,1961 |
| Ohio | 1923,1927,1962 |
| Pennsylvania | 1928,1961 |
| Puerto Rico | 1953 |
| South Carolina | 1928,1937 |
| South Dakota | 1927,1975 |
| Tennessee | 1983 |
| Texas | 1939 |
| Utah | 1962,1977 |
| Virginia | 1923,1928,1933,1940,1958 |
| Washington | 1964 |
| Wisconsin | 1926 |
| Wyoming | 1927 |
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In 1963 and 1964, theCalifornia Division of Highways, at the behest of theCalifornia State Legislature, implemented a major renumbering ofits state highways.
The majority ofsign routes—those marked for the public—kept their numbers. The main changes were to thelegislative routes— those same routes which were defined in state law typically with different numbers,— which had their numbers changed to match the sign routes.
Many formerly unsigned routes received sign numbers corresponding to their new legislative numbers. A smaller change was the removal and truncating of manyU.S. Routes in favor of theInterstate Highways (designated in 1959), and the renumbering of State Routes that conflicted with Interstate numbers. Some U.S. Routes that were officially removed continued to be signed until the replacement Interstates were completed.
The state law authorizing the renumbering was passed by the Legislature on September 20, 1963. Signage changes took place by July 1, 1964.[1]
Changes in sign routes
[edit]- U.S. Route 6 was truncated toBishop. The part south of Bishop was replaced byU.S. Route 395,State Route 14,Interstate 5,State Route 11 (now renumberedInterstate 110), andState Route 1 to the old U.S. 6 terminus at theLos Alamitos Circle inLong Beach.
- U.S. Route 40 becameInterstate 80.
- U.S. Route 40 Alternate became newState Route 113 andState Route 70.
- U.S. Route 40 Business became newState Route 123.
- U.S. Route 50 was truncated toSacramento. West from Sacramento, it became newState Route 99, existingState Route 4,Interstate 5,Interstate 205,Interstate 580, andInterstate 80.
- U.S. Route 60 becameInterstate 10 east of Beaumont and the newState Route 60 west from Beaumont to the East L.A. interchange.
- U.S. Route 66 was truncated toPasadena, becomingState Route 159 (fromU.S. Route 66 Alternate) and an extension ofState Route 2. East of Pasadena, it was continued to be signed, but was officiallyState Route 248,Interstate 210,State Route 30 (extended from its pre-1964 route),State Route 66,Interstate 15 andInterstate 40.
- U.S. Route 66 Alternate becameState Route 159.
- U.S. Route 70 becameInterstate 10 andState Route 212 and was eliminated in California (it now terminates inGlobe, Arizona).
- U.S. Route 80 becameInterstate 8 and was deleted from California (its terminus is now inDallas, Texas).
- U.S. Route 91 became existingState Route 19, newState Route 214, part of newState Route 91, andInterstate 15.
- U.S. Route 99 was eliminated, along withU.S. Route 99E andU.S. Route 99W. South ofSacramento, US 99 became an extendedState Route 111, a newState Route 86,Interstate 10,Interstate 5,State Route 99, and a newState Route 204. US 99E becameInterstate 80, an extendedState Route 65, a newState Route 70, and State Route 99, while US 99W became Interstate 80, a newState Route 113, and Interstate 5. US 99 north of the merge also became Interstate 5.
- U.S. Route 101 was truncated toLos Angeles; the eliminated portion became part ofInterstate 5 and a newState Route 72. Two parts became freeway; the old route becameState Route 82 andState Route 254.
- U.S. Route 101 Bypass in theSan Francisco Bay Area became a relocatedU.S. Route 101.
- U.S. Route 101 Alternate in Southern California became part of an extendedState Route 1.
- U.S. Route 101 fromSan Jose toSan Francisco became a newState Route 82.
- U.S. Route 299 became the majority of the newState Route 299.
- U.S. Route 399 became an extension (and relocation) ofState Route 33 and a newState Route 119.
- U.S. Route 466 became a relocation ofState Route 41, a newState Route 46, a newState Route 58, andInterstate 15.
- U.S. Route 95,U.S. Route 97,U.S. Route 199 andU.S. Route 395 remained the same. (US 395 has since been truncated atAdelanto. and now part ofInterstate 15 from Adelanto to its north junction withInterstate 215, Interstate 215 to its south junction with Interstate 15, Interstate 15 toState Route 163, and State Route 163 toInterstate 5 inSan Diego.)
All available numbers up to and includingState Route 255 were assigned in 1964;State Route 256 and above were assigned starting in 1965.[2]
- State Route 1 was extended south alongU.S. Route 101 Alternate. One section (Route 1 was split there and part was unbuilt) becameState Route 208.
- State Route 2 was extended west alongU.S. Route 66. The section east ofState Route 138 was replaced byState Route 138.
- State Route 5 was replaced byState Route 35 because ofInterstate 5.
- State Route 7 replacedState Route 15 because ofInterstate 15.Former SR 7 becameInterstate 405.
- State Route 8 was replaced byState Route 26 because ofInterstate 8.
- State Route 9 was shortened and relocated along a formerly unsigned state route. The old route became part ofState Route 85,State Route 237, part ofState Route 17 (nowInterstate 880),State Route 262,Interstate 680, andState Route 238.
- State Route 10 was replaced byState Route 42 several years before the 1964 renumbering, due to the closeness ofInterstate 10.
- State Route 11 was relocated onto a freeway. The old route becameState Route 159.
- State Route 12 was relocated along an unconstructed route. The old route to SR 1 became part ofState Route 116
- State Route 14 replaced part ofU.S. Route 6. Former SR 14 became part ofState Route 91.
- State Route 15 was replaced byState Route 7 because ofInterstate 15.
- State Route 18 replaced part ofState Route 30 south of Big Bear Lake. The old route became part ofState Route 38.
- State Route 24 was truncated and relocated along an unconstructed route; the old route was replaced byState Route 242,State Route 4,State Route 13,State Route 160,State Route 16,State Route 113,State Route 99, andState Route 70.
- State Route 26 replacedState Route 8 because ofInterstate 8.Former SR 26 became part ofInterstate 10 west of Downtown Los Angeles, and the remainder was deleted from the system.
- State Route 29 was rerouted along part ofState Route 53 and along a formerly unsigned state route. The old route became part ofState Route 175.
- State Route 30 was truncated, with one part being replaced by reroutedState Route 18.
- State Route 33 was extended south alongU.S. Route 399. It was rerouted along a formerly unsigned route. The old route becameState Route 207.
- State Route 35 replacedState Route 5 because ofInterstate 5. Former SR 35 becameInterstate 605.
- State Route 37 was rerouted overFormer SR 48. The old route becameState Route 121.
- State Route 38 had extended west over part ofState Route 18.
- State Route 41 had been rerouted over part ofU.S. Route 466. The old route became part ofState Route 46.
- State Route 42 had replacedState Route 10 several years before the 1964 renumbering, due to the closeness ofInterstate 10.
- State Route 46 replaced part ofU.S. Route 466 and part ofState Route 41.
- State Route 48 was reassigned to part ofState Route 138 and a partially unconstructed route.Former SR 48 became part of reroutedState Route 37.
- State Route 53 was truncated. The deleted part became a rerouting ofState Route 29.
- State Route 58 replaced part ofU.S. Route 466 and part ofState Route 178. The new number was the same as the old legislative number, possibly by coincidence.
- State Route 60 replaced part ofU.S. Route 60, as well as a new alignment.
- State Route 65 was relocated and extended north to replace part ofU.S. Route 99E. The old route was renumbered asState Route 69.
- State Route 66 replaced part ofU.S. Route 66.
- State Route 69 replaced part of relocatedState Route 65.
- State Route 70 replaced parts of truncatedState Route 24 and formerU.S. Route 40 Alternate.
- State Route 71 was rerouted onto a freeway. The old route becameState Route 215.
- State Route 72 replaced part of relocatedU.S. Route 101.
- State Route 79 was rerouted onto a previously unsigned state route. The old route became County Road R3.
- State Route 82 replaced part of relocatedU.S. Route 101.
- State Route 85 replaced part ofState Route 9.
- State Route 86 replaced part ofU.S. Route 99.
- State Route 91 replacedState Route 14 and part ofU.S. Route 91.
- State Route 99 replaced much ofU.S. Route 99 andU.S. Route 99E, with a new alignment betweenSacramento andOlivehurst.
- State Route 111 was extended south over part ofU.S. Route 99.
- State Route 113 replaced parts ofU.S. Route 99W,U.S. Route 40 Alternate, andState Route 24.
- State Route 116 replaced part ofState Route 12.
- State Route 118 had sections replaced byI-210.
- State Route 119 replaced part ofU.S. Route 399.
- State Route 123 replacedU.S. Route 40 Business.
- State Route 138 extended east over part ofState Route 2 and was rerouted over an unconstructed route.
- State Route 150 was relocated along a previously unsigned route. The old route was renumbered asState Route 192.
- State Route 154 had one part renumbered asState Route 246.
- State Route 159 replaced part ofState Route 11 and part ofU.S. Route 66.
- State Route 178 was truncated. The deleted part was transferred toState Route 58.
- State Route 192 replaced part ofState Route 150.
- State Route 204 replaced part ofU.S. Route 99.
- State Route 207 replaced part ofState Route 33.
- State Route 208 replaced part ofState Route 1.
- State Route 212 replaced part ofU.S. Route 60 andU.S. Route 70.
- State Route 214 replaced part ofU.S. Route 91
- State Route 215 replaced part ofState Route 71.
- State Route 237 replaced part ofState Route 9.
- State Route 238 replaced part ofState Route 9.
- State Route 246 replaced part ofState Route 154.
- State Route 254 replaced part of relocatedU.S. Route 101.
- State Route 299 replacedU.S. Route 299.
