 State Route 245 | ||||
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 SR 245 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byCaltrans | ||||
| Length | 42 mi[1] (68 km) | |||
| Existed | 1972[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 198 nearExeter | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end |  SR 180 nearDunlap | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Tulare,Fresno | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 245 (SR 245) is a north–southstate highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from nearExeter to nearKings Canyon National Park. It connectsState Route 198 inTulare County toState Route 180 inFresno County. It runs through the city ofWoodlake and the smallunincorporated towns of Elderwood,Badger, and Pinehurst. Roughly 95 percent of SR 245 traverses rural areas. North of Avenue 364 in Tulare County, SR 245 is synonymous with Millwood Drive.
The route begins atState Route 198 inTulare County. It then heads north and intersectsState Route 216 inWoodlake andCounty Route J27 amid farmland in the county. The route continues to meetState Route 201 inElderwood. After several miles through Tulare County, it crosses intoFresno County, where it meets its north end atState Route 180.
SR 245 is not part of theNational Highway System,[3] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by theFederal Highway Administration.[4]
State Route 245 | |
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| Location | Los Angeles |
| Existed | 1963–1965[5] |
 State Route 69 | |
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| Location | Exeter–Dunlap |
| Existed | 1964–1972[6] |
From 1963 to 1965, Route 245 was originally defined to run fromInterstate 5 toSR 60 in the Los Angeles area, as a temporary route during construction inDowntown Los Angeles.[5]
Present-day SR 245 was originally numberedRoute 69 during the1964 renumbering.[6] SR 69 was then renumbered to SR 245 in 1972 due to the continual theft of SR 69 signs.[5][6]
Except where prefixed with a letter,postmiles were measured on the road as it was in1964, based on the alignment of State Route 69 as it existed at that 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 (for a full list of prefixes, seeCalifornia postmile § Official postmile definitions).[7] 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 [7][1][8] | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Tulare TUL 0.00–33.04 | | 0.00 | SR 198 / Road 204 –Sequoia Park,Visalia | South end of SR 245 | |
| Woodlake | 7.07 |  SR 216 (Naranjo Boulevard) | Roundabout | ||
| | 10.47 | Millwood Drive (CR J27) / Avenue 364 –Visalia | Northern terminus of CR J27 | ||
| Elderwood | 12.00 |   SR 201 west (Avenue 376) –Kingsburg | Eastern terminus of SR 201 | ||
| | 19.29 | Boyd Drive –Orosi | |||
| | 30.01 | Dry Creek Drive (CR J21) | Northern terminus of CR J21 | ||
| Fresno FRE 0.00–8.97 | | 8.97 | SR 180 –Fresno,Kings Canyon Park | North end of SR 245 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
