State Route 155 (SR 155) is a

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in the

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connecting State Route 99 and State Route 178, going through the southern part of the

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mountain range. This highway runs from west to east. Its western terminus is in

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and its eastern terminus is in the small town of

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. Locally it is known as the Garces Highway.

Route description

SR 155 starts in Delano at SR 99. The route travels south on Fremont St. and then turns east onto Garces Hwy. From there, it leaves the city and enters agricultural land. Continuing east, it leaves the farmland just before crossing SR 65 (Porterville Hwy.). From there, it starts a gentle climb into the foothills of the Eastern

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. The route reaches the small town of Woody, where it turns onto Bakersfield-Glennville Rd. The road then begins its steep climb, as it winds through the Greenhorn Mountains. It then reaches the small town of Glennville. At Glennville, the road turns onto Evans Rd, as it continues to travel east. It then reaches its highest elevation at Greenhorn Summit – 6102 ft – and starts its descent. The road crosses the small town of Alta Sierra. Continuing east, it enters the

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. In the town of Wofford Heights, the route turns south onto Wofford Heights Blvd. It then travels along the western shore of

. The route then terminates at SR 178 in the town of

, south of the lake. SR 155 in Delano is part of the National Highway System, a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the

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History

SR 155 was adopted as an unsigned state route in 1933 as

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142. Originally it was defined to run from LRN 4 (signed as

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, currently SR 204) near

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to LRN 57 (signed as SR 178) near Isabella via Glennville. The route started in Oildale, north of Bakersfield on Airport Dr. The route traveled north on Airport Dr, which becomes Bakersfield-Glennville Rd. It continues north, to the town of Woody, where it joins the current route. In 1963, when US 99 and LRN 141 where swapped, the definition was changed to run from LRN 141, instead of LRN 4. That definition never took effect since in 1964, all of the state routes were renumbered. LRN 142 became SR 155, and was defined to run from SR 204 near Bakersfield to SR 178 near Isabella via Glennville. That definition only lasted one year, since in 1965, the route was realigned to its current routing, which starts in Delano.Route 153-160
CAHighways.org. Accessed: 11-23-2009. The western portion of the route was adopted as an unsigned state route in 1933 as Legislative Route 136. It ran from LRN 4 (signed US 99, currently SR 99) to LRN 129 (currently SR 65). In 1964, the route became a signed route as SR 211. This should not be confused with SR 211 in Humboldt County. That definition only lasted one year, since in 1965, the route became a part of SR 155. The state route was also extended east on Garces Hwy, to the town of Woody, where it connected with the existing SR 155 segment.

Major intersections

References in popular culture

Route 155 (near the intersection with 6th Ave/Dairy Ave) was the location of the famous "crop duster" scene from the

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film ''

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''.North by Northwest Movie Locations
- accessed 26/Jan/2008 (35°45'38.9"N 119°33'42.0"W)

References

External links

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Caltrans: Highway Conditions for SR-155

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