There are 28 routes assigned to the "A" zone of the California Route Marker Program, which designates
county routes in California
County routes in the U.S. state of California are controlled and maintained by the respective counties in which they are located. However, they are generally patrolled by the state's California Highway Patrol. They are typically major thoroughfa ...
. The "A" zone includes county highways in
Lassen
Lassen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Lars" (equivalent of Laurentius), and thus a parallel form of the more common surname Larsen. Notable people with the surname include:
* Anders Lassen (1920–1945), a Danish reci ...
,
Plumas,
Shasta,
Siskiyou, and
Tehama counties.
A1
County Route A1, more commonly known as Route of the Olympic Torch, is a county route in
Lassen County, California.
County Route A1 runs from
Route 36 near
Susanville
Susanville (formerly known as Rooptown) is a town in and the county seat of Lassen County, California, United States. Susanville is located on the Susan River in the southern part of the county, at an elevation of . Its population is 16,728 a ...
to
Route 139 near
Eagle Lake. It was originally named Eagle Lake Road.
Major junctions
This route still exists as a bypass from Susanville for north–south motorists, but it is no longer signed as such.
A2
County Route A2 or Susanville Road is a county route located in
Lassen County, connecting
SR 299 and
SR 139.
Major junctions
A3
County Route A3 or
Standish–
Buntingville Road is a road in
Lassen County connected to
U.S. Route 395
U.S. Route 395 (US 395) is a U.S. Route in the western United States. The southern terminus of the route is in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near Hesperia. The northern terminus is at the Canada–US border near Laurier, where the road be ...
, and functions as a bypass for northbound traffic around
Susanville
Susanville (formerly known as Rooptown) is a town in and the county seat of Lassen County, California, United States. Susanville is located on the Susan River in the southern part of the county, at an elevation of . Its population is 16,728 a ...
. At its northern end it is signed for Reno (via US 395), and its southern end for Lakeview, also via US 395.
This route still serves as bypass for north–south 395 motorists, but is no longer signed as such.
Major junctions
A5
County Route A5 or Bowman Road is a road in
Tehama County
Tehama County ( ; Wintun for "high water") is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,829. The county seat and largest city is Red Bluff.
Tehama County comprises th ...
connecting
State Route 36 in
Rosewood and
I-5 in
Cottonwood
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A6
County Route A6 or Long Road is a road in Tehama County connecting Manton Road in
Dales
Dale or dales may refer to:
Locations
* Dale (landform), an open valley
* Dale (place name element)
Geography
;Australia
*The Dales (Christmas Island), in the Indian Ocean
;Canada
*Dale, Ontario
;Ethiopia
*Dale (woreda), district
;Norway
*Dal ...
to Forward Road in
Manton. Along the way it has an intersection with
SR 36.
Major junctions
A7
County Route A7 is a road in Tehama County connecting Live Oak Road and
SR 36 in
Red Bluff.
Major junctions
A8
County Route A8 is road in Tehama County connecting
SR 99 in
Los Molinos and
SR 36 in
Red Bluff.
Major junctions
A9
County Route A9 is a road in Tehama County connecting Round Valley Road in
Paskenta and SR 99 and Interstate 5 in
Corning.
Major junctions
A10
County Route A10, known locally as "Everett Memorial Highway", is a long
county road in
Siskiyou County near
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta ( Shasta: ''Waka-nunee-Tuki-wuki''; Karuk: ''Úytaahkoo'') is a potentially active volcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. At an elevation of , it is the second-highest peak in the Cascades ...
. It runs from Ski Village Drive in the town of
Mount Shasta City to a
dead end
Dead End or dead end may refer to:
* Dead end (street), a street connected only at one end with other streets, called by many other official names, including ''cul-de-sac''.
Film and television
* ''The Dead End'' (1914 film), directed by David ...
at the level on
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta ( Shasta: ''Waka-nunee-Tuki-wuki''; Karuk: ''Úytaahkoo'') is a potentially active volcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. At an elevation of , it is the second-highest peak in the Cascades ...
.
The highway, completed in 1958 at a cost of $980,000 and designated in 1959,
was originally built to provide access to the Mount Shasta Ski Bowl, which was destroyed by an
avalanche
An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain.
Avalanches can be set off spontaneously, by such factors as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, animals, and earth ...
in 1978.
Today, the highway provides access to Mount Shasta for climbers, skiers, and anyone wanting access to the mountain.
In wintertime, the road is kept open only to the
U.S.F.S outpost at the level.
Major junctions
A11
County Route A11 or Gyle Road is a county route located in Tehama County and connecting Interstate 5 and
CR A8 near
Tehama.
Major junctions
A12
County Route A12, known locally as the "99-97 Cutoff", or more commonly, "the 97 cutoff", is a two-lane rural highway with a length of .
A12 begins in the west at its junction with
Old 99 Highway, which was once
US 99
U.S. Route 99 (US 99) was a main north–south United States Numbered Highway on the West Coast of the United States until 1964, running from Calexico, California, on the US–Mexico border to Blaine, Washington, on the U.S.-Canada borde ...
. Just a few dozen yards to the east, it intersects
Interstate 5. Its eastern terminus is at
US 97, north of
Weed.
One mile east of the Interstate junction, it passes through the tiny village of
Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...
, the only population center of any merit along the route. further east is the burg Mayten, which consists only of a
convenience store
A convenience store, convenience shop, corner store or corner shop is a small retail business that stocks a range of everyday items such as coffee, groceries, snack foods, confectionery, soft drinks, ice creams, tobacco products, lottery ticket ...
, a
church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chris ...
, and an
elementary school
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...
.
The route is heavily used by travellers and truckers southbound on Interstate 5 who wish to use
US 97 northbound en route to
Klamath Falls and points north. This route saves over than if the alternative routing via I-5 to Weed, then north on US 97 was used. Hence, the local name "97 cutoff".
The western two-thirds of the route passes through agricultural areas, and is very reminiscent of two-lane farm roads in California's
Central Valley. However, the eastern portion is very scenic, passing through an area with towering dark red crags and buttes to the north.
Major junctions
A13
County Route A13, also known as Walker Memorial Road, is a road in
Plumas County connected to
SR 36.
Major junctions
A14
County Route A14 or Graeagle Johnsville Road is a road in Plumas County connecting
SR 89 and
Johnsville.
Major junctions
A15
County Route A15 or Portola McLears Road is a road in Plumas County connecting
SR 89 and
SR 70 in
Portola Portola may refer to:
* ''Portola'' (album), a 1998 album by Rose Melberg
* Portola, California
* Portola, San Francisco, California
People with the surname
* Gaspar de Portolá (ca. 1717-aft.1784), Spanish soldier, first governor of the Californi ...
. On its northern end, after passing through the Old Town commercial district of Portola, A15 passes the
Western Pacific Railroad Museum.
Major junctions
A16
County Route A16 or Platina Road is a county route located in
Shasta County connecting
SR 36 to
SR 273 in
Redding. Known locally as "Ditch Grade Road"; the final section before the junction with SR 36 closely follows the contour of hillside as this route was previously used to bring water to the mine at Platina. There is a rock formation some from SR 36 known as ''Old Man Rock'' or ''The Lincoln Memorial''.
Major junctions
A17
County Route A17 is a county route in the U.S. State of California, located in Shasta County and Tehama County, connecting
I-5 near
Cottonwood and
California State Route 44
State Route 44 (SR 44) is a state highway in the U.S. State of California that travels in an east–west direction from State Routes 273 and 299 in Redding to Lassen Volcanic National Park before ending at State Route 36 west of Susanvill ...
near Inwood.
Major junctions
A18
County Route A18 or Lake Boulevard is a road in Shasta County on the
State Scenic Highway System connecting
SR 273 (as well as
Interstate 5 and
SR 299) in
Redding and
Shasta Dam
Shasta Dam (called Kennett Dam before its construction) is a concrete arch-gravity dam across the Sacramento River in Northern California in the United States. At high, it is the eighth-tallest dam in the United States. Located at the north e ...
.
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A19
County Route A19 or McArthur Road is a county route in Shasta County connecting
SR 299 to
SR 89.
Major junctions
A20
County Route A20 or Glenburn Road is a county route located in
Shasta County connecting
SR 89 to
CR A19.
Major junctions
A21
County Route A21 or Mooney Road connects California State Route 147 to California State Route 44 and intersects California State Route 36 along the way.
Major junctions
A22
County Route A22 or Arlington Road is a county route located in Plumas County connecting
SR 89 in
Crescent Mills to
Taylorsville.
Major junctions
A23
County Road A23 connects
SR 49/
SR 89 near
Sattley to
SR 70 near
Beckwourth passing through the
Sierra Valley
Sierra Valley is a large mountain valley located west of the crest of California's Sierra Nevada mountain range in Plumas and Sierra Counties, north of Interstate 80.
Geography
An intermontaine valley at approximately elevation, Sierra Valle ...
on its west side. In the northerly direction, County Road A23 begins at the junction of
SR 49/
SR 89 at
Sattley, formerly known as Church's Corners, which is a census-designated place in
Sierra County. The road leaves
Sattley as Westside Road. It passes near
Calpine, a census-designated place in
Sierra County where the road becomes Beckwourth-Calpine Road and continues to
SR 70 near
Beckwourth, a census-designated place in
Plumas County.
Major junctions
A24
County Route A24 or Dyson Lane is a county route located in Plumas and Sierra County connecting
SR 49 in
Loyalton to
SR 70 in
Hawley.
Major junctions
A25
County Route A25 or Herlong Access Road is a short highway, paired with
CR A26, that services
Herlong and the
Sierra Army Depot
Sierra Army Depot (SIAD) is a United States Army post and military equipment storage facility located near the unincorporated community of Herlong, California. It was built in 1942 as one of several ammunition storage facilities located far enou ...
.
Major junctions
A26
County Route A26 or Garnier Road is a short highway, paired with
CR A25, that services
Herlong and the
Sierra Army Depot
Sierra Army Depot (SIAD) is a United States Army post and military equipment storage facility located near the unincorporated community of Herlong, California. It was built in 1942 as one of several ammunition storage facilities located far enou ...
.
Major junctions
A27
County Route A27 or Center Road is a county route that goes from
SR 36 in
Susanville
Susanville (formerly known as Rooptown) is a town in and the county seat of Lassen County, California, United States. Susanville is located on the Susan River in the southern part of the county, at an elevation of . Its population is 16,728 a ...
to
US 395
U.S. Route 395 (US 395) is a U.S. Route in the western United States. The southern terminus of the route is in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near Hesperia. The northern terminus is at the Canada–US border near Laurier, where the road ...
in
Litchfield, passing by the
High Desert State Prison.
Major junctions
A28
County Route A28 is a two-lane rural highway. A28 begins at
CR A12 in
Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...
, connecting Grenada with
I-5 near
Hornbrook via
Montague. It is a flat, level route, and for this reason, was the original preferred routing for both
US 99
U.S. Route 99 (US 99) was a main north–south United States Numbered Highway on the West Coast of the United States until 1964, running from Calexico, California, on the US–Mexico border to Blaine, Washington, on the U.S.-Canada borde ...
and I-5 through the area. In both instances, the routing was changed because of intense
lobbying
In politics, lobbying, persuasion or interest representation is the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials, most often legislators or members of regulatory agency, regulatory agencie ...
by officials in
Yreka
Yreka ( ) is the county seat of Siskiyou County, California, United States, near the Shasta River; the city has an area of about , most of it land. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,807, reflecting a meager increase fro ...
, who decried the fact that the major highway through the county would bypass the
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...
. Thus, both highways ended up being built over far more rigorous terrain at a huge cost increase.
A28 serves the aforementioned three towns, as well as numerous homes and ranches along the way.
Major junctions
A29
County Route A29 or Big Springs Road is a county route that goes from the
99-97 Cutoff to
US 97, passing through the census-designated place of
Lake Shastina
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...
and unincorporated community of
Big Springs.
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See also
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References
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