The California Freeway and Expressway System is a system of existing or planned

freeway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms ...

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expressway Expressway may refer to: * Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic. * Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road. *Expressway, the fictional s ...

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U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

. It encompasses both

State highways A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...

and federal highways in California. It is defined by Article 2 (commencing with section 250) of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highways Code.

List of roads in the system

The following is a list of roads defined by the Streets and Highways Code, sections 250–257, as part of the California Freeway and Expressway System. Some of the routes listed may still be in the planning stages of being fully upgraded to freeways or expressways. # State Route 1 (part) # State Route 2 (part) # State Route 3 (part) #

State Route 4 Route 4, or Highway 4, may refer to several highways in the following countries: International * AH4, Asian Highway 4 * European route E04 * European route E004 * Cairo – Cape Town Highway Albania * SH-4 road in Albania from Durres to Kakav ...

(part) #

Interstate 5 Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific coast of the contiguous U.S. from Mexico to Canada. It travels through the states of Californi ...

U.S. Route 6 U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system. While it currently runs east-northeast from Bishop, California, to P ...

State Route 7 The following highways are numbered 7. For roads numbered A7, see list of A7 roads. Route 7, or Highway 7, may refer to: International * AH7, Asian Highway 7 * European route E07 * European route E007 Afghanistan *Kunduz-Khomri Highway (A7) ...

# Interstate 8 # State Route 9 # Interstate 10 # State Route 11 # State Route 12 # State Route 13 (part) # State Route 14 #

Interstate 15 Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexican border in San Diego County and stretches north to Alberta, Cana ...

and State Route 15 # State Route 16 (part) # State Route 17 (part) # State Route 18 # State Route 19 # State Route 20 (part) # State Route 22 (part) # State Route 23 (part) # State Route 24 # State Route 25 (part) # State Route 26 (part) # State Route 27 # State Route 28 # State Route 29 # State Route 32 # State Route 33 (part) # State Route 34 # State Route 35 (part) # State Route 36 (part) # State Route 37 # State Route 38 (part) # State Route 39 (part) #

Interstate 40 Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...

State Route 41 The following highways are numbered 41: International * AH41, Asian Highway 41 * European route E41 Australia * Olympic Highway * Mid-Western Highway Canada * Alberta Highway 41 * British Columbia Highway 41 * Manitoba Highway 41 * Newfoundlan ...

(part) # State Route 43 (part) # State Route 44 # State Route 45 (part) # State Route 46 (part) # State Route 47 # State Route 48 # State Route 49 (part) #

U.S. Route 50 U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlanti ...

# State Route 51 (signed as Interstate 80 Business in Sacramento) # State Route 52 # State Route 53 # State Route 54 # State Route 55 # State Route 56 # State Route 57 # State Route 58 (part) # State Route 59 # State Route 60 # State Route 61 # State Route 62 (part) # State Route 63 # State Route 65 #

State Route 66 The following highways are numbered 66: Australia * Barkly Highway (Northern Territory) * Riddoch Highway Canada * Alberta Highway 66 * Highway 66 (Ontario) Finland * Kantatie 66 ( Orivesi — Lapua) France * A66 autoroute Germany * Bu ...

# State Route 67 # State Route 68 # State Route 70 # State Route 71 # State Route 72 # State Route 73 # State Route 74 # State Route 75 # State Route 76 (part) # State Route 77 (part) # State Route 78 # State Route 79 (part) # Interstate 80 # State Route 81 # State Route 82 # State Route 83 # State Route 84 (part) # State Route 85 # State Route 86 # State Route 87 # State Route 88 # State Route 89 # State Route 90 # State Route 91 (part) # State Route 92 (part) # State Route 93 # State Route 94 (part) #

U.S. Route 95 US Route 95 (US 95) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highways, US Highway in the western United States. It travels through the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho, staying inland from the Pacific Coast ...

(part) # State Route 96 #

U.S. Route 97 U.S. Route 97 (US 97) is a major north–south route of the United States Numbered Highway System in the Pacific Northwest region. It runs for approximately through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, primarily serving in ...

# State Route 98 # State Route 99 # State Route 100 #

U.S. Route 101 U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101 (US 101), is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States. It is also known as (The Royal Roa ...

(part) # State Route 102 # State Route 103 # State Route 104 # Interstate 105 # State Route 107 # State Route 108 # State Route 109 # Interstate 110 and State Route 110 (part) # State Route 111 (part) # State Route 113 (part) # State Route 114 # State Route 115 # State Route 116 (part) #

State Route 118 Route 118 or Highway 118 can refer to multiple roads: Argentina * National Route 118 (Argentina), National Route 118 Canada * British Columbia Highway 118 * New Brunswick Route 118 * Nova Scotia Highway 118 * Ontario Highway 118 * Prince ...

U.S. Route 199 U.S. Route 199 (US 199) is a U.S. Highway in the states of California and Oregon. The highway was established in 1926 as a spur of US 99, which has since been replaced by Interstate 5 (I-5). US 199 stretches from US 101 near C ...

# State Route 200 # State Route 201 # State Route 202 # State Route 203 # State Route 204 #

Interstate 205 Interstate 205 may refer to either of two unconnected Interstate Highways in the United States, both of which are related to Interstate 5 * Interstate 205 (California), a connector in the San Francisco Bay Area * Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washing ...

# State Route 207 # Interstate 210 and State Route 210 # State Route 211 # State Route 213 # Interstate 215 # State Route 216 # State Route 217 # State Route 218 # State Route 219 # State Route 220 # State Route 221 # State Route 222 # State Route 223 # State Route 225 # State Route 227 (part) # State Route 229 # State Route 230 # State Route 232 # State Route 233 # State Route 236 # State Route 237 #

Interstate 238 Route 238, consisting of State Route 238 (SR 238) and Interstate 238 (I-238), is a mostly north–south state and auxiliary Interstate highway in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The southern segment is signed as SR& ...

and State Route 238 # State Route 241 # State Route 242 # State Route 243 # State Route 244 # State Route 245 # State Route 246 # State Route 247 # State Route 253 # State Route 254 # State Route 255 # State Route 259 # State Route 261 # State Route 262 # State Route 263 # State Route 265 # State Route 266 # State Route 267 # State Route 269 # State Route 270 # State Route 271 # State Route 273 # State Route 275 # Interstate 280 # State Route 281 (part) # State Route 282 # State Route 283 # State Route 284 # State Route 299 (part) # State Route 330 # State Route 371 # Interstate 380 #

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 ...

(part) # Interstate 405 # Interstate 505 # Interstate 580 #

Interstate 605 Interstate 605 (abbreviated I-605, officially known as the San Gabriel River Freeway) is a major north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Greater Los Angeles urban area of Southern California. It runs from I-405 and State Route ...

# Interstate 680 #

Interstate 710 Route 710, consisting of the non-contiguous segments of State Route 710 (SR 710) and Interstate 710 (I-710), is a major north–south state highway and auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of the ...

and State Route 710 # Interstate 780 #

Interstate 805 Interstate 805 (I-805) is a major north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway in Southern California. It is a bypass auxiliary route of I-5, running roughly through the center of the Greater San Diego region from San Ysidro (part of the c ...

# Interstate 880 # State Route 905 (part) #

Interstate 980 Interstate 980 (I-980) is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway entirely within Oakland in Northern California, connecting I-580 and State Route 24 (SR 24) to I-880 near Downtown Oakland. I-980 passes the Oakland Convention ...

References

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External links

California Highways
Lists of roads in California Freeway

List of roads in the system

See also

References

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