State Route 232 (SR 232) is a
state highway
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 ...
in the
U.S. state of
California that runs along Vineyard Avenue in
Ventura County, serving as a connector between
US 101 in
Oxnard and
SR 118 near
Saticoy.
Route description
It starts on Vineyard Avenue at the
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 ...
interchange near the Martinez Shopping Center, and runs through
El Rio. SR 232 leaves the Oxnard city limits and ends at Los Angeles Avenue (
Route 118).
SR 232 is part of the
California Freeway and Expressway System
The California Freeway and Expressway System is a system of existing or planned freeways and expressways in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses both State highways and federal highways in California. It is defined by Article 2 (commenci ...
,
and 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
Federal Highway Administration.
History
At the
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...
near
Los Angeles, it hosted part of the
road cycling
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...
event when it was Vineyard Avenue. Route 154 was defined in 1933 from El Rio to Saticoy; the route was renumbered as SR 232 in the
1964 state highway renumbering. By 2014, the route was redefined to start at US 101, eliminating the part in Oxnard that had been relinquished.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
California Highways: SR 232Caltrans: Route 232 highway conditions2003 Caltrans District 7 Master System Plan Status Map
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Venues of the 1932 Summer Olympics
Olympic cycling venues
232
Year 232 ( CCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lupus and Maximus (or, less frequently, year 985 ''Ab urbe condita'' ...
State Route 232
State Route 232