There are 28 routes assigned to the "A" zone of the California Route Marker Program, which designates
county routes in California. The "A" zone includes county highways in
Lassen,
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
Lassen County () is a county in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,730. The county seat and only incorporated city is Susanville. Lassen County comprises the Susanville, Cali ...
.
County Route A1 runs from
Route 36 near
Susanville to
Route 139 near
Eagle Lake Eagle Lake may refer to:
Cities, towns, townships etc. Canada
* Eagle Lake, Haliburton County, Ontario
* Eagle Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario
* Eagle Lake 27, Ontario (Indian reserve)
* Eagle Lake, Kenora District, Ontario
United States
* ...
. It was originally named Eagle Lake Road.
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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
Lassen County () is a county in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,730. The county seat and only incorporated city is Susanville. Lassen County comprises the Susanville, Calif ...
, connecting
SR 299 and
SR 139.
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A3
County Route A3 or
Standish–
Buntingville Road is a road in
Lassen County
Lassen County () is a county in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,730. The county seat and only incorporated city is Susanville. Lassen County comprises the Susanville, Calif ...
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 ...
, and functions as a bypass for northbound traffic around
Susanville. 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.
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A5
County Route A5 or Bowman Road is a road in
Tehama County connecting
State Route 36 in
Rosewood
Rosewood refers to any of a number of richly hued timbers, often brownish with darker veining, but found in many different hues.
True rosewoods
All genuine rosewoods belong to the genus ''Dalbergia''. The pre-eminent rosewood appreciated ...
and
I-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 ...
in
Cottonwood
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A6
County Route A6 or Long Road is a road in Tehama County connecting Manton Road in
Dales to Forward Road in
Manton. Along the way it has an intersection with
SR 36.
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A7
County Route A7 is a road in Tehama County connecting Live Oak Road and
SR 36 in
Red Bluff Red Bluff(s) may refer to several places in North America:
Places
Canada
*Red Bluff, British Columbia, a community near Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
** Red Bluff First Nation, a First Nations band government headquartered near Quesnel, ...
.
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A8
County Route A8 is road in Tehama County connecting
SR 99 in
Los Molinos and
SR 36 in
Red Bluff Red Bluff(s) may refer to several places in North America:
Places
Canada
*Red Bluff, British Columbia, a community near Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
** Red Bluff First Nation, a First Nations band government headquartered near Quesnel, ...
.
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A9
County Route A9 is a road in Tehama County connecting Round Valley Road in
Paskenta and SR 99 and Interstate 5 in
Corning.
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A10
County Route A10, known locally as "Everett Memorial Highway", is a long
county road in
Siskiyou County
Siskiyou County (, ) is a county in the northernmost part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,076. Its county seat is Yreka and its highest point is Mount Shasta. It falls within the Cascadia bioregion ...
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 Davi ...
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 eart ...
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.
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A11
County Route A11 or Gyle Road is a county route located in Tehama County and connecting Interstate 5 and
CR A8 near
Tehama.
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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
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 ...
. Its eastern terminus is at
US 97
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, north of
Weed
A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, "a plant in the wrong place", or a plant growing where it is not wanted.Harlan, J. R., & deWet, J. M. (1965). Some thoughts about weeds. ''Economic botany'', ''19''(1), 16-24. ...
.
One mile east of the Interstate junction, it passes through the tiny village of
Grenada, the only population center of any merit along the route. further east is the burg Mayten, which consists only of a
convenience store, 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
* C ...
, and an
elementary school.
The route is heavily used by travellers and truckers southbound on Interstate 5 who wish to use
US 97
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
northbound en route to
Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The city was originally called ''Linkville'' when George Nurse founded the town in 1867. It was named after the Link River, on whose falls the city was ...
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.
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A13
County Route A13, also known as Walker Memorial Road, is a road in
Plumas County
Plumas County () is a county in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,790. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is ...
connected to
SR 36.
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A14
County Route A14 or Graeagle Johnsville Road is a road in Plumas County connecting
SR 89 and
Johnsville.
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A15
County Route A15 or Portola McLears Road is a road in Plumas County connecting
SR 89 and
SR 70 in
Portola. On its northern end, after passing through the Old Town commercial district of Portola, A15 passes the
Western Pacific Railroad Museum
The Western Pacific Railroad Museum (WPRM) in Portola, California, known as the Portola Railroad Museum until January 1, 2006, is a heritage railroad and archives that preserves and operates historic American railroad equipment and preserves docu ...
.
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A16
County Route A16 or Platina Road is a county route located in
Shasta County
Shasta County (), officially the County of Shasta, is a county in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 182,155 as of the 2020 census, up from 177,223 from the 2010 census. The county seat is Redding.
Shasta ...
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''.
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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
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 ...
near
Cottonwood and
California State Route 44 near Inwood.
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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
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 ...
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 List of tallest dams in the United States, eighth-tallest dam in ...
.
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A19
County Route A19 or McArthur Road is a county route in Shasta County connecting
SR 299 to
SR 89.
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A20
County Route A20 or Glenburn Road is a county route located in
Shasta County
Shasta County (), officially the County of Shasta, is a county in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 182,155 as of the 2020 census, up from 177,223 from the 2010 census. The county seat is Redding.
Shasta ...
connecting
SR 89 to
CR A19.
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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.
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A22
County Route A22 or Arlington Road is a county route located in Plumas County connecting
SR 89 in
Crescent Mills to
Taylorsville.
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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 Val ...
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
Calpine Corporation is the largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources in the United States, with operations in competitive power markets.
A Fortune 500 company based in Houston, Texas, the company is owned by an ...
, 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
Plumas County () is a county in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,790. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is ...
.
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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.
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A25
County Route A25 or Herlong Access Road is a short highway, paired with
CR A26, that services
Herlong and the
Sierra Army Depot.
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A26
County Route A26 or Garnier Road is a short highway, paired with
CR A25, that services
Herlong and the
Sierra Army Depot.
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A27
County Route A27 or Center Road is a county route that goes from
SR 36 in
Susanville 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.
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A28
County Route A28 is a two-lane rural highway. A28 begins at
CR A12 in
Grenada, connecting Grenada with
I-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 ...
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
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by officials in
Yreka, 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.
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A29
County Route A29 or Big Springs Road is a county route that goes from the
99-97 Cutoff to
US 97
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, passing through the census-designated place of
Lake Shastina and unincorporated community of
Big Springs.
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See also
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