U.S. Route 95 in California
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U.S. Route 95 | ||||
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Map of southeastern California with US 95 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Defined by Streets and Highways Code § 395 | ||||
Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
Length: | 116.721 mi[1] (187.844 km) Length does not reflect the distance along I-10 and I-40 overlaps. |
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Existed: | 1930s – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | I-10 / US 95 at Arizona state line | |||
I-10 in Blythe I-40 in Needles US 66 in Needles |
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North end: | US 95 at Nevada state line | |||
Highway system | ||||
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In the U.S. state of California, U.S. Route 95 (US 95) traverses through the far eastern edges of both Riverside and San Bernardino counties. US 95 serves Blythe and Needles and junctions with SR 62 at Vidal Junction.
The route overlaps with two Interstate highways, specifically I-10 near Blythe and I-40 near Needles.
Route description
US 95 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System[2] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System.[3] However, it is not a scenic highway as designated by Caltrans.[4]
US 95, running concurrently with I-10, crosses the Colorado River from the state of Arizona and enters the city of Blythe. The highway exits I-10 at Intake Boulevard and turns due north, leaving the city limits. A few miles north, US 95 turns northeast to parallel the Colorado River. The route passes through the Big Maria Mountains and the Riverside Mountains before entering San Bernardino County.[5]
Upon entering San Bernardino County, US 95 turns away from the Colorado River, heading northwest towards Vidal Junction, the junction with SR 62 in the Vidal Valley. The highway continues north through the Chemehuevi Valley and the Chemehuevi Mountains before entering the city of Needles after several miles. After passing the Needles Municipal Airport, US 95 merges onto I-40 westbound and continues through Needles on the freeway. US 95 exits from I-40 west of Needles and continues northwest to Searchlight Junction, where US 95 continues north at the junction with the old routing of US 66. The highway continues north, east of Homer Mountain, to the Nevada state line.[6]
History
Route 146 was designated by the California State Legislature in 1933 and contained the portion from Blythe to the Nevada state line.[7] US 95 was extended south from its routing in Idaho by AASHO through Searchlight and Needles to Blythe on June 28, 1939; the routing became effective at the start of 1940.[8]In the 1964 state highway renumbering, the law was changed to reflect the designation as US 95.[9]
Major intersections
Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary (for a full list of prefixes, see the list of postmile definitions).[1] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.
County | Location | Postmile [1][10][11] |
Exit [12] |
Destinations | Notes |
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Riverside RIV R156.49[N 1]-36.20 |
Blythe | R156.49[N 1] | I-10 east / US 95 south | Continuation into Arizona | |
R156.10[N 1] | 243 | I-10 Bus. west (Riviera Drive) | Former US 60 west | ||
North end of freeway on I-10 | |||||
R154.16[N 1]
L0.16 |
I-10 west / Intake Boulevard – Indio | Interchange; north end of I-10 overlap; I-10 exit 241 | |||
L0.39
0.00 |
I-10 Bus. (Hobson Way) | Former US 60 | |||
San Bernardino SBD 0.00-80.45 |
Vidal Junction | 9.68 | SR 62 (Desert Center Rice Road) – Twentynine Palms, Parker | ||
| 37.30 | Havasu Lake Road – Chemehuevi Valley, Lake Havasu | |||
Needles | 57.28
R143.76[N 2] |
I-40 east (Needles Freeway) / I-40 Bus. west (East Broadway) – Kingman | Interchange; south end of I-40 overlap; I-40 exit 148 | ||
South end of freeway on I-40 | |||||
R142.37[N 2] | 142 | J Street – Downtown Needles | |||
R141.01[N 2] | 141 | I-40 Bus. east (West Broadway) / River Road | |||
R139.11[N 2] | 139 | River Road Cutoff | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| North end of freeway on I-40 | ||||
| R132.73[N 2]
R57.21 |
I-40 west (Needles Freeway) – Barstow | Interchange; north end of I-40 overlap; I-40 exit 133 | ||
Arrowhead Junction | 63.94 | CR 66 west (Goffs Road) – Goffs | Former US 66 west | ||
| 80.45 | US 95 north – Searchlight, Las Vegas | Continuation into Nevada | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
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- ↑ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
- ↑ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
- ↑ California Department of Transportation, California Numbered Exit Uniform System, Interstate 10 Freeway Interchanges Interstate 40 Freeway Interchanges
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