The original U. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand In the US state of California, US Route 101 (also known as Highway 101, The 101, or simply 101) is one of the last remaining and US Route 99 was the main north-south highway on the West Coast of the United States until 1964 running from Calexico California, on the U French Camp is a Census-designated place (CDP in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U The following is a list of United States Numbered Highways. It includes U An auxiliary US Route is an Auxiliary route (alternate route loop or spur designated with an auxiliary sign above (or occasionally below the route shield or a suffix after Not to be confused with Divided highway portions of the US Highway system. This is a list of highways mostly US Routes bypassed by Interstate Highways Unless otherwise specified designations are as of ca S. Route 48 was of the original routes in the United States Numbered Highways system. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U Assigned in 1926, it ran between U.S. Route 99 at French Camp, California, outside Stockton, and U.S. Route 101 at San Jose, California. US Route 99 was the main north-south highway on the West Coast of the United States until 1964 running from Calexico California, on the U French Camp is a Census-designated place (CDP in San Joaquin County, California, United States. Stockton is a City in California and the seat of San Joaquin County (the fifth largest agricultural county in the United States In the US state of California, US Route 101 (also known as Highway 101, The 101, or simply 101) is one of the last remaining and By 1931, however, the route had been deleted. Most of the route later became part of U.S. Route 50. In the US state of California, US Route 50 (US 50 runs east from I-80 in West Sacramento to the Nevada state line in South
US 48 was the first US highway to be deleted in California.
History
Original alignment
Originally, US 48 was a road connecting the San Francisco Bay area with the San Joaquin Valley, traveling from San Jose to near Modesto, largely following the future routing of US 50, which replaced US 48. San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento The San Joaquin Valley (ˌsæn wɑːˈkiːn refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Modesto is the County seat of Stanislaus County in the US state of California. Its western terminus was located near the present location of the Interstate 238/Interstate 880 interchange. Interstate 238 (I-238 is a short auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States. Interstate 880 (I-880 is an Interstate highway in the San Francisco Bay Area connecting San Jose and Oakland, running parallel to the southeastern It generally followed the route of current Interstate 580 to the Interstate 205 junction. Interstate 205 (I-205 is a short route of the Interstate Highway System, connecting I-5 with I-580 in the San Joaquin Valley of the U From here, US 48 continued east on Interstate 205, then followed Old Highway 50 (BR-205) through Tracy, thence to Interstate 5. Interstate 205 (I-205 is a short route of the Interstate Highway System, connecting I-5 with I-580 in the San Joaquin Valley of the U Route description Southern California See also San Diego Freeway, Santa Ana Freeway, Golden State Freeway Interstate 5 starts It then followed Interstate 5 to SR 120, where US 48 followed SR 120 to the vicinity of the SR 99/SR 120 interchange, the location of its eastern terminus. Route description Southern California See also San Diego Freeway, Santa Ana Freeway, Golden State Freeway Interstate 5 starts State Route 120 (SR 120 in northern California, runs between the Central Valley near Manteca, through Yosemite National Park, and ends at State Route 120 (SR 120 in northern California, runs between the Central Valley near Manteca, through Yosemite National Park, and ends at State Route 99 (SR 99 commonly known as Highway 99 or 99, is a north-south State highway in the U State Route 120 (SR 120 in northern California, runs between the Central Valley near Manteca, through Yosemite National Park, and ends at
A 1925 article published in California Highways, the publication of the California Division of Highways, stated that the western terminus of US 48 was in San Jose. At some point between then and 1930, the terminus may have been set back to Hayward. Hayward ( is a city located in the East Bay in Alameda County.
See also
References
This is a list of State highways in the US state of California that have existed since the 1964 renumbering. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U US Route 1 (US 1 is a major north-south US Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. US Route 2 is an east-west US Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US Route 4 is a 253 mile (407 km long United States highway that runs from East Greenbush New York, in the west to Portsmouth New Hampshire, in US Route 5 is a north-south United States highway running through the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont US Route 6, also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is a main route of the U US Route 7 is a north-south United States highway in the New England region that runs for from Norwalk Connecticut to northern Vermont. US Route 8 is a United States highway that runs primarily east-west for 281 miles (452 km mostly within the state of Wisconsin. US Route 9 is a north-south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. US Route 10 is an east-west United States highway formed in 1926 US Route 11 is a north-south United States highway extending 1645 mile US Route 12, or US 12, is an east-west United States highway running from Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean in the state of Washington to downtown US Route 13 is a north-south US highway established in 1926 that runs for from the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US Route 14 ( US 14) an east-west route is one of the original United States highways of 1926 US Route 15 is a -long United States highway, designated along South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania US Route 16 is an east-west United States highway between Rapid City South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. US Route 17 (also known as the Coastal Highway) is a north-south United States highway. US Route 18 ( US 18) is an east-west US highway in the Midwestern United States. US Route 19 is a north-south US Highway. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways the route has remained a long-haul route connecting Lake Erie with US Route 20 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number implies U US Route 21 in the pre-Interstate era was a north-south highway connecting the area around Lake Erie and the coastal South US Route 22 ( US 22) is a west-east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926 US Route 23 is a long north-south US highway between Jacksonville Florida, and Mackinaw City Michigan. US Route 24, a dual north-south/east-west route is one of the original United States highways of 1926 US Route 25 is a north-south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati Ohio, at the Ohio River to Brunswick US Route 26 is an east-west United States highway. It started in Ogallala, Nebraska, and gradually grew to reach the West Coast in Oregon US Route 27 ( US 27) is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. US Route 28 is a defunct designation (since the early 1950s) of an east-west highway between Florence Oregon, and Ontario Oregon. US Route 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1036 miles (1667 km from the western suburbs of Baltimore Maryland, to Pensacola Florida US Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country US Route 31 is a long north-south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with termini at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City US Route 6, also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is a main route of the U United States Highway 33 is a United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for 709 miles (1141 km from northern Indiana to Richmond Virginia US Route 34 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1122 miles (1806 km from the western suburbs of Chicago to north-central Colorado. US Route 35 is a north-south United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for approximately from northern Indiana to the western suburbs of Charleston US Route 36 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1414 miles (2276 km from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville US Highway 31E is the easternmost of two parallel routes for U US Route 6, also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is a main route of the U US Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami Florida. Route description Kentucky US 42 crosses into Covington Kentucky on the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge, joined with U US Route 43 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 410 miles (649 km from central Tennessee to Mobile Alabama. US Route 44 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 238 miles (383 km through four states in the Northeastern region of the United States US Route 45 is a north-south United States highway. US 45 is a border-to-border route from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. Route description Today US Route 46 begins at a complex interchange of the southern end of Route 94, Interstate 80 the Portland-Columbia Toll Bridge leading US Route 48 or Corridor H is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System. US Route 49 is a north-south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Piggott Arkansas, at an intersection with U US Route 50 is a major east-west route of the US Highway system, stretching just over 3000 miles (4800 km from Ocean City Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean US Route 51 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1286 miles (2070 km from northern Wisconsin to the western suburbs of New Orleans Louisiana US Route 52 is a United States highway that runs across the northern eastern and southeastern regions of the United States. US Highway 53 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 403 miles (649 km from northern Minnesota to La Crosse Wisconsin. US Route 54 is an east-west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 1197 miles (1926 km from western Illinois to El Paso Texas US Route 55 was a north-south United States highway. Despite the "5" in its route number US 55 was never a long route US Route 56 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 640 miles in the Midwestern United States. US Highway 57 is a north-south United States highway that follows a nearly east-west route in southwest Texas. US Route 58 is an east-west US Highway that runs for 508 miles (818 km from U US Route 59 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in parts of Texas) For the US Route 60 in the 1925 plan see US Route 66. US Route 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2670 Miles US Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans Louisiana, to the city of Wyoming Minnesota. US Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso Texas to Niagara Falls New York, near the United States-Canada border. US Route 63 is a 1286 mile (2070 km long north-south United States highway primarily in the Midwestern United States. US Route 64 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2326 miles (3743 km from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners US Route 65 is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. US Route 66 (also known as the Will Rogers Highway after the humorist, and colloquially known as the "Main Street of America" or the "Mother US Route 67 is a 1560 mile (2511 km long north-south U US Route 68 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 560 miles (901 km from northwest Ohio to western Kentucky. US Route 69 is a north-south United States highway. When it was first created it was only long but it has since been expanded into a Minnesota to Texas US Route 70 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2385 miles (3838 km from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. US Route 71 is a north-south United States highway. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstate highways Currently US Route 72 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 337 miles (542 km from southeast Tennessee through northern Alabama and northern US Route 73 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 112 miles (180 km from northeast Kansas to southeast Nebraska. US Route 74 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 524 miles (843 km from Wrightsville Beach North Carolina, to Chattanooga Tennessee US Route 75 is a north-south US Highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Kittson County Minnesota, at the Canadian border where it continues US Route 76 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 548 miles (882 km from southeastern North Carolina to Chattanooga Tennessee. US Route 77 is a north-south United States highway. It is unsigned in and around Dallas Texas. US Highway 78 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 715 miles (1151 km from Memphis Tennessee, to Charleston South Carolina. US Route 79 is a north-south United States highway. The route is actually a northeast-southwest diagonal with both east-west segments and north-south segments equally mixed US Route 80 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in the route number indicates it was originally a cross-country route from the Atlantic US Route 81 is one of the many United States Numbered Highways established in 1926 by the US Department of Agriculture Bureau of Public Roads US Route 82 is an east-west United States highway in the southern United States US Route 83 is one of the longest north-south US Highways in the United States, at. US Route 84 is an east-west United States highway. It started as a short Georgia - Alabama route in the original 1926 scheme but now extends US Route 85 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1479 miles (2380 km in the Midwestern United States. US Highway 87 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in New Mexico) that runs for 1998 miles (3215 km from northern Montana US Route 89 is a north-south United States highway with two sections US Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route it has always ended at US Route 91 is a north-south United States highway. The highway currently serves as a connection between the Cache Valley area of Utah and Idaho to the US Route 92 is a 177 mile (285 km intrastate US Route in the U US Route 93 is a major north-south United States highway in the Western United States. The Tamiami Trail (pronounced "tammy-amee" so it rhymes is the southernmost 275 miles (443 km of U US Route 95 is a north-south United States highway. Unlike many other US highways it has not seen deletion or replacement on most of the course caused by an encroaching US Highway 96 is a north-south US Route in the US state of Texas. US Route 97 is a major north-south United States highway in the western United States. US Route 98 is an east-west United States highway that runs from southern Florida to western Mississippi. US Route 99 was the main north-south highway on the West Coast of the United States until 1964 running from Calexico California, on the U US Route 400 is a mostly east-west US Highway, commissioned in 1994 US Route 412 is an east-west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982 US Route 425 is a north-south United States highway, first commissioned in 1989 The following is a list of United States Numbered Highways. It includes U An auxiliary US Route is an Auxiliary route (alternate route loop or spur designated with an auxiliary sign above (or occasionally below the route shield or a suffix after Not to be confused with Divided highway portions of the US Highway system. This is a list of highways mostly US Routes bypassed by Interstate Highways Unless otherwise specified designations are as of ca
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