California State Route 65

Infobox road
state=CA
type=SR
route=65
section=365
maint=Caltrans

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length_mi=305
length_round=0
length_ref= [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/structur/strmaint/brlog2.htm January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways] ]
direction_a=South
terminus_a=jct|state=CA|SR|99 near Bakersfield
junction=jct|state=CA|SR|190 in Porterville
jct|state=CA|SR|198 near Exeter----jct|state=CA|I|80 in Roseville
direction_b=North
terminus_b=jct|state=CA|SR|70 in Olivehurst
previous_type=SR
previous_route=63
next_type=SR
next_route=66

State Route 65 (commonly known as Highway 65) is a north-south state highway composed of two segments connecting Bakersfield to Exeter and Roseville to Olivehurst. While a large section that is supposed to link the two segments is currently unconstructed, a bypass segment around the city of Lincoln is currently in the planning stages. [http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/projects/lincoln/ Lincoln Bypass on State Route 65 in Placer County] ]

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System [http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=shc&group=00001-01000&file=250-257 CA Codes (shc:250-257)] ] .

Route description

The northern segment of State Route 65 begins at the interchange with Interstate 80 in Roseville as a freeway heading northwest to Blue Oaks Boulevard where the freeway turns north towards Lincoln. The freeway currently ends south of the Sunset Boulevard intersection in Rocklin where the highway continues as a four-lane expressway. The highway is then reduced to roughly two lanes as it enters downtown Lincoln. The highway heads northwest again outside of Lincoln as a rural two-lane highway, passing through the communties of Sheridan and Wheatland. It assumes its freeway designation a few miles north of Wheatland, ending at State Route 70 in Olivehurst.

A bypass around Lincoln is currently planned to alleviate traffic congestion in and around the city. It will ultimately become a four-lane freeway from Industrial Avenue in Lincoln to Riosa Road in Sheridan. Construction is slated to begin in late 2008 or early 2009. [http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/projects/lincoln/ Lincoln Bypass on State Route 65 in Placer County] ]

State Route 65 will eventually become a full limited-access freeway from Interstate 80 in Roseville to Riosa Road in Sheridan once the Lincoln bypass is completed and the traffic signal eliminated at Sunset Boulevard for an interchange.cite web |url=http://www.fixplacertraffic.org/projects/otherprojects.htm |title=FixPlacerTraffic.org - SR 65/Sunset Boulevard Interchange |accessdate=2007-12-28]

Major intersections and exit list

:"Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column."

Other names

Route 65 has the following names, as designated by various state laws: [cite book | url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/hseb/products/Named_Freeways.pdf | title=2007 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California | publisher=Caltrans | pages=132 | accessdate=2007-03-28]

*All America City Highway: From Route 99 to Route 198. Named for linking "All American Cities" Lindsay, Porterville, and Bakersfield together (it is commonly called Porterville Highway).
*Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson Expressway: The Roseville bypass from Interstate 80 / Business 65 to the other side of Business 65.
*Officer Mark A. White Memorial Highway: From Sunset Boulevard near Rocklin to Route 193 in Lincoln.

References