California State Route 198

Route 198

Length:

141 mi (227 km)

Formed:

Major cities:

Direction:

East-West

JUNCTION	POSTMILE
US-101	MON 0.00
CA-25	MON 13.96
CA-33	FRE 22.65
CA-33	FRE 22.66
I-5	FRE 26.81
CA-269	FRE 34.66
CA-41	KIN 8.91
CA-43	KIN 20.99
CA-99	TUL 3.77
CA-63	TUL 8.75
CA-63	TUL 9.97
CA-65	TUL 18.76
CA-245	TUL 19.76
CA-216	TUL 28.00
Sequoia NP	TUL 44.16

California State Routes Unconstructed - Deleted - Scenic
< Route 197	Route 199 >

California State Route 198 connects the California Central Coast to the mid-Central Valley at Visalia, although the most-traveled portion is in the Central Valley itself. The road begins at a remote interchange with U.S. Route 101 south of King City in the Salinas River Valley. CA-198 then climbs the Coast Range through a two-lane road before merging with CA-33 in Coalinga, where the road becomes flatter. CA-198 then intersects Interstate 5 in Fresno County before becoming a freeway west of Lemoore. The landscape become a bit less rural as it goes through Hanford, where it quickly reverts to a two-lane road until entering Tulare County and the freeway-to-freeway interchange with CA-99 as it enters Visalia, the largest city it will intersect. It will remain a freeway until east of Visalia, where the road starts to climb the Sierra Nevadas and it ends at Sequoia National Park. This is the main route from both the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas to Sequoia National Park.