Interstate 205 (California)

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Route 205
Length:	13 mi (21 km)
Formed:
Major cities:	Tracy
Direction:	East-West
JUNCTION POSTMILE I-580 ALA 0.00 I-5 SJ 13.40 California State Routes Unconstructed - Deleted - Scenic < Route 204 Route 206 >

Interstate 205 (abbreviated I-205) in California is a short connecting Interstate Highway between Interstate 5 and Interstate 580 south of the town of Lathrop. There are two principal urban areas along the small stretch of interstate, Tracy and the new town of Mountain House.

Most of the stretch of Interstate 205 parallels the Historic U.S. Highway 50, which is now designated as Business Loop 205. Business Loop 205 is only a couple miles shorter than its parent route, with its eastern terminus at Interstate 5. Although it is well-signed along the route, signs along 205 refer to its actual name; Eleventh Street.

Interstate 205 is frequently congested, as it is the main route between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Stockton/Modesto/Manteca areas of the Northern San Joaquin Valley and is only four lanes wide in its entire length. On September 30, 2005, The Modesto Bee reported that funding has been approved to widen I-205 to six lanes between Interstate 5 and 11th Street (BL-205) in Tracy.^[1]

Contents 1 State law 2 Control cities 3 Major cities 4 Exit list 5 References 6 External links

[edit] State law

Legal Definition of Route 205: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 505

[edit] Control cities

Eastbound

• Stockton

Westbound

• San Francisco, California

[edit] Major cities

• Tracy

[edit] Exit list

Postmile[2]	Municipality	#[3]	Destinations	Notes
ALA 0.00			Interstate 580 West - Oakland; San Francisco	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
SJ 1.38		2	Mountain House Pkwy
SJ R3.37		4	Business Loop 205 - 11th Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
SJ R5.29	Tracy	6	Grant Line Road
SJ 5.94		7	Corral Hollow
SJ R7.01		8	Tracy Blvd
SJ R8.12		9	MacArthur Drive
SJ 13.40			Interstate 5 North - Stockton; Sacramento	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance

[edit] References

1. ^ "Plan For Widening I-205 Is Approved", The Modesto Bee, September 30, 2005
2. ^ January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
3. ^ Cal-NExUS Interchange Exit Numbering

[edit] External links

• Western Exit Guide - Interstate 205 California

	edit Auxiliary routes of Interstate 5
I-105	California - Oregon
I-205	California - Oregon/Washington
I-305	California
I-405	California - Oregon - Washington
I-505	California
I-605	California
I-705	Washington
I-805	California
past/ future	I-305: Oregon - I-505: Oregon - I-605: Washington - I-905: California