California State Route 70

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State Route 70

(CS&HC Section 370)

Length:

182.05 mi^[1]292 (292.98 km)

Major
junctions:

SR-99

SUT 0.00

SR-65

YUB R8.30

SR-20

YUB 14.71

YUB 14.72

BUT 13.90

BUT 20.48

BUT 21.87

PLU 33.03

PLU 66.63

SR-49

PLU 92.07

SR-284

PLU 94.28

US-395

LAS 3.89

Major cities:

Marysville
Oroville
Quincy

California State Routes
< SR 69		SR 71 >
Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

State Route 70 is an east-west highway in California connecting Route 99 in southern Sutter County to Highway 395 north of Reno, Nevada just on the California side of the state line via the cities of Marysville and Oroville. The highway follows the route of the Feather River Canyon and is paralleled by the Union Pacific Railroad (former Western Pacific Railroad). SR-70 crosses the Sierra Nevada Mountains at Beckwourth Pass at an elevation of 5,221 feet, making it one of the lowest Sierra Nevada Mountain passes in California.

1 List of exits
- 1.1 Marysville
- 1.2 Oroville
2 Other names
3 State law
4 References
5 External links

[edit] List of exits

The following is a list of exits along the freeway portions of CA 70.

[edit] Marysville

Exit 16- McGowan Pkwy.

Exit 17- (Southbound) CA 65 South

Exit 18A- Olivehurst Ave.; Lindhurst Ave.

Exit 18B- Erie Rd.; Lindhurst Rd.

Exit 20A- Feather River Rd.

Exit 20B- N. Beale Rd.

Freeway ends, next freeway section in Oroville.

[edit] Oroville

Exit 46- CA 162

Exit 47- Montgomery St.

Exit 48- Grand Ave.; Nelson Ave.

Exit 49- Garden Dr.

The freeway ends at CA 149, a few miles later.

[edit] Other names

Route 70 has the following names, as designated by various state laws:^[2]

Blue Star Memorial Highway: From Marysville to Hallelujah Junction.
Feather River Highway: From Oroville to Quincy.
Post 1747 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Memorial Highway: From Pacific Heights Road / Georgia Pacific Way south of Oroville to Garden Drive in Oroville.