California State Route 155

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State Route 155
Defined by S&HC ยง 455, maintained by Caltrans
Length: 74.79 mi[1] (120.36 km)
West end: SR 99 in Delano
East end: SR 178 near Lake Isabella
State highways in California (list - pre-1964)
County routes in California (list)
< SR 154 SR 156 >
History - Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

State Route 155 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California connecting State Route 99 and State Route 178, going through the southern part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. This highway runs from east to west. Its west terminus is in Delano and its east terminus is in the small town of Lake Isabella. Locally it is known as the Garces Highway.

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[edit] Major intersections

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 entire route is in Kern County.

Location Postmile
[2][3][4]		 Destinations Notes
Delano 0.00 SR 99 Interchange
0.39 Garces Highway
R10.99 SR 65
Woody 30.31 Woody Road Former SR 155 west
Lake Isabella R70.99 SR 178 Interchange

[edit] References in popular culture

Route 155 (near the intersection with 6th Ave/Dairy Ave) was the location of the famous "crop duster" scene from the Alfred Hitchcock film North by Northwest [5].

[edit] References

  1. ^ January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
  2. ^ California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
  3. ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
  4. ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
  5. ^ North by Northwest Movie Locations - accessed 26/Jan/2008

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