California State Route 3

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For the original Sign Route 3, see California State Route 3 (1934).
State Route 3
Defined by S&HC § 303, maintained by Caltrans
Length: 148.81 mi[1] (239.49 km)
Formed: 1964 renumbering[2]
South end: SR 36 near Peanut
Major
junctions:		 SR 299 at Weaverville
I-5 in Yreka
North end: Ball Mountain Little Shasta Road in Montague
State highways in California (list - pre-1964)
County routes in California (list)
< SR 2 SR 4 >
History - Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

State Route 3 is a 148.81-mile (239.49 km) long state highway in the northern region of the U.S. state of California. It runs from SR-36 north along the shore of Trinity Lake, Fort Jones and Etna. The route approaches Yreka, intersecting with Interstate 5, and turns east to Montague. The road was numbered SR 3 in 1964, and most of it has been part of the state highway system since 1933.

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System[3] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System.[4]

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[edit] Route description

State Route 3 begins at the junction with State Route 36 south of the town of Peanut in Trinity County. SR-3 is also known as Bramlot Road from its southern terminus to Hayfork. This stretch of road through the Shasta-Trinity National Forest parallels the Hayfork River. Once SR-3 reaches the town of Hayfork, it travels along Hyampom Road east and snakes through the mountains to Douglas City and the junction with State Route 299. From there, SR 3 runs concurrently with SR 299 north to the town of Weaverville.[5][6]

Trinity Dam in Trinity Lake north of Lewiston
Trinity Dam in Trinity Lake north of Lewiston

SR 3 then departs from SR 299, providing access to the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area and Trinity Dam along Lewiston Lake. SR 3 passes through the towns of Covington Mill, Trinity Center, and Wyntoon before paralleling the Trinity River as Weaverville-Scott Mountain Road[5][6] and crossing the Scott Mountains and the Pacific Crest Trail at 5,205 feet (1,586 m) into Siskiyou County.[2]

In Siskiyou County, SR 3 passes through Callahan, Etna, Greenview, and Fort Jones as it turns northeast to intersect with Interstate 5 in Yreka. At this point, State Route 263 continues in the northerly direction towards State Route 96; SR 3 turns east to its northern terminus in the incorporated city of Montague.[5][6]

[edit] History

The short piece from SR 36 north to Peanut was added to the state highway system in 1907 as part of the Peanut Road,[7] which became Route 35 in 1917.[8] Route 35 was extended north from Peanut to Route 20 (SR 299) near Douglas City in 1933, and simultaneously a new Route 82 was created, running from Route 3 (I-5) in the Yreka area southwest to Etna and east to Montague.[9][10] The gap between Douglas City and Etna was filled in 1959 with an extension of Route 82 south to Route 20 near Weaverville; at the same time, the portion between Weaverville and Yreka was added to the California Freeway and Expressway System, which identifies the main routes of transportation in the state of California.[11] The State Route 3 designation was applied to the Peanut-Montague roadway in the 1964 renumbering.[12] The overlap with temporary I-5 (along the portion where SR 3 runs concurrently with Interstate 5 today) near Yreka was removed when the new I-5 bypass was built; the legislative definition was updated to reflect this in 1974, soon after the building of the bypass.[13]

[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 numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.
County Location Postmile
[14][1][15]		 Destinations Notes
Trinity
TRI L0.00-85.07		 L0.00 SR 36
L30.89
299 R58.11		 SR 299 east South end of SR 299 overlap
Weaverville 299 51.57
30.86		 SR 299 west – Eureka North end of SR 299 overlap
Siskiyou
SIS 0.41-54.19		 Yreka L47.26 I-5
L49.87 SR 263 north
R47.38 I-5 – Portland, Redding
Montague 53.22 Image:Siskiyou County Route A28 CA.svg CR A28 south (Grenada Road) South end of CR A28 overlap
Image:Siskiyou County Route A28 CA.svg CR A28 north (Ager Road) North end of CR A28 overlap
54.19 Montague east city limit

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
  2. ^ a b California Highways: State Route 3
  3. ^ CA Codes (shc:250-257)
  4. ^ CA Codes (shc:260-284)
  5. ^ a b c Rand McNally. The Road Atlas [map]. (2008) Page 12, section NB3-NE4.
  6. ^ a b c Thomas Brothers. California Road Atlas and Driver's Guide [map]. (2000) Page 3,4,11,12,17.
  7. ^ "An act to provide for...a state highway connecting the present county road systems of any one or all of the counties of Trinity, Tehama and Shasta with the road system of Humboldt county...", 1907 chapter 117, p. 139
  8. ^ Ben Blow, California Highways: A Descriptive Record of Road Development by the State and by Such Counties as Have Paved Highways, 1920 (Archive.org or Google Books), p. 112
  9. ^ "An act...relating to...the addition of certain highways to the State system.", 1933 chapter 767, p. 2034: "Etna Mills to Montague." "State Highway Route 35 near Peanut to State Highway Route 20 near Douglas City."
  10. ^ "An act to establish a Streets and Highways Code...", 1935 chapter 29, p. 277, 281: "Route 35 is from Route 1 near Alton to Route 20 near Douglas City, passing near Kuntz and Peanut." "Route 82 is from Etna Mills to Montague."
  11. ^ "An act to amend...the Streets and Highways Code, relating to state highways, providing for a California Freeway and Expressway System...", 1959 chapter 1062, p. 3113, 3116
  12. ^ "An act...relating to routes on the state highway system.", 1963 chapter 385, p. 1171
  13. ^ "An act to amend Section 303 of the Streets and Highway Code, relating to state highways.", 1974 chapter 123, p. 247: "Route 3 is from: ...(b) Route 299 near Weaverville to Montague via Main Street in Yreka."
  14. ^ California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
  15. ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006

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