California State Route 177

State Route 177
Desert Center Rice Road
Route information
Defined by S&HC § 477
Maintained by Caltrans
Length: 27.024 mi[1] (43.491 km)
Major junctions
South end: I-10 near Desert Center
North end: SR 62 near Rice
Highway system

State highways in California(list • pre-1964)
History • Unconstructed • Deleted • Freeway • Scenic

← SR 175 SR 178 →

State Route 177 (SR 177) is a short state highway in the U.S. state of California in Riverside County. The route links Interstate 10 midway between the Coachella Valley and Blythe on the California/Arizona border, to State Route 62 near Rice. SR 177 travels along the eastern portion of the Joshua Tree National Park. Route 177, like the eastern 100 miles (160 km) of SR 62, pass through some of the most desolate areas of the Mojave Desert. The southernmost portion of SR 177 near I-10 runs concurrently with County Route R2.

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Route description

SR 177 begins at I-10 near Desert Center and briefly travels north, intersecting with CR R2. At this intersection, SR 177 turns northeast and travels across the Mojave Desert, through the Chuckwalla Valley. It passes near the Desert Center Airport and comes near Palen Lake, a dry lake. SR 177 passes along the southeastern boundary of Joshua Tree National Park before turning due north and crossing the desert for several miles. SR 177 briefly turns northeast again before intersecting with SR 62 and defaulting onto SR 62 eastbound.[2]

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 Riverside County.

Postmile
[1][3][4]		 Destinations Notes
0.00 I-10 – Blythe, Indio Interchange
0.26 Kaiser Road (CR R2) – Kaiser Mine
27.02 SR 62 (Twentynine Palms Highway, Desert Center Rice Road) – Rice, Twentynine Palms
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
  2. ^ Thomas Brothers (2008). Riverside County Road Atlas (Map). 
  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

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