| State Route 197 | ||||
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| North Bank Road | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Defined by S&HC § 497 | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length: | 6.725 mi[1] (10.823 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | US 199 near Hiouchi | |||
| North end: | US 101 near Smith River | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State highways in California(list • pre-1964)
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State Route 197 (SR 197) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California in Del Norte County near Crescent City. It is a bypass connecting U.S. Highways 199 and 101. It runs along the north bank of the Smith River.
SR 197 begins with an intersection at U.S. Route 199 in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Moving northward, the road quickly exits the park, roughly paralleling the Smith River located to the west side of the road. The road then follows the river northward and then northwestward with several local roads meeting SR 197 along the evergreen forest area. The road meets its northern terminus at U.S. Route 101 just south of the Oregon border.[2]
The entire route is in Del Norte County.
| Postmile [1][3][4] |
Destinations | Notes | ||
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| R0.00 | US 199 – Gasquet, Grants Pass, Crescent City | |||
| 7.08 | US 101 – Crescent City, Oregon | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||