California State Route 59

State Route 59
Route information
Defined by S&HC § 359
Maintained by Caltrans
Length: 33.76 mi[1] (54.33 km)
Major junctions
South end: SR 152 near El Nido
  SR 99 / SR 140 in Merced
North end: CR J16 / CR J59 at Snelling
Highway system

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

← SR 58 SR 60 →

State Route 59 (SR 59) is a California state highway that connects State Route 152 to the city of Merced and beyond, ending abruptly at the intersection of County Routes J59 and J16 in Snelling.

Contents

Route description

SR 59 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System.[2]

SR 59 begins at SR 152 as Los Banos Highway. The highway travels north through the town of El Nido until entering the city of Merced, where it runs concurrently with the SR 99 freeway and with SR 140. SR 59 leaves the concurrency on the west side of Merced and travels north as the Snelling Highway. The highway winds up the Sierra Nevada foothills until it passes through Snelling, where it ends.[3]

Future

In January 2010, the Tuolumne County board of supervisors made a formal request to the state to add the entire length of County Route J59 as a northerly extension of State Route 59 from its terminus in Snelling, Merced County, to the intersection of State Routes 108 and 120 in Tuolumne County.


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 Merced County.

Location Postmile
[4][5][6]		 Destinations Notes
0.00 SR 152 – Madera, Los Banos Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
Merced 14.77
14.69[N 1]		 SR 99 south / SR 140 east / Martin Luther King Jr. Way – Los Angeles, Yosemite Interchange; south end of SR 99 / SR 140 overlap
South end of freeway on SR 99
North end of freeway on SR 99
15.80[N 1]
14.78		 SR 99 north / SR 140 west (McSwain Road) / V Street – Sacramento, Gustine Interchange; north end of SR 99 / SR 140 overlap
14.98 V Street, 16th Street south (SR 99 Bus. south) South end of SR 99 Bus. overlap
15.35 16th Street north (SR 99 Bus. north) North end of SR 99 Bus. overlap
16.10 CR J7 (Santa Fe Drive) / West Olive Avenue
19.00 Bellevue Road – Yosemite Lake Serves UC Merced
R28.81 CR J17 (Turlock Road) – Turlock
Snelling 33.00 CR J16 west (Montgomery Street) South end of CR J16 overlap
33.71 CR J16 east (Merced Falls Road) / CR J59 (La Grange Road) – Merced Falls, Hornitos, La Grange, Sonora North end of CR J16 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened
  1. ^ a b Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along SR 99 rather than SR 59.

References

  1. ^ January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
  2. ^ CA Codes (shc:250-257)
  3. ^ Thomas Brothers (2008). California Road Atlas (Map). 
  4. ^ California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed September 2008
  5. ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, April 2008
  6. ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2007

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