California State Route 263

State Route 263 marker

State Route 263
Route information
Defined by Streets and Highways Code § 563
Maintained by Caltrans
Length: 8.125 mi[1] (13.076 km)
Major junctions
South end: SR 3 in Yreka
North end: SR 96 near Yreka
Highway system
SR 262SR 265

State Route 263 (SR 263) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California in Siskiyou County. It is also part of Business Loop 5 due to being a parallel route of Interstate 5 to the west. Route 263 connects Route 3 near the north city limits of Yreka to Route 96 eight miles (13 km) north. It was once part of U.S. Route 99.

Route description

SR 263 at Pioneer Bridge
Southern terminus of SR 263 (northbound view)

The road begins at a junction with State Route 3 just north of Yreka. The highway then heads upward through Siskiyou County, roughly lying parallel to the Klamath River. The road passes also roughly aligned with nearby Interstate 5 as it passes through hilly terrain. The road ends at State Route 96, which continues northward to meet up with Interstate 5.[2]

Major intersections

Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on the alignment of U.S. Route 99 as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary (for a full list of prefixes, see the list of postmile definitions).[1] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The entire route is in Siskiyou County.

LocationPostmile
[1][3][4]
Destinations
[5]
Notes
Yreka49.07 SR 3 (Montague Road, North Main Street) Montague, EtnaSouth end of I-5 Bus. overlap; south end of SR 263
 57.20 SR 96 (Klamath River Road)North end of I-5 Bus. overlap; north end of SR 263
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Staff. "State Truck Route List" (XLS FILE). California Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  2. Microsoft; Nokia (2011-01-26). "SR 263" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  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. DeLorme California Atlas and Gazetteer: Page 25