California State Route 161
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SR 161 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Defined by Streets and Highways Code § 461 | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length: | 19.36 mi[1] (31.16 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
.svg.png){kind=small} US 97 near Dorris | |||
| East end: |
 SR 139 near Tulelake | |||
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| Counties: | Siskiyou | |||
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State Route 161 (SR 161) is a California state highway running along the California-Oregon state line from U.S. Route 97 north of Dorris to the intersection of Route 139 and Oregon Route 39 north of Tulelake. Route 161 is part of the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway.
Route description
SR 161 is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System.[2]
SR 161 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 97 north of Dorris. The route travels east past Indian Tom Lake, bending to the south and passing by Lake Miller and Sheepy Lake. SR 161 continues past the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, which includes Lower Klamath Lake, and White Lake, now paralleling the state line again to the intersection of Route 139 and Oregon Route 39 north of Tulelake in the community of Hatfield.[3]
Major intersections
Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on the alignment that existed at the 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).[4] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The entire route is in Siskiyou County.
| Location | Postmile [4][5][6] | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| | 0.37 | US 97 – Dorris, Weed, Klamath Falls | Western end of SR 161 | ||
| Hatfield | 19.36 |  SR 139 south / OR 39 north – Tulelake, Klamath Falls | Eastern end of SR 161 along the Oregon state line; road continues as State Line Road | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
External links
References
Route map: Google
- ↑ January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
- ↑ CA Codes (shc:260-284) Archived 2010-11-03 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ California Road Atlas (Map). Thomas Brothers. 2008.
- 1 2 California Department of Transportation. "State Truck Route List". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (XLS file) on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ↑ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
- ↑ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006