State Route 63 in California
| SR-63 | |||
| Get started | Tulare | ||
| End | Squaw Valley | ||
| Length | 38 mi | ||
| Length | 61 km | ||
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According to bestitude.com, State Route 63 is a state route in the U.S. state of California. The road forms a north-south route in the San Joaquin Valley, from Tulare via Visalia to Squaw Valley. State Route 63 is 40 miles long.
Travel directions
State Route 63 begins on the east side of the town of Tulare on State Route 137 and heads north through the agricultural San Joaquin Valley. Between the built-up areas of Tulare and Visalia is only a few kilometers. State Route 63 is between the two places with 2×2 lanes. Visalia is the largest city on the route, and State Route 63 is partially run with 2×3 lanes. The road runs right through downtown and intersects State Route 198, which forms an east-west freeway through Visalia. From Visalia, the road continues north along the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. West of Squaw Valley, the road ends at State Route 180.
History
State Route 63 has a minor regional importance, but due to the larger town of Visalia, the road is partly double-lane. The section between Tulare and Visalia was probably widened to 2×2 lanes as early as the 1960s. Apart from wider parts, the road has not been developed to a high standard.
Traffic intensities
22,000 vehicles drive daily between Tulare and Visalia, peaking at 26,500 vehicles in Visalia itself. North of Visalia, the intensities are lower, at 8,000 to 11,000 vehicles to Orange Cove and 2,100 vehicles further to Squaw Valley.
State Route 67 in California
| SR-67 | |||
| Get started | El Cajon | ||
| End | Lakeside | ||
| Length | 24 mi | ||
| Length | 39 km | ||
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State Route 67 or SR-67 is a state route and partial freeway in the U.S. state of California. The highway forms a short north-south highway in the east of the metropolitan area of San Diego. The highway provides an exit route for commuters in Santee and El Cajon to Interstate 8 toward San Diego. The highway is also called San Vicente Freeway. State Route 67 continues as the main road until Ramona. The highway section is 8 kilometers long. The entire route is 39 kilometers long.
Travel directions
The highway begins at the cloverleaf with Interstate 8, which runs from San Diego to Yuma. Flyovers to and from the west have been constructed here to facilitate traffic. One starts in El Cajon, a suburb of 95,000 on the east side of San Diego. The SR-67 has 2×3 lanes here, and runs along a business park. After the airport of El Cajon you enter the suburb of Santee, where the highway has 2×2 lanes. Just after Santee, in the town of Lakeside, the highway turns into a regular main road, which continues through hilly areas to the town of Ramona.
History
The interchange with I-8 partially opened to traffic in 1961, and the southern portion of the highway opened in 1966. The interchange with I-8 and Broadway was completed in 1967. In 1970 the route of the highway in its current form was completed. In 2011, the interchange opened with State Route 52.
In 1964 it was planned that SR-67 would be the eastern terminus of SR-56, but local opposition in Poway has held back this plan for the time being.
Opening history
| From | Unpleasant | Length | Date |
| 0 | 1 Broadway | 1 km | 00-00-1961 |
| 2 | 3 Woodside Avenue | 1 km | 00-00-1963 |
| 1 Broadway | 2 | 2 km | 00-00-1966 |
| 3 Woodside Avenue | 6 Mapleview Street | 5 km | 00-00-1970 |
Traffic intensities
| Exit | Place | 2008 | 2013 | 2016 |
| Exit 1 | El Cajon ( I-8 ) | 86,000 | 97,000 | 100,000 |
| Exit 5 | Lakeside | 51,000 | 59,000 | 62,000 |
State Route 68 in California
| SR-68 | |||
| Get started | Pacific Grove | ||
| End | salinas | ||
| Length | 22 mi | ||
| Length | 35 km | ||
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State Route 68 is a state route in the U.S. state of California. The road forms an east-west route in the central west of the state, from Pacific Grove near Monterey to Salinas. State Route 68 is 35 kilometers long.
Travel directions
State Route 68 begins in Pacific Grove, a suburb of Monterey on the Monterey Bay peninsula of the Pacific Ocean. The road forms a twisty two-lane road around Monterey and is then double-numbered along State Route 1 through Monterey. This part is a freeway. The road then heads east and later bends northeast, arching towards the town of Salinas. In Salinas the road ends at US 101.
History
The road was paved in 1937 between Monterey and Salinas. There were originally plans to build a freeway between Monterey and Salinas, but these plans were never implemented. Monterey would also be faster to reach from the south from US 101, the next connection through the coastal mountains is 150 kilometers south. State Route 68 is today a somewhat urbanized corridor.
Traffic intensities
3,000 vehicles drive daily at the start of the road in Pacific Grove, rising to 19,000 vehicles at State Route 1 near Monterey. The section between Monterey and Salinas is heavily overloaded with 23,000 to 29,000 vehicles per day.
