INTERSTATE 980

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'Interstate 980' (abbreviated 'I-980') is a short Interstate spur entirely within Oakland, California connecting Interstate 580 and California State Highway 24 to Interstate 880 near downtown Oakland. I-980 passes the Oakland Convention Center and near the famous Jack London Square. I-980 is commonly considered the dividing line between Downtown Oakland and West Oakland.
Construction on Interstate 980 began in the 1960s, but was not completed until 1985;^[4] officially the freeway was designated as I-980 from its opening. The surface roads which existed prior to the completion of the freeway had been designated as California State Highway 24.
The route is never signed by itself; that is, signs along Interstate 580 and Route 24 read "980 to 880" and signs along Interstate 880 read "980 to 24". Roadside signs eastbound between 880 and 580 refer to it as CA-24, even though it is defined as Interstate 980 through that section. Westbound the highway is signed as I-980. Interstate 980 was used as an alternate route between Oakland and San Francisco when the Cypress Viaduct collapsed in the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. Traffic headed from the south would have to use 980 to 580 west to 80 west to get across the Bay Bridge to get to San Francisco.

Contents

Control cities

Exit list

State law

References

External links

Control cities

'Eastbound'

★ Berkeley and Walnut Creek
'Westbound'

★ Downtown Oakland - between Interstate 580 and California State Highway 24, and 18th Street

★ San Jose - between 18th Street and Interstate 880

Exit list

Postmiles are derived from^[1] and exit numbers derived from^[6].

Postmile	#	Destinations	Notes
Westbound traffic defaults onto I-880 south.
	1A		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	1B	Jackson Street	Westbound exit only; eastbound entrance accessible via northbound I-880
ALA 0.54	1A 1C	11th Street	Shared with 12th Street westbound, 14th Street eastbound
ALA 0.62	1C	12th Street	Westbound exit
ALA 0.70	1A 1D	14th Street	Shared with 11th Street eastbound, 18th Street westbound
ALA 0.86	1B	17th Street	Shared with San Pablo Avenue eastbound
ALA 0.90	1D	18th Street	Shared with 14th Street westbound
ALA 1.11	1B	San Pablo Avenue	Shared with 17th Street eastbound
ALA 2.04	2A		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	2B		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	2A ★	27th Street; West Grand Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; Cal-NExUS currently lists this exit number under SR 24, but it is technically located on the I-980 segment.
Eastbound traffic defaults onto SR 24 east.

State law

References

1. January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
2. California Highways: Interstate Highway Types and the History of California's Interstates
3. California Highways: Interstate 980
4. http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-980_ca.html
5. January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
6. Cal-NExUS Interchange Exit Numbering

External links

★ Western Exit Guide - Interstate 980 California