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EspañolCALIFORNIA STATE ROUTE 70
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'State Route 70' is an east-west highway in California connecting Route 99 in southern Sutter County to U.S. Route 395 north of Reno, Nevada just on the California side of the state line via the cities of Marysville and Oroville. The highway follows the route of the Feather River Canyon and is paralleled by the Union Pacific Railroad (former Western Pacific Railroad). SR-70 crosses the Sierra Nevada Mountains at Beckwourth Pass at an elevation of 5,221 feet (1,591 m), making it one of the lowest Sierra Nevada Mountain passes in California.
The Western Pacific Railroad Museum is located in the town of Portola, in Plumas County, California just across the river from the highway and clearly visible when driving into town from the west.
The following is a list of exits along the freeway portions of CA 70.
'Exit 16'- McGowan Pkwy.
'Exit 17'- (Southbound) CA 65 South
'Exit 18A'- Olivehurst Ave.; Lindhurst Ave.
'Exit 18B'- Erie Rd.; Lindhurst Rd.
'Exit 20A'- Feather River Rd.
'Exit 20B'- N. Beale Rd.
Freeway ends, next freeway section in Oroville.
'Exit 46'- CA 162
'Exit 47'- Montgomery St.
'Exit 48'- Grand Ave.; Nelson Ave.
'Exit 49'- Garden Dr.
The freeway ends at CA 149, a few miles later.
Route 70 has the following names, as designated by various state laws:[2]
★ 'Blue Star Memorial Highway:' From Marysville to Hallelujah Junction.
★ 'Feather River Highway:' From Oroville to Quincy.
★ 'Post 1747 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Memorial Highway:' From Pacific Heights Road / Georgia Pacific Way south of Oroville to Garden Drive in Oroville.
'Legal definition of Route 70:' California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 370
1. January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
2. 2006 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California, , , , Caltrans, ,
★ Caltrans: Route 70 road conditions
'State Route 70' is an east-west highway in California connecting Route 99 in southern Sutter County to U.S. Route 395 north of Reno, Nevada just on the California side of the state line via the cities of Marysville and Oroville. The highway follows the route of the Feather River Canyon and is paralleled by the Union Pacific Railroad (former Western Pacific Railroad). SR-70 crosses the Sierra Nevada Mountains at Beckwourth Pass at an elevation of 5,221 feet (1,591 m), making it one of the lowest Sierra Nevada Mountain passes in California.
| Contents |
| Attractions |
| List of exits |
| Marysville |
| Oroville |
| Other names |
| State law |
| References |
| External links |
Attractions
The Western Pacific Railroad Museum is located in the town of Portola, in Plumas County, California just across the river from the highway and clearly visible when driving into town from the west.
List of exits
The following is a list of exits along the freeway portions of CA 70.
Marysville
'Exit 16'- McGowan Pkwy.
'Exit 17'- (Southbound) CA 65 South
'Exit 18A'- Olivehurst Ave.; Lindhurst Ave.
'Exit 18B'- Erie Rd.; Lindhurst Rd.
'Exit 20A'- Feather River Rd.
'Exit 20B'- N. Beale Rd.
Freeway ends, next freeway section in Oroville.
Oroville
'Exit 46'- CA 162
'Exit 47'- Montgomery St.
'Exit 48'- Grand Ave.; Nelson Ave.
'Exit 49'- Garden Dr.
The freeway ends at CA 149, a few miles later.
Other names
Route 70 has the following names, as designated by various state laws:[2]
★ 'Blue Star Memorial Highway:' From Marysville to Hallelujah Junction.
★ 'Feather River Highway:' From Oroville to Quincy.
★ 'Post 1747 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Memorial Highway:' From Pacific Heights Road / Georgia Pacific Way south of Oroville to Garden Drive in Oroville.
State law
'Legal definition of Route 70:' California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 370
References
1. January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
2. 2006 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California, , , , Caltrans, ,
External links
★ Caltrans: Route 70 road conditions
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