California State Route 104
 State Route 104 | ||||
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 SR 104 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byCaltrans | ||||
| Length | 36.04 mi[1](58.00 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 99nearGalt | |||
| East end |  SR 49inSutter Creek | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Sacramento,Amador | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 104(SR 104) is a west–eaststate highwayin theU.S. stateofCaliforniathat runs from theCentral Valleyto theSierra Foothills.It connectsState Route 99nearGalttoState Route 49inSutter Creekvia the city ofIone.It is known asTwin Cities Roadfrom its western terminus up until just before Ione. West of the SR 104/SR 99 interchange, Twin Cities Road continues toInterstate 5and then eventually end atState Route 160north ofWalnut Grove.
Route description
[edit]The route begins inGaltinSacramento CountyatSR 99.It then heads eastward, forming the northern boundary of the city of Galt. The route turns northeast, passing throughHerald,nearRancho Seco Nuclear Generating Stationand on to the community ofClaybefore enteringAmador County.It then continues pastMule Creek State Prisonand begins a short overlap withSR 124inIone.Afterwards, it exits the town and has another overlap withSR 88,where it goes through the community of Sunnybrook. Its eastern terminus is atSR 49inSutter Creek.[2]
SR 104 is not part of theNational Highway System,[3]a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by theFederal Highway Administration.[4]
History
[edit]The route formerly extended toWest Point,but the segment between SR 88 and West Point was transferred toSR 26in 1984. According to the California Streets and Highways code, SR 104 is anunfinished routeas the highway's legislative designation extends past SR 49 east to SR 88. Ridge Road makes this exact connection, but it is not currently owned or maintained by Caltrans.[5]
Major intersections
[edit]Except where prefixed with a letter,postmileswere measured on the road as it was in1964,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 to an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary ().[6]Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.
| County | Location | Postmile [6][1][7] | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Sacramento SAC 0.00-17.69 | Galt | 0.00 |  CR E13(Twin Cities Road) –Walnut Grove | Continuation beyond SR 99 | |
| 0.00 | SR 99–Sacramento,Fresno | Interchange; west end of SR 104; SR 99 exit 277 | |||
| Amador AMA 0.00-10.07 | Ione | R5.77 |   SR 124north (Plymouth Highway) / Shakeley Lane –Plymouth,Placerville | West end of SR 124 overlap | |
| R5.96 |  SR 124south (Church Street) –Stockton | East end of SR 124 overlap | |||
| | 8.20 7.39[N 1] |   SR 88west / Jackson Valley Road –Stockton | West end of SR 88 overlap | ||
| | 12.68[N 1] 8.39 |  SR 88east –Martell,Jackson | East end of SR 88 overlap | ||
| Sutter Creek | 10.07 | SR 49–Sutter Creek,Jackson | East end of SR 104; servesJackson Rancheria | ||
| 10.07 | Ridge Road | Continuation beyond SR 49 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^abCalifornia Department of Transportation (July 2007)."Log of Bridges on State Highways".Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
- ^California Road Atlas(Map). Thomas Brothers. 2008.
- ^Federal Highway Administration (March 25, 2015).National Highway System: California (North)(PDF)(Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration.RetrievedOctober 1,2017.
- ^Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012)."What is the National Highway System?".National Highway System.Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration.RetrievedJuly 1,2012.
- ^"California Highways (www.cahighways.org): Route 104".www.cahighways.org.Retrieved2022-02-01.
- ^abCalifornia Department of Transportation."State Truck Route List".Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived fromthe original(XLS file)on September 5, 2015.RetrievedJune 30,2015.
- ^California Department of Transportation,All Traffic Volumes on CSHS,2005 and 2006
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