California State Route 185
State Route 185 | ||||
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Map of Alameda County in western California with SR 185 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 10.826 mi[1] (17.423 km) | |||
| Existed | 1964 renumbering[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   SR 92 / SR 238 in Hayward | |||
 I-238 in Ashland | ||||
| North end |  SR 77 in Oakland | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Alameda | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 185 (SR 185) is a state highway in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It runs along sections of Mission Boulevard in Hayward, East 14th Street in San Leandro and International Boulevard in Oakland. At its south end, SR 185 connects with State Routes 92 and 238 in Hayward.
Route description
The south end of SR 185 is defined to be at State Route 92 (Jackson St) in Hayward. However, state control of the segment in Hayward south of A Street was relinquished to the city in 2010. The City of Hayward has since re-configured the segment of Mission Boulevard from A Street south to SR 92 as part of the one-way pair known as the "Hayward Loop" (part of State Route 238). Traffic in the Hayward Loop travels one-way northbound on Foothill Boulevard, and one-way southbound on A Street and Mission Boulevard. Due to the lack of signage around the loop after it was completed, it is unclear whether this loop is also part of SR 185 or not (under California Streets and Highways Code § 485, the city is only required to maintain "signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 185").
SR 185 then heads north on Mission Boulevard, then becomes East 14th Street after it crosses under Interstate 238 in the community of Cherryland. SR 185 then meets the east end of State Route 112 (signed as State Route 61) in downtown San Leandro.
SR 185 becomes International Boulevard after crossing the Oakland city limits. The north end of SR 185 then lies just northwest of High Street at 42nd Avenue, where the short SR 77 heads southwest to Interstate 880.
Only the part east of unbuilt State Route 93 west of Moraga is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System;[3] this does not include the constructed part, which was built as a short freeway. SR 185 is part of the National Highway System,[4] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.[5]
History
In 1996, the city of Oakland renamed its portion of East 14th Street as International Boulevard to acknowledge the cultural diversity of the route, and to address the stigma of the segment being seen as a high-crime area.[6]
In 2010, the state relinquished control of SR 185 between SR 92/SR 238 and A Street to the city of Hayward.[2] In March 2013, this segment became part of a one way circulation known as the "Hayward Loop", designed to improve traffic flow between SR 92, SR 185 and SR 238.[7] The part from A Street to the city limits was relinquished to Hayward in October 2017.[8] SR 185 in the unincorporated part of Alameda County, between the cities of San Leandro and Hayward, was relinquished to the county in January 2019.[9]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Alameda County.
| Location | mi [10][11] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Hayward |     SR 238 south (Mission Boulevard) / SR 92 west (Jackson Street) to I-880 – San Mateo, San Jose | South end of SR 185 and "Hayward Loop"; no left turn from SR 185 south | |||
| A Street (SR 238) | north end of "Hayward Loop"; no left turn from SR 185 south; traffic from SR 238 south joins in from A Street; access to SR 238 north to I-238 / I-580 is via a left turn at C Street | ||||
| Ashland |   I-238 south to I-580 / Lewelling Boulevard – Stockton | I-238 exit 15 | |||
 I-238 north to I-880 / 170th Avenue – Oakland | |||||
| Ashland–San Leandro line | 0.00 | 0.00 | South end of state maintenance | ||
| San Leandro | 2.53 | 4.07 | Davis Street (SR 61) / Callan Avenue | ||
| Oakland | 7.27 | 11.70 | SR 77, 42nd Avenue, International Boulevard | North end of SR 185 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b California Highways: State Route 185
- ^ "Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Division 1". California Streets and Highways Code. Sacramento: California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (March 25, 2015). National Highway System: San Francisco–Oakland, CA (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ Walker, Thaai (1996-05-08). "Oakland Renames East 14th Street / It'll be 'International Blvd.'". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ortega, Norma (October 18, 2017). "Relinquishment Resolutions" (PDF). pp. 542–543.
"Minutes" (PDF). California Transportation Commission. December 6, 2017. p. 83. - ^ Keck, Steven (January 30, 2019). "Relinquishment Resolutions" (PDF). p. 250.
"Minutes" (PDF). California Transportation Commission. March 13, 2019. p. 25. - ^ California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
- ^ California Department of Transportation (2016). Postmile Services (Map). California Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
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