California county routes in zone J
California County Routes in zone J

There are 45 routes assigned to the "J" zone of the California Route Marker Program, which designates county routes in California. The "J" zone includes county highways in Alameda, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Inyo, Mariposa, Merced, Sacramento, San Benito, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne counties.
J1
County Route J1 (CR J1) is a county highway in San Benito and Fresno counties in the U.S. state of California. It runs from State Route 25 in Paicines to State Route 33 in Mendota. The route is known as Panoche Road, Little Panoche Road, Shields Avenue, Fairfax Avenue, and Belmont Avenue.
The route begins in Paicines in San Benito County at State Route 25. Between Paicines and Panoche Valley, CR J1 is known as Panoche Road. Its north–south portion between Panoche Valley and Fresno County is called Little Panoche Road. In Fresno County, the route then intersects with Interstate 5 and terminates in Mendota at State Route 33 near State Route 180 in the Central Valley. East of Interstate 5, the alignment of CR J1 follows Fresno County's West Shields Avenue (which is exit 379 off of Interstate 5).
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