U.S. Route 95 in California
section of U.S. Numbered Highway in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California, United States
U.S. Route 95 (US 95) is a United States Numbered Highway, stretching from the Mexican border in San Luis, Arizona to the Canadian border near Eastport, Idaho. The California portion of US 95 traverses through the far eastern edges of both Riverside and San Bernardino counties. US 95 serves Blythe and Needles and junctions with SR 62 at Vidal Junction. US-95 is the only US highway in California that does not terminate within the state.
The route overlaps with two Interstate highways, specifically I-10 near Blythe and I-40 near Needles.
Route description
The entire length of US 95 in California is defined in section 395 of the California Streets and Highways Code as simply Route 95:
Route 95 is from: (a) Route 10 near Blythe to Route 40 near Needles.(b) Route 40 west of Needles northerly to the Nevada state line.
The definition omits Route 95's concurrencies with Routes 10 and 40 instead of duplicating those segments in the other routes' definitions in the code. These concurrencies are included in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)'s U.S. Route logs of US 95.
US 95, running concurrently with I-10, crosses the Colorado River from the state of Arizona and enters the city of Blythe. The highway exits I-10 at Intake Boulevard and turns due north, leaving the city limits.
“U.S. Route 95 in California” enters the record as section of U.S. Numbered Highway in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Route, California and section can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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