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California State Route 160, the Glossary

Index California State Route 160

State Route 160 (SR 160) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California consisting of two sections.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 101 relations: AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah, Alluvial plain, American City Business Journals, American River, Antioch Bridge, Antioch, California, Arden Way (Sacramento, California), Auburn Boulevard, Bascule bridge, Ben Ali, Sacramento, California, Berkeley, California, Brannan Island State Recreation Area, Caldecott Tunnel, California, California county routes in zone E, California county routes in zone J, California Department of Transportation, California Freeway and Expressway System, California State Capitol, California State Route 12, California State Route 16, California State Route 220, California State Route 24, California State Route 4, California State Route 84, California State Route 99, Carquinez Bridge, Contra Costa County, California, Controlled-access highway, County highway, Downtown Sacramento, Exit numbers in the United States, Farm, Federal Highway Administration, Ferry, Freeport, California, Golden Gate Bridge, Google Maps, Gousha, Grand Island (California), Internet Archive, Interstate 5 in California, Interstate 80 Business (Sacramento, California), Interstate 80 in California, Isleton Bridge, Isleton, California, Joseph Strauss (engineer), Levee, Lincoln Highway, Los Angeles, ... Expand index (51 more) »

  2. Freeways in California
  3. San Francisco Bay Area freeways

AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah

AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah (AAA NCNU), formerly known as the California State Automobile Association (CSAA), is one of the largest motor clubs in the American Automobile Association (AAA) National Federation.

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Alluvial plain

An alluvial plain is a plain (a largely flat landform) created by the deposition of sediment over a long period of time by one or more rivers coming from highland regions, from which alluvial soil forms.

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American City Business Journals

American City Business Journals, Inc. (ACBJ) is an American newspaper publisher based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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American River

The American River is a river in California that runs from the Sierra Nevada mountain range to its confluence with the Sacramento River in downtown Sacramento.

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Antioch Bridge

The Antioch Bridge (officially the Senator John A. Nejedly Bridge) is an automobile, bicycle, and pedestrian bridge in the western United States.

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Antioch, California

Antioch is the third-largest city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

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Arden Way (Sacramento, California)

Arden Way is a major east-west arterial in Sacramento County, California, United States.

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Auburn Boulevard

Auburn Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in Sacramento County, California, United States, and a tiny portion in Placer County, California carrying surface street traffic through the cities and communities of Sacramento, Arden-Arcade, Foothill Farms, Citrus Heights, and Roseville. California State Route 160 and Auburn Boulevard are U.S. Route 40.

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Bascule bridge

A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic.

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Ben Ali, Sacramento, California

Ben Ali is a neighborhood located within the city of Sacramento, California, United States.

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Berkeley, California

Berkeley is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States.

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Brannan Island State Recreation Area

Brannan Island State Recreation Area is a state park unit of California, United States, preserving a maze of waterways in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.

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Caldecott Tunnel

The Caldecott Tunnel is a four-bore highway tunnel through the Berkeley Hills between Oakland and Orinda, California.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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California county routes in zone E

There are 21 routes assigned to the "E" zone of the California Route Marker Program, which designates county routes in California.

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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.

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California Department of Transportation

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is an executive department of the U.S. state of California.

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California Freeway and Expressway System

The California Freeway and Expressway System is a system of existing or planned freeways and expressways in the U.S. state of California. California State Route 160 and California Freeway and Expressway System are freeways in California and state highways in California.

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California State Capitol

The California State Capitol is the seat of the California state government, located in Sacramento, the state capital of California.

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California State Route 12

State Route 12 (SR 12) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that travels in an east–west direction from State Route 116 in Sebastopol in Sonoma County to State Route 49 just north of San Andreas in Calaveras County. California State Route 160 and California State Route 12 are san Francisco Bay Area freeways, state highways in California and U.S. Route 40.

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California State Route 16

State Route 16 (SR 16) is a state highway in the northern region of the U.S. state of California that runs from Route 20 in Colusa County to Route 49 just outside Plymouth in Amador County, primarily crossing the Sacramento Valley. California State Route 160 and California State Route 16 are state highways in California and U.S. Route 40.

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California State Route 220

State Route 220 (SR 220) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, defined to run between State Route 84 and State Route 160 on Ryer Island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. California State Route 160 and California State Route 220 are state highways in California.

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California State Route 24

State Route 24 (SR 24) is a heavily traveled east–west state highway in the U.S. state of California that serves the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay Area. California State Route 160 and California State Route 24 are san Francisco Bay Area freeways and state highways in California.

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California State Route 4

State Route 4 (SR 4) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, routed from Interstate 80 in the San Francisco Bay Area to State Route 89 in the Sierra Nevada. California State Route 160 and California State Route 4 are freeways in California, san Francisco Bay Area freeways and state highways in California.

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California State Route 84

State Route 84 (SR 84) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that consists of two unconnected segments, one in the San Francisco Bay Area and the other primarily in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta area. California State Route 160 and California State Route 84 are san Francisco Bay Area freeways and state highways in California.

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California State Route 99

State Route 99 (SR 99) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley. California State Route 160 and California State Route 99 are freeways in California, state highways in California and U.S. Route 99.

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Carquinez Bridge

The Carquinez Bridge is a pair of parallel bridges spanning the Carquinez Strait at the northeastern end of San Francisco Bay. California State Route 160 and Carquinez Bridge are U.S. Route 40.

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Contra Costa County, California

Contra Costa County (Contra Costa, Spanish for 'Opposite Coast') is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Controlled-access highway

A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated.

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County highway

A county highway (also county road or county route; usually abbreviated CH or CR) is a road in the United States and in the Canadian province of Ontario that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department.

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Downtown Sacramento

Downtown Sacramento is the central business district of the city of Sacramento, California, United States.

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Exit numbers in the United States

Exit numbers in the United States are assigned to freeway junctions, and are usually numbered as exits from freeways.

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Farm

A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production.

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Federal Highway Administration

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation.

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Ferry

A ferry is a boat that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water.

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Freeport, California

Freeport, California is a census-designated place located approximately south of downtown Sacramento on California State Route 160.

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Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

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Google Maps

Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google.

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Gousha

The H.M. Gousha Company was one of the "Big Three" major producers of road maps and atlases in the United States during the 25 years following World War II, making maps for free distribution by oil companies and auto clubs.

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Grand Island (California)

Grand Island (formerly referred to as Taylor Island or La Isla de los Quenensias) is an island lying between Sycamore Slough and the Sacramento River.

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Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is an American nonprofit digital library founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle.

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Interstate 5 in California

Interstate 5 (I-5) is a major north–south route of the Interstate Highway System in the United States, stretching from the Mexican border at the San Ysidro crossing to the Canadian border near Blaine, Washington. California State Route 160 and Interstate 5 in California are U.S. Route 99.

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Interstate 80 Business (Sacramento, California)

Interstate 80 Business (I-80 Bus), called the Capital City Freeway in its entirety and also known as Business 80, is a business loop of Interstate 80 (I-80) through Sacramento, California, United States. California State Route 160 and Interstate 80 Business (Sacramento, California) are freeways in California, U.S. Route 40 and U.S. Route 99.

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Interstate 80 in California

Interstate 80 (I-80) is a transcontinental Interstate Highway in the United States, stretching from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey. California State Route 160 and Interstate 80 in California are san Francisco Bay Area freeways, U.S. Route 40 and U.S. Route 99.

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Isleton Bridge

Isleton Bridge is a historic bascule bridge carrying California State Route 160 across the Sacramento River north of Isleton, California, built in 1923.

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Isleton, California

Isleton is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States.

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Joseph Strauss (engineer)

Joseph Baermann Strauss (January 9, 1870 – May 16, 1938) was a German-American structural engineer who revolutionized the design of bascule bridges.

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Levee

A levee, dike (American English), dyke (Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure used to keep the course of rivers from changing and to protect against flooding of the area adjoining the river or coast.

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Lincoln Highway

The Lincoln Highway is one of the first transcontinental highways in the United States and one of the first highways designed expressly for automobiles. California State Route 160 and Lincoln Highway are U.S. Route 40.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Martinez Subdivision

The Martinez subdivision is a Union Pacific railway line which runs from Roseville, California to Oakland, California.

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National Highway System (United States)

The National Highway System (NHS) is a network of strategic highways within the United States, including the Interstate Highway System and other roads serving major airports, ports, military bases, rail or truck terminals, railway stations, pipeline terminals and other strategic transport facilities.

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North Fork Feather River

The North Fork Feather River is a watercourse of the northern Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades in the U.S. state of California.

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Oakland Tribune

The Oakland Tribune was a daily newspaper published in Oakland, California, and a predecessor of the East Bay Times.

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Oakley, California

Oakley is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

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One-way pair

A one-way pair, one-way couple, or couplet refers to that portion of a bi-directional traffic facilitysuch as a road, bus, streetcar, or light rail linewhere its opposing flows exist as two independent and roughly parallel facilities.

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Paintersville, California

Paintersville is an unincorporated community in Sacramento County, California, United States.

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Partial cloverleaf interchange

A partial cloverleaf interchange or parclo is a modification of a cloverleaf interchange.

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Rail yard

A rail yard, railway yard, railroad yard (US) or simply yard, is a series of tracks in a rail network for storing, sorting, or loading and unloading rail vehicles and locomotives.

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Reno, Nevada

Reno is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border.

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Rio Vista, California

Rio Vista (Spanish: Río Vista, meaning "River View") is a city located in the eastern end of Solano County, California, in the Sacramento River Delta region of Northern California.

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Roseville, California

Roseville is the most populous city in Placer County, California, located within the Sacramento metropolitan area.

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Roundabout

A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are types of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.

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Sacramento City College

Sacramento City College (SCC) is a public community college in Sacramento, California.

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Sacramento County, California

Sacramento County is a county located in the U.S. state of California.

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Sacramento Executive Airport

Sacramento Executive Airport is a public airport three miles (5 km) south of downtown Sacramento, in Sacramento County, California, United States.

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Sacramento River

The Sacramento River (Río Sacramento) is the principal river of Northern California in the United States and is the largest river in California.

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Sacramento RT Light Rail

Sacramento RT Light Rail is a light rail system that serves the Sacramento, California area.

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Sacramento, California

() is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County.

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San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area.

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San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California.

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San Joaquin River

The San Joaquin River (Río San Joaquín) is the longest river of Central California.

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Scenic route

A scenic route, tourist road, tourist route, tourist drive, holiday route, theme route, or scenic byway is a specially designated road or waterway that travels through an area of natural or cultural beauty.

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Sherman Island (California)

Sherman Island is an island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta at the confluence of the two rivers in Sacramento County, California, northeast of Antioch.

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State highway

A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or maintained by a sub-national state or province.

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State Scenic Highway System (California)

The State Scenic Highway System in the U.S. state of California is a list of highways, mainly state highways, that have been designated by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) as scenic highways. California State Route 160 and state Scenic Highway System (California) are state highways in California.

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Steamboat Slough

Steamboat Slough is an alternate branch of the Sacramento River, named for its popular use by steamboats traveling between San Francisco and Sacramento.

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Stockton, California

Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California.

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Suburb

A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area which is predominantly residential and within commuting distance of a large city.

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Subway (underpass)

A subway, also known as an underpass, is a grade-separated pedestrian crossing which crosses underneath a road or railway in order to entirely separate pedestrians and cyclists from motor or train traffic.

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Sutter Island

Sutter Island (formerly Schoolcraft Island) is a small island of the Sacramento River in California.

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The Fresno Bee

The Fresno Bee is a three-times a week newspaper serving Fresno, California, and surrounding counties in that U.S. state's central San Joaquin Valley.

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The Sacramento Bee

The Sacramento Bee is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States.

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Toll road

A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a freeway since the 1940s) for which a fee (or toll) is assessed for passage.

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Topographic map

In modern mapping, a topographic map or topographic sheet is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief features, usually using contour lines (connecting points of equal elevation), but historically using a variety of methods.

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Traffic calming

Traffic calming uses physical design and other measures to improve safety for motorists, car drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.

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Traffic light

Traffic lights, traffic signals, or stoplights – also known as robots in South Africa and Namibia – are signaling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations in order to control the flow of traffic.

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Transportation in the Sacramento metropolitan area

Transportation in the Sacramento metropolitan area consists of a variety of modes of travel in El Dorado County, Placer County, Sacramento County, and Yolo County, which are the four counties that comprise the Sacramento metropolitan area.

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Two-lane expressway

A two-lane expressway or two-lane freeway is an expressway or freeway with only one lane in each direction, and usually no median barrier.

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Two-way street

A two-way street is a street that allows vehicles to travel in both directions.

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U.S. Route 50 in California

U.S. Route 50 (US 50) is a transcontinental United States Numbered Highway, stretching from West Sacramento, California, in the west to Ocean City, Maryland, in the east. California State Route 160 and U.S. Route 50 in California are freeways in California.

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U.S. Route 99 in California

U.S. Route 99 (US 99) was the main north–south United States Numbered Highway on the West Coast of the United States until 1964, running from Calexico, California, on the Mexican border to Blaine, Washington, on the Canadian border. California State Route 160 and U.S. Route 99 in California are U.S. Route 99.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

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Vertical-lift bridge

A vertical-lift bridge or just lift bridge is a type of movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck.

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Victory Highway

The Victory Highway was an auto trail across the United States between New York City and San Francisco, roughly equivalent to the present U.S. Route 40. California State Route 160 and Victory Highway are U.S. Route 40.

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Walkability

In urban planning, walkability is the accessibility of amenities by foot.

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Walnut Grove, California

Walnut Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States.

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Woodland, California

Woodland is a city in, and the county seat of, Yolo County, California, United States.

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1964 state highway renumbering (California)

In 1963 and 1964, the California Division of Highways, at the behest of the California State Legislature, implemented a major renumbering of its state highways. California State Route 160 and 1964 state highway renumbering (California) are state highways in California.

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See also

Freeways in California

San Francisco Bay Area freeways

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_160

Also known as CA 160, CA-160, California State Highway 160, California State Route 160 (1964), Joint Highway District No. 4, North Sacramento Freeway, Route 160 (California), SR 160 (CA), SR-160 (CA), State Route 160 (California).

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