California State Route 135
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| Length: | 21.141 mi[1] (34 km) (Does not include overlaps with SR 1 and US 101 Bus.) |
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| South end: |  US 101 at Los Alamos |
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| North end: |  US 101 / SR 166 in Santa Maria |
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>State Route 135 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, entirely within Santa Barbara County, and is basically a bypass of U.S. Route 101 in northern Santa Barbara County between the town of Los Alamos and the city of Santa Maria. SR 135 starts off as Bell Street in Los Alamos before merging with State Route 1 south of Orcutt. There is a brief freeway portion at the northern split of SR 135 and SR 1, but it quickly reverts to a city street upon crossing Clark Avenue. North of Santa Maria Way, it is considered Business US 101, although signage is poor. SR 135 continues its northbound journey as Broadway and passes through the Santa Maria Town Center shopping center at the intersection with Main Street (State Route 166). SR 135 meets US 101 again just before crossing the Santa Maria River at the Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo county line.[citation needed]
[edit] History
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State Route 135 is the original routing for US 101. Prior to the 1920's, US 101 deviated from its current routing and followed the path along modern Route 135 to the eastern edge of what is now Vanderberg AFB. Continuing northward, Graciosa Road is the original road leading into Orcutt. US 101 then followed modern Route 135 into Santa Maria and finally left the city to the north along what is now Preiskar Lane, crossing the Santa Maria River over a bridge that is now obliterated. Footings for the old bridge can still be seen in the riverbed.
When the road over Soledad Pass was constructed, US 101 followed the new road, and Route 135 was eventually created to encompass the old routing through Los Alamos and Orcutt.
[edit] Major intersections
- Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage.
The entire route is in Santa Barbara County.
| Location | Postmile [1][2][3] |
#[4] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Los Alamos | 0.00 | US 101 – Santa Maria, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles |
Interchange | |
| 1.00 | Bell Street | Former US 101 north | ||
| M9.10 | Harris Grade Road – Lompoc | Former SR 1 south | ||
| M9.61 | San Antonio Road – Vandenberg AFB | |||
| M11.72 1 R31.04 |
 SR 1 south – Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc |
Interchange; south end of SR 1 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance; former CR S20 south | ||
| South end of freeway on SR 1 | ||||
| 1 R34.78 R9.10 |
SR 1 north – Guadalupe |
North end of SR 1 overlap; northbound left exit and southbound entrance | ||
| Orcutt | R10.41 | 17 | Clark Avenue – Orcutt | |
| North end of freeway | ||||
| Santa Maria | 13.00 |     US 101 Bus. south (Santa Maria Way) to US 101 / St. Andrews Way |
South end of US 101 Bus. overlap | |
| 13.54 | Betteravia Road | |||
| 14.78 | Stowell Road | |||
| 15.77 | SR 166 (Main Street) – Guadalupe |
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| 16.77 | Donovan Road | |||
| 17.81 | US 101 / SR 166 |
Interchange; north end of US 101 Bus. overlap | ||
[edit] References
- ^ a b California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
- ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
- ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
- ^ California Department of Transportation, California Numbered Exit Uniform System, State Route 135 Freeway Interchanges, Retrieved on 2009-02-07.
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