California State Route 246

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State Route 246 marker

State Route 246
Route information
Defined by S&HC § 546
Maintained by Caltrans
Length: 26 mi[1] (42 km)
Major junctions
West end: Lompoc west city limit
East end: SR 154 in Santa Ynez
Highway system

State highways in California(list • pre-1964)
History • Unconstructed • Deleted • Freeway • Scenic

SR 245 SR 247

State Route 246 (SR 246) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs from Lompoc to Santa Ynez and cuts through the Santa Barbara Wine Country.

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Most of the road is two lanes wide, with the exception of the route through the cities of Lompoc and Buellton. This is the primary route from U.S. Route 101 to Solvang, one of the Santa Ynez Valley's biggest tourist attractions. It follows the Santa Ynez River for most of its length. The portion of the route through Solvang is called Mission Drive, while through Lompoc—where is co-signed with State Route 1—it is called Ocean Avenue. SR 246 was defined all the way to Surf, but in 1984, it was truncated to SR 1 (known as H Street in Lompoc.) SR 246 then leads northeast out of Lompoc along a relatively flat two-lane road until reaching Buellton, where it widens upon its intersection with US 101. It narrows once again to two lanes through Solvang and Santa Ynez before reaching its eastern terminus at the junction with State Route 154. This is the main alternate route from Northern Santa Barbara County to the South Coast, and it is a pleasant drive for those who want to avoid the heavy truck traffic on US 101. It is also notable for passing two of Santa Barbara County's three Spanish-era missions, Santa Inés (in Solvang) and La Purísima Concepción (near Lompoc).

In 1933, this was part of State Route 150, and in 1963, it was part of State Route 154.

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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
[2][3][4]
Destinations Notes
8.30 Ocean Avenue – NASA South Gate, Surf Continuation beyond the Lompoc west city limit
Lompoc
9.55
19.25[N 1]
SR 1 north (H Street) – Vandenberg AFB, Santa Maria West end of SR 1 overlap
20.57[N 1]
9.56
SR 1 south / 12th Street – Santa Barbara East end of SR 1 overlap
Purisima Road – Vandenberg Village, Vandenberg AFB
Buellton 26.29 US 101 Interchange
Solvang 30.28 Alamo Pintado Road – Ballard, Los Olivos
Santa Ynez Edison Street – Santa Ynez
R34.60 SR 154 – Los Olivos, Cachuma Lake, Santa Barbara
R34.60 Armour Ranch Road Continuation beyond SR 154
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus     Closed/former     Incomplete access     Unopened
  1. ^ a b Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along SR 1 rather than SR 246.

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