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Revision as of 03:33, 24 October 2007
 State Route 178 | ||||
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| Length | 166.81 mi[1] (268.45 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
 SR-14 in Freeman Junction.svg){kind=small} US 395 in Inyokern SR-127 in Shoshone | ||||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
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State Route 178 is a route that exists in two constructed segments. The gap in between segments is connected by various local roads and State Route 190 through Death Valley National Park.
Route description
Western segment
The first segment starts at State Route 99 just west of Downtown Bakersfield. The road continues as 24th street, but then splits at B St. utilizing 24th street as its westbound usage, and 23rd St. as its eastbound through the eastern part of Downtown Bakersfield. 178 then becomes a freeway as it departs Bakersfield. The freeway ends about 5 miles east of Downtown and becomes a two-lane conventional highway that ascends the lower Sierra Nevada Mountains on its way to Lake Isabella. Just south of Lake Isabella, the road briefly again becomes a divided limited access freeway, but later converts back to a two lane road at the at-grade junction with Lake Isabella Blvd. The road winds a little bit until it ascends to Walker Pass, an elevation of over 5000 feet. The highway then descends from the mountains to its junction with State Route 14. It then proceeds eastward across US-395 into the town of Ridgecrest, CA. The constructed highway ends at the turnoff for the Trona Pinnacles National Natural Landmark.
Eastern segment
The second segment resumes four miles west of Salisberry Pass in the southeasterly part of Death Valley National Park in Inyo County. It then meets up with State Route 127. 178 then branches northward from 127 to the California-Nevada State Line. In Nevada, the roadway continues as State Route 372 ending at State Route 160 near the center of Pahrump in Nye County. Plans to connect the two constructed segments in California are unlikely due to the would-be link's passage through Death Valley National Park.
The segment of California State Route 178 from California State Route 127 to the California-Nevada State Line as well as all of Nevada State Route 372 are both known as the Charles Brown Highway. Charles Brown, a former California State Legislator, was a major proponent for the incorporation of the segment of State Route 178 between State Route 14 and the California-Nevada state line into the California Highway System.
State law
Legal Definition of Route 178: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 433
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Major intersections
Below are the major intersections along the surface road segment SR 178. Postmiles are derived from [1].
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Kern | Bakersfield | 0.00 | 0.00 |   SR-99/SR 58 | Exit 26A/26 (SR-99). Road continues west as SR-58. |
| 9.61 | 15.47 |  SR 184 | Northern terminus of SR-184. | ||
| Freeman Junction | 88.37 | 142.22 | SR-14 | ||
| 91.21 | 146.79 | SR-14 | |||
| Inyokern | 93.23 | 150.04 | US 395 | ||
| Inyo | Shoshone | 147.54 | 237.44 | SR-127 | |
| 149.05 | 239.87 | SR-127 | |||
Eastern terminus of SR 178. Continues as  SR 372 into Nevada. |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
For the freeway segments, see the exit list below.
Exit list
This exit list is for the freeway segments of State Route 178 in Bakersfield and Lake Isabella. Postmiles are derived from [1] and exit numbers derived from [2].
| County | Location | Mile[1] | #[3][4] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Begin/End Freeway. SR 178 approaches on surface streets as 23rd Street/24th Street in Bakersfield.
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| Kern | Bakersfield | KER 1.96 | 2A |    SR 204/SR 99 BUS (Golden State Avenue); Q Street
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Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
| SR 204/SR 99 BUS (Golden State Avenue); O Street
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Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
| KER R2.41 | 2B | Union Avenue | Eastbound ramps accessible via Monterey Street; westbound ramps accessible via Niles Street | ||
| KER R3.38 | 3 | Beale Avenue | Eastbound exit and entrance accessible via Owen Street and Flower Street | ||
| KER R4.09 | 4 | Haley Street | Eastbound exit; westbound entrance accessible via Height Street | ||
| KER R4.59 | 5 | Mount Vernon Avenue | |||
| KER R5.60 | 6 | Oswell Street | |||
| End/Begin Freeway. SR 178 continues on surface streets to Lake Isabella.
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| Lake Isabella | Begin/End Freeway. SR 178 approaches on surface streets from Bakersfield.
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| KER 41.64 | 42 | Elizabeth Norris Road – Bodfish; Havilah | |||
| KER 42.95 | 43 |   SR 155 west
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Eastern terminus of SR 155 | ||
| End/Begin Freeway. SR 178 continues on surface streets to Ridgecrest.
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References
- ^ a b c d e "California Log of Bridges on State Highways" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. January 1, 2006. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Cal-NExUS Interchange Exit Numbering
- ^ "SR-178 Westbound". CalNExUS Interchange Exit Numbering. California Department of Transportation. 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "SR-178 Eastbound". CalNExUS Interchange Exit Numbering. California Department of Transportation. 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
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