california state route state route east west state highway state california major crossing connecting near east carried route california freeway expressway system lane highway highway near eligible designated road built improved 1920s fully paved majority originally designated entirely removed highway system eastern portion route route description state route begins southeast mile pacific_ocean heads east highway santa range relatively straight roadway built 1970s bypassing steep road passing near segment ends north turns north overlapping freeway valley formed central immediately splitting crosses passing near heads east hilly area community runs partially alongside merge near rest area turns northeast following pass settlement split crossing highway continues rise heads east summit near descending arm enters known follows perfectly straight eastward alignment crossing passing intersecting miles past crossing passes oil field seven miles west overlap short distance city passes canal ends county maintained road continues east sierra nevada foothills history second state highway bond issue approved state voters route created linking trunk route near coast trunk route passing coast ranges pass road built recommended county maintained poor road connection valley pass highway improved paving completed december extension west route near added ran north today alignment state sign route system established majority route receive state route designation instead new turned southwest legislative route modern followed northeast continued route west coast route paved 1950s moved longer better quality route replacing overlapping signed road west truncated eliminated renumbering east instead going south west continued west road paved new lane expressway carrying west built mid-1970s replacing lane stretch known blood alley large number car crashes mainly head collisions high volume tourists total people died widened lane expressway junction east west junction near town east junction split named actor killed car accident near site september current intersection marked james dean memorial junction junction officially dedicated september official commemoration 50th anniversary dean death actual intersection accident occurred contrary popular belief accident scene approximately feet south current intersection road use carried interim safety project december daytime installing rumble strips plans start widening section plans upgrade west segment build interchange james dean memorial junction north major intersections letter measured road based alignment existed time necessarily reflect current mileage reflects realignment route indicates second realignment refers overlap correction change indicates classified temporary list list definitions segments remain relinquished local control omitted numbers reset county lines start end county given county column
California State Route 46