state route state highway state california consisting sections longer southern section scenic highway plain linking sacramento bridge northern section separated southern sacramento city streets running 16th street bridge interstate business northern section deleted definition streets highways code relinquished portion downtown sacramento removed maintained signed portion california freeway expressway system piece south near southernmost piece built freeway standards entire southern portion sacramento route description state route begins eastern interchanges highway rises lane bridge cuts north center reaching opposite shore sacramento far river following east mile bridge lift bridge past opposite river passing highway crosses river bridge bridge built runs west shore meets east end carries east river north end island crosses bridge bridge mainland bridges mainland runs atop east miles west interstate final bridge river bridge carries west turns south return west end bridge mile bridge leaves enters city sacramento state maintenance control ends passes farms way suburbs known boulevard major surface road passes boulevard turns northwest 4th avenue way pair 21st street heading way southbound 21st heading way northbound city converted streets way streets traffic purposes short west broadway turns north way pair 15th southbound 16th northbound streets immediately crossing entering downtown sacramento 15th 16th streets lead traffic north past east state capitol grounds lie streets street path southbound west blocks 12th street 12th 16th streets pass street lane 15th street dead ends 12th street remains way southbound roadway way light rail occupies east 12th street turns northeast directions come richards boulevard south 16th street bridge south end state maintained light rail crosses river directions soon leaves del boulevard interchange freeway turns east folded diamonds local streets northbound entrance ramp tribute road remains merges way interchange business known history late 1910s improved county road sacramento crossed river twice free ferries near toll ferry connected south drivers head west reach road ferry poor selected netherlands route locally promoted netherlands america victory highway west sacramento shorter route scenic particular river district impress enormous productive resources state supply scenic drive approach bay bring end journey fashion forget view spread comes sight region bridges bridge replaced free ferries type patented went design golden gate bridge local businessmen replaced toll ferry bridge year opened larger bridge west counties sacramento organized joint highway district november fund improvement northern approach concrete highway completed july creating fully paved continuous route sacramento bay legislature added road state highway system stretched east sacramento route assigned sign route number new broadway low level tunnel opened sign route route initially begun woodland traveled northeast east extended southeast woodland sign route sacramento south west san_francisco oakland bay bridge approach berkeley formed included planned upgrades road north rio present system entire length included renumbering sacramento roadway split routes route near route sacramento entire route marked legislative definition changed reflect north downtown sacramento began added state highway system bond issue passed left city 16th street bridge following avenue auburn boulevard short piece end route near state capitol south broadway boulevard route followed los_angeles route sacramento marked opened october bypassing route bridge auburn boulevard near freeway opened east downtown moved south half older freeway included california freeway expressway system created route southwest freeway carried renumbering city sacramento maintained non freeway portion city limits contract main goal traffic efficiently city able carry pedestrian friendly projects local residents wanted law passed july authorized relinquish route city limits sacramento agencies agreed october portion south city limits responsibility city amendment streets highways code erroneously deleted project convert southbound richards boulevard access south standard intersection completed august improves access existing future development area including redevelopment rail yard slowing northbound traffic heading bridge freeway project converting boulevard 21st street south broadway way streets completed 21st street carried northbound traffic took calm traffic improving intersection south end way pair light rail crosses 21st street north addition blocks street carried southbound 12th street 15th street addition roundabout 13th street routed south bypass southern end extended south cover freeway longer designated main street state route originally exited freeway fork new known bypass road construction began interchange complete remaining ramps link southbound eastbound westbound northbound construction completed march major intersections letter measured based alignment route south route existed time necessarily reflect current mileage numbers reset county lines start end county given county column
California State Route 160