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{{infobox state highway system
|title=Deleted state highways in California
|shields=[[File:California 31.svg|California State Route 31 shield|88x70px]][[File:California 195.svg|California State Route 195 shield|88x70px]]
|header_type=former
|caption=Highway shields for the deleted California State Routes 31 and 195
|interstate=Interstate XX (I-XX)
|us=U.S. Route XX (US&nbsp;XX)
|statehwy=State Route XX (SR&nbsp;XX)
|links=CA}}

Since the current [[State highways in California|state highway system]] in California was designated, several routes have been deleted from the system by the [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltrans) and the [[California State Legislature]].

Some of them were deleted before or during the [[1964 state highway renumbering (California)|1964 state highway renumbering]] {{Crossreference|(for these highways, see [[List of state highways in California (pre-1964)]])}}.

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==State Route 7 (1964–1984)==
{{Further|Interstate 710 (California)#History|l1=Interstate 710 (California)}}
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=7
|location= [[Long Beach]]&ndash;[[Monterey Park, California|Monterey Park]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1985
}}
'''State Route&nbsp;7''' ('''SR&nbsp;7''') ran from SR 1 near SR 47 in Long Beach to Valley Boulevard in Monterey Park as the Long Beach Freeway. Originally running as '''State Route&nbsp;15''' in 1934, the route was changed to prevent confusion with [[Interstate 15 in California|Interstate&nbsp;15]] (I-15). In 1985, SR&nbsp;7 was deleted and has since been renumbered as [[Interstate 710 (California)|I-710]]. SR 7 was [[California State Route 7|redesignated]] in Calexico from I-8 near Holtville to the United States/Mexico border in 1990. This route was completed in 2005.
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==State Route 11 (1934–1981)==
{{Further|Interstate 110 (California)#History|l1=Interstate 110 (California)}}
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=11
|location=[[San Pedro, California|San Pedro]]&ndash;[[Pasadena]]
|formed=1934
|deleted=1981
}}
'''State Route 11''' followed the route of current [[Interstate 110 (California)|Route&nbsp;110]] along the Harbor Freeway and the [[Arroyo Seco Parkway]]. It initially followed surface streets until the 1940s when the Arroyo Seco Parkway was completed. The Harbor Freeway, which was constructed to interstate standards, opened in phases from the late 1950s to the 1970s and SR 11 was since transferred to that route. In December 1978, the Harbor Freeway was approved as an Interstate Highway by the FHWA. In 1981, SR&nbsp;11 was deleted and has since been renumbered as Interstate 110 on the Harbor Freeway, and State Route&nbsp;110 on the Pasadena Freeway.

SR 11 was [[California State Route 11|redesignated]] in San Diego from SR 905 near SR 125 to the United States/Mexico border in 1994 and the first segment opened in 2016.
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==State Route 21==
{{Main|California State Route 21}}
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=21
|location=[[San Jose, California|San Jose]]&ndash;[[Fairfield, California|Fairfield]]
|formed=1934
|deleted=1976
}}
'''State Route 21''' closely followed the route of current [[Interstate 680 (California)|Interstate 680]] (I-680). It began in San Jose heading northeast from [[Interstate 280 (California)|I-280]] and [[U.S. Route 101 in California|US 101]] and closely paralleling [[California State Route 17|SR 17]] (now [[Interstate 880 (California)|I-880]]) until reaching [[Fremont, California|Fremont]]. From there, SR 21 headed northeast toward [[Pleasanton, California|Pleasanton]] and intersected [[Interstate 580 (California)|I-580]]. SR 21 then headed northwest to [[Concord, California|Concord]] and [[Martinez, California]], intersecting [[California State Route 24|SR&nbsp;24]] and [[California State Route 4|SR 4]] before reaching the [[Carquinez Strait]]. In [[Benicia, California|Benicia]], SR 21 intersected with [[California State Route 141|SR&nbsp;141]] (now [[Interstate 780|I-780]]) and ended in Fairfield at [[Interstate 80 in California|I-80]].
 
The route was added to the Interstate Highway System in 1973. This became the new alignment of I-680, and the old route to Vallejo became I-780. SR 21 was then deleted in 1976 once corresponding changes were made by the state legislature.
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==State Route 30==
{{Main|California State Route 30}}
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=30
|location=[[San Dimas, California|San Dimas]]&ndash;[[Redlands, California|Redlands]]
|formed=1933
|deleted=2007
}}
'''State Route 30''' ran from [[Interstate 210 (California)|Interstate 210]] in [[San Dimas, CA|San Dimas]] to [[Interstate 10 in California|Interstate 10]] in [[Redlands]] through [[San Bernardino]]. It was built to freeway standards between [[Interstate 215 (California)|Interstate 215]] in San Bernardino and Interstate 10 and between the current terminus of [[California State Route 57|State Route 57]] in San Dimas to [[Foothill Boulevard (Southern California)|Foothill Boulevard]] in [[La Verne, California|La Verne]]. When the freeway section between Foothill Boulevard and Interstate 215 was completed in 2007, the route was decommissioned and renumbered SR 210. It is expected to be incorporated into the Interstate highway system at some later date as an extension of Interstate 210.
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==State Route 31==
{{Main|California State Route 31}}
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=31
|location=[[Corona, California|Corona]]&ndash;[[Devore, California|Devore]]
|formed=1934
|deleted=1974
}}
'''State Route 31''' ran from [[California State Route 91|State Route 91]] near [[Corona, California|Corona]] to [[Interstate 15 in California|Interstate 15]] in [[Devore, CA|Devore]] through [[San Bernardino]]. The route was deleted in 1974, when it was added to the interstate system. After being signed California 31, It was signed Temporary Interstate 15, and later, after being moved from Main Street in Corona, Hamner Avenue in Riverside County north of Corona, and Milliken Avenue in San Bernardino County to the Ontario Freeway. The route became [[Interstate 15 in California|Interstate 15]].
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==State Route 42==
{{main|California State Route 42}}
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=42
|location=[[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]&ndash;[[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]]
|length_mi=18.82
|formed=1960
|deleted=2000
}}

'''State Route 42''' ran from [[California State Route 1|State Route 1]] west of [[Inglewood, CA|Inglewood]] to [[California State Route 91|State Route 91]] near [[Norwalk, CA|Norwalk]], largely along Manchester Avenue and Firestone Boulevard. It was deleted in 2000. The segment east of [[Interstate 5 (California)|Interstate 5]] ([[Santa Ana Freeway]]) was added to [[California State Route 90|State Route 90]]. The segment west of Interstate 5 was added to the interstate system as [[Interstate 105 (California)|Interstate 105]]. The freeway would not be opened until 1993, which resulted in the original route continuing to be signed as State Route 42. To this day, Route 42 is still sporadically signed in many places.
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==State Route 69==
{{Further|California State Route 245#History|l1=California State Route 245}}
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=69
|location=[[Exeter, California|Exeter]]&ndash;[[Dunlap, California|Dunlap]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1972
}}
'''State Route 69''' began at [[California State Route 198|SR 198]] amid [[Tulare County, California|Tulare County]]. It then headed north and intersected [[California State Route 216|SR 216]] in [[Woodlake, California|Woodlake]] and [[County Route J27 (California)|CR J27]] amid farmland in the county. The route continued to meet [[California State Route 201|SR 201]] in [[Elderwood, California|Elderwood]]. After several miles through Tulare County, it crossed into [[Fresno County, California|Fresno County]], where it met its north end at [[California State Route 180|State Route 180]]. In 1972, this highway was decommissioned and renumbered [[California State Route 245|SR 245]].
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==State Route 106==
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=106
|location=[[Running Springs, California|Running Springs]]&ndash;[[Redlands, California|Redlands]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1972
}}

'''State Route 106''' was originally created in 1964, and ran from [[California State Route 38|State Route 38]] in [[Redlands, California|Redlands]] to [[California State Route 18|State Route 18]] in [[Running Springs, California|Running Springs]]. Prior to 1964, the highway was a part of Legislative Route 190, which ran from [[U.S. Route&nbsp;66]] to State Route 38. After 1964, the route was split in half. The western portion became [[California State Route 30|State Route 30]]. The eastern portion was combined with Legislative Route 207, and became State Route 106. A year later, its southern terminus was moved to [[Interstate 10 in California|Interstate 10]]. In 1972, State Route 106 was decommissioned. The northern portion between State Route 30 and State Route 18 was renumbered to [[California State Route 330|State Route 330]]. The southern portion was added to State Route 30, extending it to Interstate 10. This also reconnected both halves of the original Legislative Route 190.
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==State Route 157==
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|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=157
|location=[[San Diego]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1994
}}
'''State Route 157''' was planned to run from [[Interstate 805 (California)|I-805]] near Ocean View Boulevard in San Diego to [[California State Route 125|SR 125]] near [[Sweetwater Reservoir]], passing through the neighborhood of Paradise Hills.<ref name="forget" /> What was known as Route 285 became a state highway in 1959,<ref name="start" /> and was redesignated as SR 157 in the [[1964 state highway renumbering (California)|1964 state highway renumbering]].<ref name="1964num" /> By 1974, plans called for constructing the freeway from Nogal Street across Imperial Avenue to end at [[SR 54 (CA)|SR 54]]. However, the project was cancelled after objections from the community, and because it was not compatible with any long-term plans.<ref>{{cite news | title=Highway Unit Will Drop State 157 Freeway Plans | work=The San Diego Union | date=June 23, 1974 | author=Staff | page=B1}}</ref> Developments near the western half of the route served to discourage construction, and the plans for the eastern half were cancelled that year; the land was sold soon afterward.<ref name="forget" /> The mayor of National City, Kile Morgan, opposed the proposal, citing concerns that many projects for the South Bay were being opposed by others.<ref>{{cite news | title=Morgan Irate Over Projects | work=The San Diego Union | date=July 24, 1974 | author=Staff | page=B3}}</ref> The route was removed from the law by the Legislature in 1994.<ref name="drop" />
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==State Route 159==
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|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=159
|location=[[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1992}}

'''State Route 159'''  Between July 1, 1964, and the time it was turned back to local authorities, Route 159 was the segment of Linda Vista Avenue in Pasadena between [[State Route 134 (California)|State Route 134]], the Ventura Freeway, and [[Interstate 210 (California)|Interstate 210]], the Foothill Freeway. From July 1, 1964, to 1965, this was also the segment of Figueroa Street between [[State Route 134 (California)|State Route 134]] and [[Interstate 5 (California)|Interstate 5]]. In 1965, this was to be deleted when I-210 was completed. Prior to July 1, 1964, it was a segment of California Legislative Route 165 and signed as California State Route 11.
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==State Route 171==
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|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=171
|location=[[San Diego]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1994
}}
'''State Route 171''' was planned to run from [[Interstate 5 in California|I-5]] near San Diego to [[Interstate 805 in California|I-805]] through [[Switzer Canyon]].<ref name="1964num" /> It was to be called the '''Switzer Canyon Freeway''', and had been suggested by consultant John Nolen in 1926.<ref name="forget" /> Originally designated as Route 284 in 1959,<ref name="start" /> the route was renumbered as SR 171 in the [[1964 state highway renumbering (California)|1964 state highway renumbering]].<ref name="1964num" /> However, the community opposed the project; it would have passed through [[Balboa Park (San Diego)|Balboa Park]] and would have gone through canyons, residential districts, and a golf course. SANDAG endorsed the deletion in 1993,<ref name="forget"/> and the Legislature deleted the route in 1994.<ref name="drop" />
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==State Route 176==
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|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=176
|location=[[Santa Maria, California|Santa Maria]] - [[Sisquoc]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1984
}}
'''State Route 176''' ran from [[U.S. Route 101 (California)|US 101]] in Santa Maria to Sisquoc along Stowell Road, Philbric Road, and Foxen Canyon Road.  Prior to July 1, 1964, it was an unsigned segment of California Legislative Route 148.
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==State Route 195==
{{main|California State Route 195}}
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=195
|location=[[Mecca, California|Mecca]]
|length_mi=7.420
|length_ref=<ref>{{caltrans trucklist}}</ref>
|length_round=2
|formed=1964
|deleted=2014
}}
'''State Route 195''' connected [[SR 86 (CA)|SR 86]] with [[SR 111 (CA)|SR 111]].<ref name="tgriv">{{cite map|title=Riverside County Road Atlas|publisher=Thomas Brothers|year=2009}}</ref> It served as a connector between the two routes while the SR 86 expressway was constructed. This route was deleted in 2014, when the part that was not deleted in 2009 was transferred to [[SR 111 (CA)|SR 111]].<ref name="CTC">{{cite web|url=http://www.catc.ca.gov/meetings/agenda/2014Agenda/2014_12/46_2.3a.pdf|title=Route Adoption – State Highway, 08-RIV-111 PM R18.5/R19.4 Resolution HRA-14-02|date=December 10, 2014|author=Craggs, Timothy|access-date=June 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620225448/http://www.catc.ca.gov/meetings/agenda/2014Agenda/2014_12/46_2.3a.pdf|archive-date=June 20, 2015|url-status=dead}}<br />{{cite web|url=http://www.catc.ca.gov/meetings/agenda/2015Agenda/2015_01/02_1.2.pdf|date=December 10, 2014|title=Minutes|publisher=California Transportation Commission|access-date=June 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620230440/http://www.catc.ca.gov/meetings/agenda/2015Agenda/2015_01/02_1.2.pdf|archive-date=June 20, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==State Route 196==
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|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=196
|location=[[Palmdale, California|Palmdale]]
|formed=1933
|deleted=1965
}}
'''State Route 196''' was planned to run from [[State Route 2 (California)|Route 2]] to [[State Route 249 (California)|Route 249]] south of Palmdale. It was deleted before it could be constructed in 1965.
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==State Route 206==
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=206
|location=[[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]] - [[Verdemont, San Bernardino, California|Verdemont]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1991
}}
'''State Route 206''' was deleted from the state highway system, with varying reasons. Between July 1, 1964, and the time it was turned back to local authorities, Route 206 ran from Highland Avenue, formerly [[State Route 30 (California)|State Route 30]], in San Bernardino along North E Street, Kendall Drive, and Palm Avenue to the Barstow Freeway, [[Interstate 215 (California)|Interstate 215]], in Verdemont. Prior to July 1, 1964, Route 206 was California Legislative Route 191 and was signed as Business U.S. 66.
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==State Route 208==
{{Further|California State Route 1#Signs first posted|l1=California State Route 1}}
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|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=208
|location=[[Rockport, California|Rockport]]–[[Leggett, California|Leggett]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1984
}}
'''State Route&nbsp;208''' ('''SR&nbsp;208''') was a [[State highway#United States|state highway]] in [[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino County]] that from [[Rockport, California|Rockport]] to [[U.S. Route 101 in California|US&nbsp;101]] in [[Leggett, California|Leggett]]. The route was entirely concurrent with [[California State Route 1|SR&nbsp;1]]. This route was deleted in 1984.
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==State Route 209==
{{main|California State Route 209}}
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=209
|location=[[San Diego]]
|length_mi=8
|length_ref=<ref name=traffic2>{{cite web|title=All Traffic Volumes on CSHS |url=http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/1996all.htm |publisher=California Department of Transportation |year=1996 |access-date=February 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721033239/http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/1996all.htm |archive-date=July 21, 2011 }}</ref>
|length_round=2
|formed=1964
|deleted=2003
}}
'''State Route 209''' connected [[Point Loma]] with the [[interchange (road)|interchange]] of [[I-5 (CA)|I-5]] and [[I-8 (CA)|I-8]] in [[San Diego, CA|San Diego]]. The route began at [[Cabrillo National Monument]] and passed through [[Fort Rosecrans]] and the neighborhood of Point Loma via Catalina Boulevard, Canon Street, and Rosecrans Street.<ref name="tgsd">{{cite map|title=San Diego County Road Atlas|publisher=Thomas Brothers|year=1998|pages=1268, 1287–1288, 1308}}</ref> This route was deleted in 2003.<ref>{{cite CAstat|ch=525|year=2003}}</ref>
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==State Route 214==
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=214
|location=[[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1998
}}
'''State Route 214''' was deleted in 1998. Between July 1, 1964, and the time it was turned back to local authorities, Route 214 ran between Lakewood Boulevard, then [[State Route 19 (California)|State Route 19]], in Long Beach and the Santa Ana Freeway, [[Interstate 5 (California)|Interstate 5]], in Anaheim. Route 214 traversed Carson Street in Los Angeles County (between Route 19 and the Los Angeles/Orange County Line). It continued into Orange County on Lincoln Avenue (between the Los Angeles/Orange County Line and Route 5). Prior to July 1, 1964, Route 214 was a segment of California Legislative Route 178. Between 1962 and July 1, 1964, it was signed as [[U.S. Route 91 (California)|US 91]].  Before 1962, it was signed as both [[U.S. Route 91 (California)|US 91]] and [[State Route 18 (California)|State Route 18]].
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==State Route 224==
{{Main|California State Route 224}}
{{Infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=224
|location=[[Carpinteria, California|Carpinteria]]
|length_mi=1.8
|length_round=1
|length_ref=<ref name=bridgelog>{{Caltrans bridgelog|date=July 2007}}</ref>
|formed=1964
|deleted=1996
}}
'''State Route 224''' was a spur route connecting [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]] in [[Carpinteria, California|Carpinteria]] to [[Carpinteria State Beach]]. From US&nbsp;101, it ran south along Casitas Pass Road, then west on Carpinteria Avenue before heading south again along Palm Avenue to the beach's entrance. The route was defined in the [[1964 state highway renumbering (California)|1964 state highway renumbering]],<ref name="1964num"/> then deleted in 1996.<ref name="cite CAstat|year=1996|ch=1154">{{cite CAstat|year=1996|ch=1154}}</ref>
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==State Route 228==
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=228
|location=[[Brawley, California|Brawley]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1998
}}
'''State Route 228''' was to be a short bypass west of [[Brawley, California|Brawley]]. The road as defined by the California State Legislature in the [[1964 state highway renumbering (California)|1964 state highway renumbering]] would have begun at [[California State Route 86|SR 86]] {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} southwest of Brawley and ended {{convert|2|mi|km}} west of Brawley.<ref name="1964num" /> However, this was also included in the 1935 definition of Route 26, which continued north to Los Angeles and south to Calexico,<ref name="cite CAstat|year=1935|ch=29">{{cite CAstat|year=1935|ch=29}}</ref> along the approximate route of [[US 99 (CA)|US 99]].<ref name=USHM>{{cite map |author1= [[Bureau of Public Roads]] |author2= [[American Association of State Highway Officials]] |date= November 11, 1926 |title= United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials |url= https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_System_of_Highways_Adopted_for_Uniform_Marking_by_the_American_Association_of_State_Highway_Officials.jpg |scale= 1:7,000,000 |location= Washington, DC |publisher= [[United States Geological Survey]] |oclc= 32889555 |access-date= November 7, 2013 |via= [[Wikimedia Commons]] |name-list-style= amp}}</ref> The route was deleted in 1998;<ref>{{cite CAstat|year=1998|ch=877}}</ref> by that time, no highway had been constructed along this route.<ref>{{cite map|title=San Diego County Road Atlas|publisher=Thomas Brothers|year=1998}}</ref>
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==State Route 231==
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|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=231
|location=[[Mecca, California|Mecca]] (1963-1972), [[Irvine, California|Irvine]]-[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] (1988-1996)
|formed=1963
|deleted=1972, 1988-1996
}}
'''State Route 231''' was a designation for a state highway from [[State Route 86 (California)|SR 86]] to [[SR 195 (CA)|SR 195]] near [[Mecca, California|Mecca]]. In 1935, the route was added to the state highway system.<ref name="cite CAstat|year=1935|ch=29"/> Two years later, the route was given the designation of Route 204.<ref>{{cite CAstat|year=1937|ch=841}}</ref> In the [[1964 state highway renumbering (California)|1964 state highway renumbering]], the route was renumbered as SR 231.<ref name="1964num" /> The Division of Highways proposed deleting this state highway in 1971,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2655946/the_san_bernardino_county_sun/ | title=State Officials Unveil Their Proposal For Classifying Roads By Function | work=San Bernardino County Sun | date=September 17, 1971 | access-date=June 20, 2015 | author=Long, Ken | page=16 | via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> The routing was removed from the state highway system in 1972.<ref>{{cite CAstat|year=1972|ch=1216}}</ref>

SR&nbsp;231 was later used for what is now [[SR 261 (CA)|SR 261]] and [[SR 241 (CA)|SR 241]].<ref>{{cite CAstat|year=1988|ch=1364}}</ref><ref name="cite CAstat|year=1996|ch=1154"/>
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==State Route 245 (1963–1965)==
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|state=CA
|type=SR
|route=245
|location=[[Los Angeles]]
|formed=1963
|deleted=1965<ref name="CaHighways SR 245"/>
}}

From 1963 to 1965, '''State Route&nbsp;245''' ('''SR&nbsp;245''') was originally defined to run from [[Interstate&nbsp;5]] (I-5) to [[California State Route 60|SR&nbsp;60]] in the Los Angeles area, as a temporary route during construction in [[Downtown Los Angeles]].<ref name="CaHighways SR 245">{{cite web|url=http://www.cahighways.org/ROUTE245.html|title=California Highways: Route 245|author=Faigin, Daniel P.|access-date=March 30, 2025}}{{sps|certain=yes|date=March 2025}}</ref>
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==State Route 250==
{{further|California State Route 57#History|l1=California State Route 57}}
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=250
|location=[[Orange, California|Orange]]&ndash;[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1994
}}
'''State Route 250''' was the designation for State College Boulevard from [[Interstate 5 (California)|I-5]] in Orange to [[California State Route 91|SR&nbsp;91]]. The routing was only a temporary routing and the route ceased to be a state highway when the adjacent [[California State Route 57|SR 57]] freeway was completed.
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==State Route 252==
{{infobox road small
|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=252
|location=[[San Diego]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1982
}}
'''State Route 252''' was to connect [[Interstate 5 (California)|I-5]] to [[Interstate 805 (California)|I-805]], and provide almost direct access from I-805 to I-5, near the southern terminus of [[State Route 15 (California)|SR 15]]. The route would have run parallel to, and approximately halfway between, the current alignment of [[State Route 94 (California)|SR 94]] and [[State Route 54 (California)|SR 54]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Highway 252: Will Extension Help Flow Of Traffic? | work=The San Diego Union | date=December 18, 1974 | author=Staff | page=B11}}</ref><ref name="gmaps">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/?ll=32.686631,-117.098637&spn=0.079462,0.154324&t=h&z=13|access-date=September 23, 2013|title=SR 252}}</ref>

SR 252 was defined as Route 283 in 1959,<ref name="start">{{cite CAstat|year=1959|ch=1062}}</ref> and was redesignated as Route 252 in the [[1964 state highway renumbering (California)|1964 state highway renumbering]].<ref name="1964num">{{cite CAstat|year=1963|ch=385}}</ref> The California Highway Commission reviewed a {{convert|1.8|mi|km|adj=on}} proposal for the route in 1965.<ref>{{cite news | title=County Freeway Routes OK'd | work=The San Diego Union | date=April 20, 1965 | author=Staff | page=B14}}</ref> It was known as the El Toyon Freeway, and plans were to use it to balance the congestion between I-5 and I-805.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernández |first=Cato |date=2025-03-20 |title=Why California spent $13 million on controversial freeway only to abandon it |url=https://laist.com/news/transportation/california-san-diego-freeway-history-el-toyon-route-252 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=LAist |language=en}}</ref> By 1973, there was opposition based on concerns that it would split the community; according to an engineer from Caltrans, it was "a white man's freeway vs. a black community." If the freeway was not constructed, the federal government would stand to lose $10 million.<ref>{{cite news | title=Engineer Says Coast Guard Delays Interstate 5 Project | work=The San Diego Union | date=December 5, 1973 | author=Staff | page=B3}}</ref> The Comprehensive Planning Organization in 1974 proposed widening arterial streets nearby as an alternative, even though the construction would affect 240 buildings.<ref>{{cite news | title=CPO Lists Alternatives To State 252 | work=The San Diego Union | date=December 29, 1974 | author=Harrison, Donald | page=B1}}</ref> Meanwhile, relocation of 280 households and the start of demolition had taken place.<ref>{{cite news | title=New Uses Proposed For Site Of Freeway | work=The San Diego Union | date=December 29, 1974 | author=Staff | page=B1}}</ref>

In 1977, a local vote took place to determine what to construct or if SR 252 should be constructed; however, $4.4 million had already been spent to construct the 43rd street interchange with I-805. Alternate plans included a city street and constructing a below-grade freeway.<ref>{{cite news | title=Voting Starts On Freeway issue | work=The San Diego Union | date=December 21, 1977 | author=Williamson, Jennifer | page=B3}}</ref> By 1980, the California Transportation Commission had canceled plans to construct SR 252, due to the residential opposition.<ref name="forget" /> The city of National City made attempts to have the plans reinstated in 1986 to reduce congestion within city limits.<ref name="feud" /> The city of San Diego opposed the idea of constructing an additional freeway, while the county supported it.<ref>{{cite news | title=Keep Rte. 252 as an option, supervisors say | work=The San Diego Union | date=April 10, 1986 | author=Krikorian, Greg | page=II-14}}</ref> The state told Caltrans to sell the land to the city of San Diego, though National City expressed interest in purchasing it, even though there would be San Diego city permits needed to construct a freeway on it.<ref>{{cite news | title=Rte. 252 corridor sale given state's tentative approval | work=The San Diego Union | date=April 25, 1986 | author=Baranger, Walt | page=B1}}</ref> National City then sued the state, but agreed to drop the suit in exchange for $10 million in traffic improvements on behalf of the city of San Diego.<ref>{{cite news | title=S.D., National City agree to settlement of State 252 feud | work=The San Diego Union | date=February 11, 1987 | author=Abrams, Michael | page=B1}}</ref>

In 1993, the San Diego Association of Governments and Caltrans planned to have SR 252, along with SR 157 and SR 171, officially removed; the abandoned land was to be used for residential purposes.<ref name="forget">{{cite news | title=Forget the Switzer Canyon Freeway (proposed in 1926) | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=October 3, 1993 | author=Showley, Roger | page=H8}}</ref> The state legislature removed SR 252 from the state highway system in 1994.<ref name="drop">{{cite CAstat|year=1994|ch=1220}}</ref> The only portion constructed is the ramps to and from I-805 at 43rd Street, in southern San Diego, approximately {{convert|0.5|mi|km}} long;<ref name="gmaps" /> the ramps were completed in 1975.<ref name="feud">{{cite news | title=San Diego, National City renew battle for Route 252 | work=Evening Tribune | date=April 4, 1986 | author=Preble, Laura | location=San Diego | page=B8}}</ref>
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==State Route 256==
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|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=256
|location=[[Roseville, California|Roseville]]
|formed=1965
|deleted=1994
}}

'''State Route&nbsp;256''' ('''SR&nbsp;256''') was a proposed highway from [[Interstate 80 in California|I-80]] to [[California State Route 65|State Route&nbsp;65]] north of Roseville, and was deleted in 1994. This was originally signed as part of Route 65, and of [[U.S. Route 99E|US&nbsp;99E]] through Roseville. Route&nbsp;256, a once adopted route for a west-side bypass of Roseville was rescinded by the California Transportation Commission in 1976 because of cost and difficulty of crossing the Southern Pacific Switchyard.
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==State Route 274==
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|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=274
|location=[[San Diego]]
|formed=1965
|deleted=1999
}}
'''State Route&nbsp;274''' ('''SR&nbsp;274''') ran along Balboa Avenue, entirely within the city of [[San Diego]]. The highway started at I-5 in [[Pacific Beach, San Diego, California|Pacific Beach]] before continuing east into [[Kearny Mesa, San Diego, California|Kearny Mesa]] and intersecting [[Interstate  805|I-805]] and [[California State Route 163|SR&nbsp;163]] before ending at I-15.<ref name="map1982" /> Balboa Avenue still exists as a road between I-5 and I-15.<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8300494,-117.1746922,13z|title=State Route 274|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref>

Balboa Avenue was constructed in Pacific Beach by 1956,<ref>{{cite map|url=http://www.cosmos-monitor.com/ca/map1956/detail/san-diego-detail.html|title=California|publisher=California Division of Highways|year=1956}}</ref> and east into Clairemont by 1961.<ref>{{cite map|url=http://www.cosmos-monitor.com/ca/map1961/detail/san-diego.html|title=California|publisher=California Division of Highways|year=1961}}</ref> The Legislature designated the route as from I-5 to SR 103 in 1965,<ref>{{cite CAstat|year=1965|ch=2068}}</ref> changing SR 103 to [[California State Route 15|SR&nbsp;15]] in 1969.<ref>{{cite CAstat|year=1969|ch=294}}</ref> Between 1969 and 1970, Balboa Avenue was completed from I-5 to [[SR 163 (CA)|SR 163]] and signed as SR 274.<ref>{{cite Caltrans map|year=1969|side=back|inset=San Diego}}</ref><ref>{{cite Caltrans map|year=1970|side=back|inset=San Diego}}</ref> Completion of the route to I-15 was in place by 1982.<ref name="map1982">{{cite map|title=San Diego County|year=1982|publisher=Automobile Club of Southern California}}</ref> A [[sinkhole]] {{convert|700|ft|m|adj=on}} long and {{convert|65|ft|m}} deep opened at the I-15 interchange in 1998 after a storm across the region.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/022598/LA0796.shtml | title=Rescuers search for victims of storms | work=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | date=February 25, 1998 | access-date=July 11, 2014 | author=Staff}}</ref> The route was deleted from state laws in 1999,<ref>{{cite CAstat|year=1999|ch=724}}</ref> and given to the city of San Diego in 2001.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://docs.sandiego.gov/councilminutes/2009/min20090414rm.pdf | title=Minutes for Regular Council Meeting of April 14, 2009 | publisher=San Diego City Council | date=April 14, 2009 | access-date=July 10, 2014 | author=Staff | format=PDF}}</ref>
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==State Route 285==
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|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=285
|location=[[Portola, California|Portola]]
|formed=1964
|deleted=1998
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'''State Route&nbsp;285''' ('''SR&nbsp;285''') was defined in 1970 as [[California State Route 70|SR&nbsp;70]] on West Street in Portola northwesterly to the north city limits, then to Lake Davis via Humbug Canyon, and then easterly to Grizzly Reservoir via the south shore of the lake. This was deleted in 1998 because of problems with the right of way and drainage. The route was never constructed. According to the Caltrans photolog, the old alignment for Route 285 essentially is exactly the same as existing West Street (in Portola) and Lake Davis Road northeast to Grizzly Road just northeast of the Big Grizzly Creek.
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==State Route 480== 
{{main|California State Route 480}} 
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|state=CA
|type=CA
|route=480
|location= [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]
|formed=1968
|deleted=1991
}}
'''State Route&nbsp;480''' ('''SR&nbsp;480''') was a state highway in San Francisco consisting of the elevated double-decker Embarcadero Freeway (also known as the Embarcadero Skyway), the partly elevated Doyle Drive approach to the Golden Gate Bridge and the proposed and unbuilt section in between. The unbuilt section from Doyle Drive to [[Van Ness Avenue]] was to have been called the Golden Gate Freeway and the Embarcadero Freeway as originally planned would have extended from Van Ness along the north side of Bay Street and then along the Embarcadero to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

The Embarcadero Freeway, which had only been constructed from Broadway along the [[Embarcadero (San Francisco)|Embarcadero]] to the Bay Bridge, was universally panned with many locals comparing it to the [[Alaskan Way Viaduct]] in Seattle. Demands to demolish the freeway were proposed as early as 1963 with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors supporting the proposal. The freeway was eventually demolished after the [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake]], and Doyle Drive is now part of [[U.S. Route 101 (California)|U.S. Route 101]]. SR 480 was '''Interstate 480''', an auxiliary route of the [[Interstate Highway System]], from 1955 to 1965. The entire route was deleted in 1991, approximately two years after the earthquake.

==See also==
* {{portal-inline|California Roads}}
* {{portal-inline|California}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cahighways.org California Highways]

[[Category:Lists of roads in California|High]]
[[Category:Former state highways in California| ]]