Interstate 205 (California)

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Interstate 205
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System

(CS&HC Section 505)

Length:

13.40 mi^[1] (21.57 km)

West end:

I-580 near Tracy, CA

East end:

I-5 near Tracy, CA

California State Routes
< SR 204		SR 206 >
Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

Interstate 205 (abbreviated I-205) in California is a short connecting Interstate Highway between Interstate 5 and Interstate 580 south of the town of Lathrop. There are two principal urban areas along the small stretch of interstate, Tracy and the new town of Mountain House.

Most of the stretch of Interstate 205 parallels the Historic U.S. Highway 50, which is now designated as Business Loop 205. Business Loop 205 is only a couple miles shorter than its parent route, with its eastern terminus at Interstate 5. Although it is well-signed along the route, signs along 205 refer to its actual name; Eleventh Street. Interstate 205 is one of the few three-digit interstate routes that has a business loop.

Interstate 205 is frequently congested, as it is the main route between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Stockton/Modesto/Manteca areas of the Northern San Joaquin Valley and is only four lanes wide in its entire length. On September 30, 2005, The Modesto Bee reported that funding has been approved to widen I-205 to six lanes between Interstate 5 and 11th Street (BL-205) in Tracy.^[2]

1 State law
2 Control cities
3 Major cities
4 Exit list
5 References
6 External links

[edit] State law

Legal Definition of Route 205: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 505

[edit] Control cities

Eastbound

Stockton

Westbound

San Francisco

[edit] Major cities

Tracy

[edit] Exit list

Postmiles are derived from^[1] and exit numbers derived from^[3].

County	Location	Postmile	#	Destinations	Notes
Westbound traffic defaults onto I-580 west
Alameda		ALA 0.00		Interstate 580 West - San Francisco	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
San Joaquin	Mountain House	SJ 1.38	2	Mountain House Pkwy
	Tracy	SJ R3.37	4	Business Loop 205 - 11th Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		SJ R5.29	6	Grant Line Road
		SJ 5.94	7	Corral Hollow
		SJ R7.01	8	Tracy Blvd
		SJ R8.12	9	MacArthur Drive
		SJ 13.40		Interstate 5 North - Stockton; Sacramento	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Eastbound traffic defaults onto I-5 north

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
^ "Plan For Widening I-205 Is Approved", The Modesto Bee, September 30, 2005
^ Cal-NExUS Interchange Exit Numbering

[edit] External links

Western Exit Guide - Interstate 205 California

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