MacArthur Freeway
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The MacArthur Freeway is a segment of Interstate 580 which extends from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge southeastward to its junction with Interstate 238 in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is named for General Douglas MacArthur, commander of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific in World War II.
The MacArthur Freeway was constructed in the 1950s to replace MacArthur Blvd. and Foothill Blvd. as the route for U.S. Highway 50 through the cities of Oakland and San Leandro. The I-580 designation replaced the U.S. 50 designation for the MacArthur in the 1960s.
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[edit] Legal definition
The MacArthur Freeway is Route 580 from Route 238 to Route 880, as named by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 27, Chapter 156 in 1968.[1]
[edit] Communities served
Cities and communities along the MacArthur Freeway include:
[edit] Major Intersections
Freeways intersecting with the MacArthur Freeway include:
Eastshore Freeway (I-80)
Nimitz Freeway (I-880)
Grove-Shafter Freeway (I-980/SR-24)
Warren Freeway (SR-13)
Interstate 238/Mission Blvd (SR-238)
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California. Caltrans, 61. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
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