Highway City, California
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Highway City is a small community within the city limits
of Fresno
, California
. It is located near the junction of State Route 99
and Shaw Avenue, one of the main streets of Fresno. The community was once known as Biola Junction. It was bisected by the realignment of US Route 99 which opened in 1960. The Highway City Community Center is located in a small public park just north of Shaw Avenue.
The name Highway City was first applied by fig grower J. C. Forkner and was used as a railroad shipping center for his Golden State Highway Fig Gardens concern. The U.S. Geological Survey, National Geographic Names database shows a feature ID of 1658750 and an elevation above mean sea level of 299 feet. The NAD83 coordinates given by USGS are 36°48′39"N 119°53′06"W on the Herndon, California 7.5-minute quadrangle.
City limits
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of Fresno
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located near the junction of State Route 99
California State Route 99
California State Route 99 , commonly known as Highway 99 or, simply, as 99 , is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley...
and Shaw Avenue, one of the main streets of Fresno. The community was once known as Biola Junction. It was bisected by the realignment of US Route 99 which opened in 1960. The Highway City Community Center is located in a small public park just north of Shaw Avenue.
The name Highway City was first applied by fig grower J. C. Forkner and was used as a railroad shipping center for his Golden State Highway Fig Gardens concern. The U.S. Geological Survey, National Geographic Names database shows a feature ID of 1658750 and an elevation above mean sea level of 299 feet. The NAD83 coordinates given by USGS are 36°48′39"N 119°53′06"W on the Herndon, California 7.5-minute quadrangle.