State Route 162 (California) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

State Route 162 runs roughly west–east from U.S. Route 101 near Longvale

Longvale, California

Longvale is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located south-southeast of Laytonville, at an elevation of 1191 feet .A post office operated at Longvale from 1911 to 1958....

, in Mendocino County

Mendocino County, California

Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841, up from 86,265 at the 2000 census...

, to Oroville

Oroville, California

Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California. The population was 15,506 at the 2010 census, up from 13,004 at the 2000 census...

, in Butte County

Butte County, California

Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the...

. For most of its length, it is a two lane, undivided highway. The highway is broken into two pieces, the state's sponsorship of the road ends where it enters the Mendocino National Forest

Mendocino National Forest

The Mendocino National Forest is located in the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California and comprises 913,306 acres...

in Mendocino County

Mendocino County, California

where it becomes an unimproved dirt road maintained by the U.S. Forest Service as Forest Highway

Forest Highway

Forest Highways or Forest Routes are a category of roads within United States National Forests. They are built to connect the national forests to the existing state highway systems, and to provide improved access to recreational and logging areas....

7 (FH 7). State Route 162 begins again at the eastern boundary of the National Forest in Glenn County

Glenn County, California

Glenn County is in the California Central Valley. As of 2010, it had a population of 28,122. The county seat is the city of Willows.-History:Glenn County was formed in 1891 from parts of Colusa County. It was named for Dr. Hugh J...

, some 30 miles (48.3 km) west of Willows

Willows, California

Willows is the county seat of Glenn County, California. As the county seat, the city is a home to regional government offices, including the California Highway Patrol, California Department of Motor Vehicles and the United States Bureau of Reclamation...

.

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System

California Freeway and Expressway System

The California Freeway and Expressway System is a system of existing or planned freeways and expressways in the U.S. state of California. It is defined by the Streets and Highways Code.-List of roads in the system:*State Route 1 *State Route 2...

Longvale to Covelo

State Route 162 (SR 162) begins in Mendocino County at Longvale

Longvale, California

, 10 miles (16.1 km) south of the town of Laytonville

Laytonville, California

Laytonville is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. Laytonville, is located north-northwest of Willits, at an elevation of 1670 feet...

along U.S. Route 101. It goes east through Long Valley next to the Middle Fork of the Eel River

Eel River (California)

The Eel River is a major river system of the northern Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. Approximately 200 miles long, it drains a rugged area in the California Coast Ranges between the Sacramento Valley and the ocean. For most of its course, the river flows northwest, parallel to the...

. On the opposite bank of the river is the right of way of the disused Northwestern Pacific Railroad

Northwestern Pacific Railroad

The Northwestern Pacific Railroad is a regional railroad serving California's North Coast. The railroad currently runs on 62 miles of the 462 mile main line, stretching from Schellville, California to Eureka, California...

. It is 30 miles (48.3 km) from Longvale to Covelo

Covelo, California

Covelo is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. Covelo is located east-northeast of Laytonville, at an elevation of 1398 feet...

. This portion of SR 162 is called Covelo Road. Covelo is in Round Valley, home of the Round Valley Indian Reservation http://www.covelo.net/tribes/pages/tribes_history.shtml. SR 162 is called Commercial Street as it goes north through the center of town. Beyond Covelo, there are 11 miles (17.7 km) of paved road, called Mendocino Pass Road, between Covelo and the Mendocino National Forest

Mendocino National Forest

The Mendocino National Forest is located in the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California and comprises 913,306 acres...

Crossing the Mendocino National Forest

When entering the national forest the road becomes Forest Highway

Forest Highway

7 (FH 7). FH 7 is maintained by the U.S. Forest Service as it continues across the Mendocino National Forest

Mendocino National Forest

The Mendocino National Forest is located in the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California and comprises 913,306 acres...

for approximately 50 miles (80.5 km) over Mendocino Pass

Mendocino Pass

Mendocino Pass is a mountain pass located in the Northern Coast Ranges in California. The pass, in the extreme northwest corner of Glenn County, is at an elevation of about and at the gap, two dirt roads intersect. One of them is US Forest Highway 7, a dirt road connecting two disjointed sections...

(5006 ft (1,525.8 m)), which is closed in winter due to heavy snowfall. It is roughly 35 miles (56.3 km) along the unpaved road to Alder Springs, which is inside the Mendocino National Forest in Glenn County

Glenn County, California

. Alder Springs is the location of the Alder Springs GASB site, which is part of the Consolidated Reporting of Earthquakes and Tsunamis (CREST) network run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , pronounced , like "noah", is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere...

(NOAA), the United States Geological Survey

United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...

(USGS), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders...

(FEMA). State Route 162 resumes near Alder Springs and it is 41 miles (66 km) from there to Willows

Willows, California

. Along the way, SR 162 crosses Stoney Creek and runs east paralleling Nye Creek. Seven miles west (7 mi (11.3 km)) of Willows is Thunderhill Raceway Park

Thunderhill Park

Thunderhill Raceway Park is a road racing course located West of Willows, California on Hwy 162. The course is a fast series of twists and turns with minor elevation changes. Thunderhill is owned and operated by the San Francisco Region of the SCCA. It is host to many motorports events for cars...

. At Willows, SR 162 passes the Willows-Glenn County Airport

Willows-Glenn County Airport

Willows-Glenn County Airport , also known as Willows-Glenn Airport, is a public airport located one mile south of Willows, serving Glenn County, California, USA. The general aviation airport covers and has two runways and one helipad....

and crosses Interstate 5.

Across the Central Valley

From Willows and the intersection of Interstate 5, SR 162 runs east for 9 miles (14.5 km) to the town of Glenn

Glenn, California

Glenn is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It lies at an elevation of 98 feet .. The town is located on the Sacramento River, at the intersection of State Route 45 and State Route 162. It is about ten miles east of Interstate 5 and Willows on the U.S. Geological Survey...

. The track of SR 162 turns right and follows State Route 45 south for 4 miles (6.4 km) along the bank of the Sacramento River

Sacramento River

The Sacramento River is an important watercourse of Northern and Central California in the United States. The largest river in California, it rises on the eastern slopes of the Klamath Mountains, and after a journey south of over , empties into Suisun Bay, an arm of the San Francisco Bay, and...

to Codora

Codora, California

Codora is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad east-southeast of Willows, at an elevation of 89 feet ....

. The highway then turns left going east, crosses the Sacramento River and enters the town of Butte City

Butte City, California

Butte City is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It is located on the east bank of the Sacramento River south-east of Willows, at an elevation of 89 feet ....

. The highway jogs north as it passes through Butte City, then east again going 20 miles (32.2 km) due east to meet 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...

(formerly U.S. Route 99). This section is called the Butte City Highway. SR 162 turns north along SR 99 then east again as Oroville Dam Boulevard.

Oroville

Travelling east, SR 162 passes the Thermalito Afterbay and the Oroville Municipal Airport

Oroville Municipal Airport

Oroville Municipal Airport is a public airport located 3 miles southwest of the city of Oroville in Butte County, California, USA.- Facilities :Oroville Municipal Airport covers and has two runways:...

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KOVE, (FAA Identifier: OVE) before crossing the Feather River

Feather River

The Feather River is the principal tributary of the Sacramento River, in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California. The river's main stem is about long. Its length to its most distant headwater tributary is about . Its drainage basin is about...

on the Randy Jennings Memorial Bridge. As the highway enters Oroville

Oroville, California

Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California. The population was 15,506 at the 2010 census, up from 13,004 at the 2000 census...

, it crosses under State Route 70. This section is named Oroville Dam Blvd or "Oro-Dam". SR 162 goes 2 miles (3 km) through the center of Oroville then turns right onto Olive Highway. Olive Highway goes east 7¼ miles (12 km) to Kelly Ridge Road where it turns north and crosses Lake Oroville

Lake Oroville

Lake Oroville, also known as Lake Edmonston, is a reservoir in the U.S. state of California, formed by the Oroville Dam across the Feather River. The lake is situated in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada about northeast of Oroville. At over , it is one of the largest reservoirs in California,...

over the Bidwell Bar Bridge

Bidwell Bar Bridge

The Bidwell Bar Bridge, in Oroville, California, refers to two suspension bridges which cross different parts of Lake Oroville. The original Bidwell Bar Bridge was the first steel suspension bridge in California. The $35,000, 240-foot long original was completed in December 1855, and was built of...

. SR 162 ends along the Oroville-Quincy Highway at Foreman Creek Road along the eastern edge of the Lake Oroville National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area is a designation for a protected area in the United States, often centered on large reservoirs and emphasizing water-based recreation for a large number of people. The first National Recreation Area was the Boulder Dam Recreation Area...

Oroville-Quincy Highway

In 1915, the Oroville-Quincy Highway was designated as Legislative Route Number

Legislative route

In United States, a legislative route or legislative highway is a highway defined by laws passed in a state legislature. The numbering of such highways may or may not correspond to the numbers familiar to the public as part of the state, U.S. highway, and Interstate highway systems...

30. http://www.cahighways.org/chrphas2.html This route was abandoned by the state in 1924. In the late 1930s, there was a temporary routing of Alternate US 40 that ran from Davis

Davis, California

Davis is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...

through Yuba City

Yuba City, California

Yuba City is a Northern California city, founded in 1849. It is the county seat of Sutter County, California, United States. The population was 64,925 at the 2010 census....

to Oroville thence to Quincy along Oroville-Quincy Highway, and Bucks Lake Road. The Oroville-Quincy Highway begins in Oroville at Oro-Dam Blvd E just past Olive Highway and runs east. It continues east roughly paralleling Olive Highway until it merges with SR 162 just before Oakvale Ave. It breaks off from SR 162 at Wally B Lane running parallel to the highway for a mile or so before reconnecting at Kelly Ridge Road. The highway runs roughly north and crosses Lake Oroville over the Bidwell Bar Bridge. SR 162 ends near here at Foreman Creek Road, but the Oroville-Quincy Highway continues toward Berry Creek and Madrone Lake. Here it turns east again and runs 6½ miles to Brush Creek

Brush Creek, California

Brush Creek is an unincorporated community near Oroville in Butte County, California, United States....

. From Brush Creek, the highway turns north for 12½ miles to Palmetto

Palmetto, California

Palmetto is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. It lies at an elevation of 5134 feet . Palmetto is located south of Storrie....

. Here the highway turns ENE 11 miles (17.7 km) to Buck's Lodge and Bucks Lake

Bucks Lake, California

Bucks Lake is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. Bucks Lake is located on the south shore of Bucks Lake, west-southwest of Quincy...

. It then goes 16¼ east along Bucks Lake Road past Meadow Valley

Meadow Valley, California

Meadow Valley is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 464 at the 2010 census, down from 575 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Meadow Valley is located at ....

and Spanish Ranch

Spanish Ranch, California

Spanish Ranch is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3668 feet . Spanish Ranch is located north- northeast of Meadow Valley....

before arriving at Quincy

Quincy, California

Quincy is a census-designated place and the county seat of Plumas County, California. The population was 1,728 at the 2010 census, down from 1,879 at the 2000 census. Quincy is named after the city of Quincy, Illinois...

, a total distance of 62¾ miles.

Major intersections

Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.

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Mendocino County, California

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Longvale, California

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|Covelo

Covelo, California

Covelo is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. Covelo is located east-northeast of Laytonville, at an elevation of 1398 feet...

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|Mina Road – Zenia

Zenia, California

Zenia is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, California, United States. Zenia is northeast of Alderpoint. Zenia has a post office with ZIP code 95595, which opened in 1899. Zenia was first named Poison Camp by men who came there in the 1860s after larkspur in the area which poisoned...

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Glenn County, California

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Newville, California

Newville is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It is located west of Orland, at an elevation of 623 feet .A post office operated at Newville from 1868 to 1918....

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Elk Creek, California

Elk Creek is a census-designated place in Glenn County, California. It is located northwest of Willows, at an elevation of 745 feet .The 2010 census reported that Elk Creek's population was 163. It is home to the smallest public high school in California, which has an enrollment of about 35...

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Willows, California

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Glenn, California

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7.53Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along SR 45

California State Route 45

State Route 45 is a state highway in the U.S. State of California that travels in a north–south direction from Route 113 in Knights Landing to Route 32 in Hamilton City.-Route description:...

Codora, California

Codora is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad east-southeast of Willows, at an elevation of 89 feet ....

Butte County, California

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Richvale, California

Richvale is a small census-designated place in Butte County, California, USA, south of Chico and west of Oroville. The primary crop grown in the area surrounding Richvale is rice, irrigated from the Oroville Dam on the Feather River. Several farmers in the area are known for organic farming...

California State Route 99

Oroville, California

Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California. The population was 15,506 at the 2010 census, up from 13,004 at the 2000 census...

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|Forbestown Road – Forbestown

Forbestown, California

Forbestown is a census-designated place in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2772 feet . Its zip code is 95941 and its area code is 530. Forbestown had a population of 320 at the 2010 census.Forbestown is named for B.F. Forbes, who opened a store there in 1850...

, Feather Falls

Feather Falls, California

Feather Falls is a rural unincorporated community in Butte County, California north and east of Lake Oroville. It lies at an elevation of 2982 feet . It is home to Feather Falls Elementary School, a K-8 facility...

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Brush Creek, California

Brush Creek is an unincorporated community near Oroville in Butte County, California, United States....

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