Interstate 40 in California

Interstate 40 in California

Interstate 40 marker

Interstate 40
Needles Freeway
Route information
Defined by S&HC § 340
Maintained by Caltrans
Length: 154.623 mi[3] (248.842 km)
Existed: August 7, 1947 by FHWA[1]
July 1, 1964 by Caltrans[2] – present
Major junctions
West end: I-15 in Barstow
  US 95 in Needles
East end: I-40 at the Arizona state line
Highway system

Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Main • Auxiliary • Business

State highways in California(list • pre-1964)
History • Unconstructed • Deleted • Freeway • Scenic

SR 39 SR 41

In the U.S. state of California, Interstate 40 (I-40) has its western terminus in Barstow. Known as the Needles Freeway, a major east–west route of the Interstate Highway System, it heads east from Barstow across the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County past the Clipper Mountains to Needles, before it crosses into Arizona west of Kingman.


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Route description

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System[4] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System.[5] However, it is not a scenic highway as designated by Caltrans.[6] Interstate 40 from Interstate 15 to the Arizona State Line is known as the Needles Freeway, as named by Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 in 1968.[7] Interstate 40 goes through the Mojave Desert on its entire journey through California.

I-40 starts out at a junction with Interstate 15 in Barstow. The freeway passes through Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow before leaving the city limits. I-40 provides access to the town of Daggett but passes south of the town. After passing south of the Barstow-Daggett Airport, I-40 goes through Newberry Springs and Ludlow before traveling along the south end of Mojave National Preserve. Several miles east of the preserve, I-40 intersects US 95 and the two highways run concurrently into the city of Needles. In Needles, US 95 continues south while I-40 continues east through Mojave Regional Park and across the Colorado River into Arizona.[8]

The maximum speed limit for the entire California segment of Interstate 40 is 70 mph (110 km/h).

History

The segment of I-40 in California was approved as a chargeable Interstate on July 7, 1947.[1] In 1957, the California Department of Highways proposed that the route be renumbered to Interstate 30 instead because of the already existing U.S. Route 40 in the state.[2] However, this was rejected, and eventually U.S. 40 was decommissioned in favor of Interstate 80.

Today, the Needles Freeway replaced what used to be Route 66 across the Mojave Desert. As a result, a number of communities along the former route like Amboy have become ghost towns.[9]

A sign in California showing the distance to Wilmington, North Carolina has been stolen several times.[10]

Former mileage sign at start of Interstate 40 in Barstow, California

Future

The State of California submitted the segment of what is now State Route 58 between Barstow and Bakersfield for chargeable Interstate approval twice, in 1956 and 1968, presumably as an extension of Interstate 40, but it was rejected both times.[1] As a result of these rejections, this segment of SR 58 is being upgraded to freeway standards piece-by-piece as Caltrans has funds available. However, there is no current push to apply for Interstate designation.

Needles business loop

Interstate 40 Business
Location: Needles, California

Interstate 40 Business is a Business loop in Needles, California. It provides access to downtown Needles as Broadway Street. It also follows the former routing of U.S. Route 66.


Exit list

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 entire route is in San Bernardino County.

Location Postmile
[3][11][12]
Exit
[13]
Destinations Notes
Barstow R0.00 I-15 south (Mojave Freeway) to SR 58 west – San Bernardino Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
R0.79 1 Montara Road, East Main Street (I-15 Bus. south, to I-15 north) East Main Street was former US 66 west
R2.35 2 Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Former US 66 east
R4.71 5 Nebo Street Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Daggett R7.18 7 Daggett, A Street
R12.19 12 Airport Road, Barstow-Daggett Airport
Newberry Springs R18.45 18 National Trails Highway — Newberry Springs Former US 66
R23.33 23 Fort Cady Road – Newberry Springs
R32.50 33 Hector Road
Ludlow R49.98 50 Ludlow, Crucero Road Former US 66
R78.17 78 Kelbaker Road
R99.73 100 Essex Road – Essex
R107.17 107 Goffs Road – Essex
R115.19 115 Mountain Springs Road Former US 66
R119.97 120 Water Road
R132.73 133 US 95 north – Searchlight, Las Vegas West end of US 95 overlap; former US 66 west
Needles R139.11 139 River Road Cutoff Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
R141.01 141 West Broadway, River Road (I-40 Bus. east) West Broadway was former US 66 east
R142.37 142 J Street – Downtown Needles
R143.76 144 US 95 south (East Broadway, I-40 Bus. west) – Blythe East end of US 95 overlap; former US 66
R148.19 148 US 95 (CA).svg Five Mile Road to US 95 south – Blythe Former US 66 west
R153.31 153 Park Moabi Road
R154.64 Arizona state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus     Closed/Former     Incomplete access     Unopened

References

  1. ^ a b c California Highways: Interstate Highway Types and the History of California's Interstates
  2. ^ a b California Highways: Interstate 40
  3. ^ a b California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
  4. ^ CA Codes (shc:250-257)
  5. ^ CA Codes (shc:260-284)
  6. ^ "Officially Designated State Scenic Highways and Historic Parkways". California Department of Transportation. December 7, 2007. http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LandArch/scenic_highways/. Retrieved June 22, 2011. 
  7. ^ 2007 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California. Caltrans. p. 74. http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/hseb/products/Named_Freeways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-03-27. 
  8. ^ Thomas Brothers (2008). San Bernardino County Street Atlas (Map). 
  9. ^ Anton, Mike (2001-01-17). "Breathing life into a faded desert landmark". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-amboy17jan17,1,2068370.story?coll=la-headlines-california. Retrieved 2007-03-27. [dead link]
  10. ^ "I-40 Barstow, Calif., sign gone for good". Star-News. 2009-11-13. http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20091112/ARTICLES/911129963/1004?Title=I-40-Barstow-Calif-sign-gone-for-good. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
  11. ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
  12. ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
  13. ^ California Department of Transportation, California Numbered Exit Uniform System, Interstate 40 Freeway Interchanges, Retrieved on 2009-02-05.

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