Arden Way (Sacramento, California)

Arden Way

Maintained by	the City of Sacramento Department of Transportation and the County of Sacramento Department of Transportation (SACDOT)
West end	Acoma Street in Sacramento
Major junctions	I‑80 Bus. / SR 160 in Sacramento Watt Avenue near Sacramento
East end	American River Parkway in Carmichael

Arden Way is a major east-west arterial in Sacramento County, California in the United States. It is approximately 8 miles (13 km) long and runs through Sacramento and the unincorporated suburbs of Arden-Arcade and Carmichael.

Route description

Sacramento

Arden Way begins at Acoma Street in the North Sacramento area of Sacramento. It is a side street in a light industrial area, running approximately two blocks up to Colfax Street and paralleling the Arden-Garden Connector, the westward continuation for major thoroughfare traffic on Arden Way east of Colfax Street. After Colfax Street, Arden Way gains it major thoroughfare status, intersecting Del Paso Boulevard (old US 40)^[1] and running parallel with the Regional Transit light rail tracks and a residential frontage street of Arden Way up until Royal Oaks Drive. It passes two light rail stations: The Arden/Del Paso station and the Royal Oaks station. Arden Way then travels over the light rail and Union Pacific railroad tracks at a large overpass, where the roadway turns southeast towards the interchange of Business 80 (also known as the Capital City Freeway) and Highway 160, known locally as the Arden Y. Arden Way passes Arden Fair Mall, then intersects Exposition Boulevard and Ethan Way, where the roadway turns east, leaving the city of Sacramento and into the unincorporated community of Arden-Arcade.

The unusually large overpass between Evergreen and Harvard Streets was to have been part of the I-80 freeway replacement of what is now the Capital City Freeway (or Business 80). Caltrans abandoned the project in the early 1980s and was turned over to Regional Transit for their light rail system.^[2]

Arden-Arcade

After leaving Sacramento, Arden Way immediately intersects Howe Avenue, another major thoroughfare running north-south. It continues east to intersect with other north-south major thoroughfares, including Fulton Avenue, Watt Avenue and Eastern Avenue. As Arden Way meets up with Mission Avenue, it enters the unincorporated community of Carmichael.

Carmichael

After Mission Avenue, Arden Way continues east to Fair Oaks Boulevard, where the roadway then downgrades to a two-lane neighborhood street and turns southeast towards its eastern terminus at the American River Parkway.

It was at this terminus (38°35′21″N 121°19′46″W / 38.589168°N 121.329575°W) that a bridge was planned to cross the American River and connect to Rod Beaudry Drive in Rancho Cordova, CA, but it was never built and the two roads remain unconnected. A pedestrian/bicycle bridge (the Harold Richey Memorial Bridge) crosses the American River at that point, but barricades prevent regular automobile traffic.

Landmarks and points of interest

• Arden Fair Mall - An enclosed regional shopping center with 165 shops and anchored by four department stores.^[3]
• St. Ignatius Loyola Parish - A historic local church and private school.^[4]

Major cities

• Sacramento, California

Local transportation

RT buses 13,^[5] 20,^[6] 22^[7] and 23^[8] operate on Arden Way. RT light rail stations Arden/Del Paso, Royal Oaks and nearby Swanston serve Arden Way.

Major intersections

The entire thoroughfare is in Sacramento County.

Location	Destinations	Notes
Sacramento	Arden-Garden Connector	Continuation beyond Colfax Street
	Del Paso Boulevard, Grove Avenue, Canterbury Road	Del Paso Boulevard was former US 40
	Royal Oaks Drive, Beaumont Street	To SR 160 south and Exposition Boulevard east
	I‑80 Bus. (Capital City Freeway) / SR 160 south (North Sacramento Freeway) – Reno, San Francisco, Downtown Sacramento	Interchange; former US 40 / US 99E / I-80
	Heritage Lane – Cal Expo
	Challenge Way
	Alta Arden Expressway	No right turn from Arden Way west to Alta Arden Expressway east
	Exposition Boulevard, Ethan Way	No left turn from Arden Way west to Ethan Way south
	Howe Avenue
	Fulton Avenue
	Watt Avenue
	Eastern Avenue
Carmichael	Fair Oaks Boulevard	From this point, Arden Way continues to its terminus at the American River Parkway

References

1. Nichols, Russell. "Del Paso Blvd.: Once and Future Glory?". Prosper Magazine (November 2007). Retrieved 2009-03-01. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. Eric Haas; Peter Ehrlich. "Sacramento Light Rail System". Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
3. Arden Fair Mall website Retrieved on 2009-03-01.
4. St. Ignatius Loyola Parish website Retrieved on 2009-03-01.
5. Sacramento Regional Transit: Bus Route 13 map
6. Sacramento Regional Transit: Bus Route 20 map
7. Sacramento Regional Transit: Bus Route 22 map
8. Sacramento Regional Transit: Bus Route 23 map

Coordinates: 38°35′46″N 121°24′39″W / 38.59611°N 121.41071°W