California State Route 25

"CA 25" redirects here. For the congressional district, see California's 25th congressional district.

State Route 25 marker

State Route 25
Route information
Defined by Streets and Highways Code § 325
Maintained by Caltrans
Length: 74.632 mi[1] (120.109 km)
Major junctions
South end: SR 198 near Priest Valley
  SR 146 near Pinnacles
SR 156 near Hollister
North end: US 101 near Gilroy
Highway system
← SR 24SR 26 →

State Route 25 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California between Gilroy and State Route 198. This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System[2] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System.[3]

Route description

Looking north along SR 25 in San Benito County, California

SR 25 (also known as Bolsa Road and the Airline Highway) begins at the intersection of Peach Tree Road and State Route 198 about 11 miles west of Priest Valley, in Monterey County, and is the northern extension of Peach Tree Road. It heads northwest, crossing into San Benito County and passing through the community of Bitterwater. SR 25 provides access to the Pinnacles National Park east entrance, running parallel to the San Andreas Fault.[4] Running parallel to the Gabilan Range and Diablo Range, SR 25 passes through the communities of Paicines and Tres Pinos and the city of Hollister. SR 25 continues northwest from Hollister, intersecting with State Route 156, and ends at U.S. Route 101 in Gilroy.[5]

History

One story of where the highway got its name is that before the advent of radio navigation, airline pilots flying north-south routes between San Francisco and Los Angeles would use this highway as a visual aid to confirm that they were on the correct route.[6]

Major intersections

Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary (for a full list of prefixes, see the list of postmile definitions).[1] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.

CountyLocationPostmile
[1][7][8]		DestinationsNotes
Monterey
MON 0.00-11.75		 0.00 SR 198 – Coalinga, San LucasSouth end of SR 25
San Benito
SBT 0.00-60.08		 21.47 SR 146 – Pinnacles National Park
Paicines39.53 CR J1 (Panoche Road) – Panoche, Idria
Hollister49.95Tres Pinos Road, Sunnyslope RoadTres Pinos Road was former SR 25 north
L52.23
51.45
SR 156 Bus. (San Felipe Road) – Los Banos, Hollister		Former SR 25 south / SR 156
 54.05 SR 156 – Los Banos, San Juan Bautista
Santa Clara
SCL 0.00-2.56		 2.56 US 101 – Gilroy, SalinasInterchange; north end of SR 25
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 California Department of Transportation. "State Truck Route List". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (XLS file) on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ CA Codes (shc:250-257)
  3. ↑ CA Codes (shc:260-284)
  4. ↑ The San Andreas Fault - III. Where Is It?
  5. ↑ The Road Atlas (Map). Rand McNally. 2009. p. 14. § SB4-SD5.
  6. ↑ Pashnit Motorcycle Forum, post dated April 20, 2010, retrieved December 5, 2012
  7. ↑ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
  8. ↑ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006

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