California State Route 160
State Route 160 | ||||
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SR 160 highlighted in red; the gap represents the relinquished portion | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 49.75 mi (80.06 km) Portions of SR 160 have been relinquished to or are otherwise maintained by local or other governments, and are not included in the length. | |||
| History | State highway in 1910 and 1933; became SR 24 in the 1930s and SR 160 in 1964 | |||
| Tourist routes | River Road between the Contra Costa–Sacramento county line and the City of Sacramento | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | SR 4 in Antioch | |||
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| North end | I-80 BL in Sacramento | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Contra Costa, Sacramento | |||
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State Route 160 (SR 160) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California consisting of two sections. The longer, southern section is a scenic highway through the alluvial plain of the Sacramento River, linking SR 4 in Antioch with Sacramento via the Antioch Bridge. The northern section, separated from the southern by Sacramento city streets, is the North Sacramento Freeway, running from the 16th Street Bridge over the American River to Interstate 80 Business towards Roseville.
This northern section was erroneously deleted from the definition in the Streets and Highways Code in 2003 when the relinquished portion through downtown Sacramento was removed; the segment was restored in a 2010 amendment to the code. Although it is no longer officially part of the state highway system, some maps may still mark the relinquished portion of SR 160 as continuous through the city.