Caltrans route log
Andrew Tompkins
I did find the video/photo log as well as the written versions that you can purchase
(for close to $150 for all sections). I've already found a number of discrepancies
between Terraserver, maps and the CALNEXUS exit number log while working on my
stripchart for I-5 in California.
--Andy
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Andrew G. Tompkins
Software Engineer
Beaverton, OR
http://home.comcast.net/~andytom/Highways
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Chris Sampang
>purchase?
Although it's not a CalTrans site, Dan Faigin's webpage has all the correct
legislative definitions of routes:
Keep in mind that legislative definitions/existance do not necessarily have
anything to do with route status - State Route 42 in the Los Angeles area has
not legislatively existed since 1968 (when I-105 was first defined on the
Century Freeway), but was well-signed for many years after and may still be
signed. Also, on Nunan Parada's page (http://www.geocities.com/bennyp81),
there are pics of CalTrans maintenance occuring recently on the deleted State
Route 159 (passing by the Rose Bowl in Pasadena).
Another important note for I-5: I-5 has a now-secret (formerly well-signed)
multiplex with State Route 99 between US 50 (which is also Business Route 80,
funding I-305, formerly signed State Route 99, and the link for a gap with
State Route 16) to the Sacramento Airport and an unrecognized multiplex with
State Route 16 between US 50 and Woodland.
It used to have a multiplex with State Route 299 between State Route 44 and the
north side of Redding, but this multiplex was removed about a year ago to
reroute 299 back on its old co-routing with former US 99 (now State Route 273).
- Chris
Andrew Tompkins
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> >Does anyone know if Caltrans has an online route log that you don't have to
> >purchase?
>
> Although it's not a CalTrans site, Dan Faigin's webpage has all the correct
> legislative definitions of routes:
>
> http://www.cahighways.org
>
Thanks. Dan's site has information that I can use in the overview header but isn't
geared toward what I put into the stripchart itself. I'm looking for something
similar to the route log from WA, the road inventory from OR, the post-mile log from
IN or the town maps of VT. I know many states don't publish this information freely
or make it easy to get.
>
> Keep in mind that legislative definitions/existance do not necessarily have
> anything to do with route status - State Route 42 in the Los Angeles area has
> not legislatively existed since 1968 (when I-105 was first defined on the
> Century Freeway), but was well-signed for many years after and may still be
> signed. Also, on Nunan Parada's page (http://www.geocities.com/bennyp81),
> there are pics of CalTrans maintenance occuring recently on the deleted State
> Route 159 (passing by the Rose Bowl in Pasadena).
>
> Another important note for I-5: I-5 has a now-secret (formerly well-signed)
> multiplex with State Route 99 between US 50 (which is also Business Route 80,
> funding I-305, formerly signed State Route 99, and the link for a gap with
> State Route 16) to the Sacramento Airport and an unrecognized multiplex with
> State Route 16 between US 50 and Woodland.
>
Knew about these already from my Navigator training at Mather AFB back in the '80s.
Spent 8 months in the Sacramento area and spent one day each weekend out on the
roads.
>
> It used to have a multiplex with State Route 299 between State Route 44 and the
> north side of Redding, but this multiplex was removed about a year ago to
> reroute 299 back on its old co-routing with former US 99 (now State Route 273).
>
Didn't know about this one and it's not in the Thomas Brothers yet. I'll account for
it on the stripchart.
>
> - Chris
jyd
Andrew Tompkins
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> http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/structur/strmaint/brlog2.htm
>
Thanks. When I made my initial recon of the Caltrans site I noticed the links to the
bridge log but dismissed them without looking as not really helpful. It turns out
that these will be quite helpful. Guess I need to do a little better roaming.
jyd
find half the stuff on the site unless somebody links to it off a
third-party site. And the individual District websites are all laid-out
and run differently from one another (kind of like the districts
themselves) and usually poorly (exactly like the districts themselves)
My favorite is District 12 (O.C.), where there's been a message on their
construction projects page for 2 years now with an admonition to please
be patient while they update their links regarding the construction
projects.
Okay, rant over now. Enjoy the bridge log.