State Route 202 (SR 202) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
that serves as a
spur route
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from
State Route 58 in
Tehachapi in
Kern County
Kern County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 909,235. Its county seat is Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield.
Kern County compris ...
to the
California Correctional Institution
California Correctional Institution (CCI) is a Supermax prison, supermax List of California state prisons, state prison in the city of Tehachapi, California, Tehachapi in Southern California. CCI is sometimes referred to as "Tehachapi prison" or ...
.
A portion of SR 202 is overlapped with
SR 58 Business. That portion follows the alignment of decommissioned
U.S. Route 466.
Route description
The road begins with its western terminus at the
California Correctional Institution
California Correctional Institution (CCI) is a Supermax prison, supermax List of California state prisons, state prison in the city of Tehachapi, California, Tehachapi in Southern California. CCI is sometimes referred to as "Tehachapi prison" or ...
in Cummings Valley along West Valley Boulevard, its name for part of the route. SR 202 then heads eastward through a farmland area before entering a suburb area of
Tehachapi. The road then abruptly turns north toward
SR 58 Business where it is concurrent with the business route through town to its eastern end at
State Route 58 with an interchange.
SR 202 is part of the
National Highway System,
a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the
Federal Highway Administration
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two programs, the Federal-aid Highway Program a ...
.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
{{CASR external links, SR, 202
California @ AARoads.com - State Route 202
202
Year 202 ( CCII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Antoninus (or, less frequently, year 955 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 202 for this yea ...
State Route 202
Tehachapi, California