|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{jct|state=CA|SR|63|SR|198|CR|J15|CR|J32}} in Visalia
|direction_b=East
|junction={{jct|state=CA|CR|J23}} near Ivanhoe
{{jct|state=CA|SR|245}} in Woodlake
|terminus_b={{jct|state=CA|SR|198}} near Lemon Cove
|counties=Tulare
|previous_type=I
|previous_route=215
|next_type=SR
|next_route=217
}}State Route 216 (SR 216) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California in Tulare County. It is a loop of Route 198, running from Visalia to Woodlake.
Route description
The route begins at State Route 198 in Visalia with an interchange. It then continues to Ivanhoe, where it meets County Route J34. As it continues through Tulare County, it enters Woodlake, where it meets State Route 245. It then meets County Route J21 before meeting its north end at State Route 198.
The portion of SR 216 in the Visalia city limits is part of the National Highway System,[1] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.[2]
Major intersections
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}}{{CAint|type=concur
|location=Visalia|lspan=2
|postmile=R0.00
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|198|road=Lovers Lane (CR J15 south)}}
|notes=Interchange; SR 198 exit 108; west end of CR J15 overlap
}}{{CAint|type=concur
|postmile=none
|road=Houston Avenue (CR J15 north) / Lovers Lane
|notes=east end of CR J15 overlap
}}{{CAint|type=concur
|location=none
|postmile=none
|road={{jct|state=CA|to1=to|SR|198|road=Road 158 (CR J23 south)}}
|notes=west end of CR J23 overlap
}}{{CAint|type=concur
|location=Ivanhoe
|postmile=6.95
|road=Avenue 328 (CR J23 north) / Road 160
|notes=east end of CR J23 overlap
}}{{CAint
|location=Hillmaid
|postmile=none
|road=Road 196 (CR J27)
}}{{CAint
|location=Woodlake
|postmile=14.01
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|245|name1=Valencia Boulevard}}
|notes=roundabout
}}{{CAint
|location=none
|postmile=18.67
|road=Dry Creek Drive (CR J21) - Badger, Pinehurst
}}{{CAint
|location=none
|postmile=19.24
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|198|name1=Sierra Drive|city1=Three Rivers|city2=Sequoia Park|city3=Lemon Cove}}
}}{{Jctbtm}}See also
- {{portal-inline|California Roads}}
References
1. ^{{FHWA NHS map|region=visalia|accessdate=September 9, 2017}}
2. ^{{FHWA NHS}}
3. ^{{Caltrans bridgelog|date=July 2007}}
4. ^California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721000000/http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/2006all.htm |date=July 21, 2011 }}, 2006
External links
{{Attached KML|display=inline,title}}{{commonscat}}- California @ AARoads.com - State Route 216
- Caltrans: Route 216 highway conditions
- California Highways: SR 216
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