|established=1972 (from SR 30)
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=CA|SR|210}} in San Bernardino
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=CA|SR|18}} at Running Springs
|counties=San Bernardino
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=299
|next_type=SR
|next_route=371
}}State Route 330 (SR 330) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It is also known as City Creek Road in the San Bernardino Mountains.
Route description
At its southern terminus, it begins in San Bernardino, California at State Route 210. It is a freeway for approximately a mile, then turns into a conventional two-lane highway. It runs northeasterly from the San Bernardino Valley into the mountains to Running Springs, California, where it ends at State Route 18. The entire routing is in San Bernardino County.
This road consists of approximately 15 miles (24 km) of 6 percent grade road, and is one of three roads from the San Bernardino Valley to the resorts of the San Bernardino National Forest. It alternates between long straight stretches and curved sections. There are three passing lanes, at the 2200 foot (670 m) level, the 4000 foot (1200 m) level, and the 5600 foot (1700 m) level.
SR 330 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,[1] and the southernmost freeway portion is part of the National Highway System,[2] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.[3] SR 330 is eligible to be included in the State Scenic Highway System,[4] but it is not officially designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation.[5]
History
This highway was originally a part of Legislative Route 207, defined in 1937. It was signed as State Route 30 until 1972, when State Route 30 was redefined to continue south along former State Route 106 rather than continue northeasterly along 330.[6]
Not including Interstate and U.S. highways, State Route 330 was one of only three routes in California which is numbered based on the number of a current or former parent route (the others being State Route 299 and State Route 371). This relationship was lost once the remaining portions of former State Route 30 were signed as Route 210.
In December 2010, a part of State Route 330 was washed out, forcing the closure of the entire route for several months.[7] Access to the route was restricted to local residents only. It was reopened in May 2011. Its closure was cited as a reason for why attendance at ski resorts was down for the year, as Route 330 links to the ski resorts.[8]
Major intersections
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}}{{CAint
|location=San Bernardino
|lspan=3
|postmile=R28.70
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|210|name1=Foothill Freeway|city1=Redlands|city2=Pasadena}}
|notes=Exit 81 on SR 210; southbound exit and northbound entrance; former SR 30; future I-210
}}{{CAint
|postmile=R29.60
|road=Highland Avenue
|notes=Interchange
}}{{Jctplace
|state=CA
|postmile=
|place=North end of freeway
}}{{CAint
|location=Running Springs
|lspan=2
|type=incomplete
|postmile=43.89
|road=Running Springs
|notes=Interchange; no access to SR 330
}}{{CAint
|postmile=44.12
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|18|city1=Big Bear Lake|city2=Lake Arrowhead}}
|notes=
}}{{Jctbtm|keys=incomplete}}See also
- {{portal-inline|California Roads}}
References
1. ^{{CAFESystem}}
2. ^{{FHWA NHS map|region=sandiego|accessdate=}}
3. ^{{FHWA NHS}}
4. ^{{CA scenic}}
5. ^{{Caltrans scenic|accessdate=}}
6. ^California Highways: State Route 330
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=resources/traffic&id=7868481/|title=Part of Route 330 shut after road falls away|publisher=ABC|date=2010-12-28|accessdate=2011-02-16}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fi-snow-bust-20110521,0,3408917,full.story|title=California ski resorts had an unusual problem this season — too much snow|publisher=L.A Times|date=2011-05-20|last=Martin|first=Hugo}}
9. ^{{Caltrans bridgelog|date=July 2007}}
10. ^California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
External links
{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}{{Commons category|California State Route 330}}- California @ AARoads.com - State Route 330
- Caltrans: Route 330 highway conditions
- California Highways: SR 330
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