|length_round=3
|established=1964[1]
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=CA|SR|1}} in Half Moon Bay
|junction={{Jct|state=CA|I|280}} near San Mateo
{{Jct|state=CA|US|101}} in San Mateo
{{Jct|state=CA|I|880}} in Hayward
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=CA|SR|185|SR|238}} in Hayward
|counties=San Mateo, Alameda
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=91
|next_type=SR
|next_route=94
}}State Route 92 (SR 92) is an east-west highway in the San Francisco Bay area between Half Moon Bay near the coast (and State Route 1) in the west and downtown Hayward at its junction with State Route 238 and State Route 185. It is most notable for being the route that traverses the San Mateo Bridge. It has interchanges with three freeways: Interstate 280 (the Junipero Serra Freeway), U.S. Route 101 (the Bayshore Freeway) in or near San Mateo, and Interstate 880 (the Nimitz Freeway). It also connects indirectly to Interstates 238 and 580 by way of Hayward's Foothill Boulevard, which carries Route 238 and flows directly into Route 92.
Route description
Between Half Moon Bay and Interstate 280, Route 92 winds through the Coast Range as a narrow, mainly undivided two and three lane highway with a switchback turn. The east-bound uphill portion was upgraded with a long passing lane. Between Interstate 280 and Interstate 880 it is entirely a divided multilane highway, including the toll San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, the longest span across the San Francisco Bay. East of Interstate 880 the route becomes a divided surface street in Hayward, locally known as Jackson Street.
State Route 92 traverses through significant habitat areas including wetland, California oak woodland, chaparral and grassland. In one serpentine soil location near Crystal Springs Reservoir, it passes near one of the only known colonies of the endangered wildflower Pentachaeta bellidiflora and near one of the limited number of colonies of the endangered Eriophyllum latilobum.
SR 92 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,[2] and a small portion near SR 1 as well as the entire portion east of I-280 are part of the National Highway System,[3] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.[4] SR 92 is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System,[5] but it is not officially designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation.[6]
History
The San Mateo section was once referred to as the 19th Avenue Freeway which was the street name where the freeway now exits. Parts of the street remain. This section is also known as the J. Arthur Younger Freeway; J. Arthur Younger was a United States Representative who served during the 1950s and 60s.
All of Route 92 that is not already a freeway or a toll bridge has been proposed as a freeway, none of which has been built. An upgrade of the intersection with Main Street in Half Moon Bay is in the late planning stage. The old cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 880 was rebuilt with direct ramp replacements for two of the tight "cloverleaf" ramps, and a new wider and taller overpass to carry Route 92 over Interstate 880. The project took four years and was completed in October 2011.[7] A similar cloverleaf interchange at SR 82 was also rebuilt in 2018.
Major intersections
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[10]
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|postmile=0.20
|exit=
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|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|35|dir1=south|name1=Skyline Boulevard|city1=Big Basin}}
|notes=West end of SR 35 overlap
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|location=none
|postmile=R7.31
|exit=8
|road={{jct|state=CA|I|280|name1=Junipero Serra Freeway|city1=San Francisco|city2=San Jose}}
|notes=Signed as exits 8A (south) and 8B (north) eastbound; I-280 exit 33
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|location=San Mateo
|lspan=7
|postmile=R7.93
|exit=9A
|road=Ralston Avenue – Belmont
|notes=Former Legislative Route 214
}}{{CAint|exit
|postmile=R8.67
|exit=9B
|road=De Anza Boulevard, Polhemus Road
|notes=
}}{{CAint|exit
|postmile=R9.38
|exit=10
|road=West Hillsdale Boulevard
|notes=
}}{{CAint|exit
|postmile=R10.56
|exit=11
|road=Alameda de las Pulgas
|notes=
}}{{CAint|exit
|postmile=R11.21
|exit=12
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|82|name1=El Camino Real}}
}}{{CAint|exit
|postmile=R11.61
|exit=12C
|road=Delaware Street
|notes=
}}{{CAint|exit
|postmile=R12.14
|exit=13
|road={{Jct|state=CA|US|101|name1=Bayshore Freeway|city1=San Francisco|city2=San Jose}}
|notes=Signed as exits 13A (south) and 13B (north); US 101 exit 414B
}}{{CAint|exit
|location=Foster City
|lspan=2
|postmile=R12.78
|exit=14A
|road=Mariners Island Boulevard, Edgewater Boulevard
|notes=
}}{{CAint|exit
|postmile=R13.61
|exit=14B
|road=Foster City Boulevard, East Hillsdale Boulevard
|notes=
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|county=Alameda
|cspan=7
|county_note=ALA R0.00-8.22
|location=Hayward
|lspan=7
|postmile=R4.48
|exit=24
|road=Clawiter Road, Eden Landing Road
|notes=
}}{{CAint|exit
|postmile=R5.12
|exit=25A
|road=Industrial Boulevard
|notes=
}}{{CAint|exit
|postmile=R5.76
|exit=25B
|road=Hesperian Boulevard – San Lorenzo
|notes=
}}{{CAint|exit
|postmile=6.39
|exit=26
|road={{jct|state=CA|I|880|name1=Nimitz Freeway|city1=Oakland|city2=San Jose}}
|notes=Signed as exits 26A (south) and 26B (north); I-880 exit 27
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|state=CA
|postmile=
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|postmile=6.78
|exit=
|road=Santa Clara Street
|notes=Serves CSU East Bay
}}{{CAint|exit
|postmile=8.22
|exit=
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|185|SR|238|name2=Mission Boulevard, Foothill Boulevard|to3=yes|I|580}}
|notes=East end of SR 92; access to SR 185 is via a left turn on A Street from SR 238 north
}}{{Jctbtm|col=6|keys=concur,incomplete}}See also
- {{portal-inline|California Roads}}
- {{portal-inline|San Francisco Bay Area}}
References
1. ^{{cite web|author=Faigin, Daniel P|url=http://cahighways.org/089-096.html#092|title=County Highways - State Route 92|publisher=www.cahighways.org|accessdate=2008-07-21}}
2. ^{{CAFESystem}}
3. ^{{FHWA NHS map|region=sanfrancisco|accessdate=October 8, 2017}}
4. ^{{FHWA NHS}}
5. ^{{CA scenic}}
6. ^{{Caltrans scenic|accessdate=October 8, 2017}}
7. ^http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19067123
8. ^{{Caltrans bridgelog|date=July 2007}}
9. ^California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
10. ^California Department of Transportation, California Numbered Exit Uniform System, State Route 92 Freeway Interchanges, Retrieved on 2009-02-07.
External links
{{Attached KML|display=inline,title}}{{Commons category|California State Route 92}}- Caltrans: Route 92 road conditions
- California @ AARoads.com - State Route 92
- California Highways: SR 92
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