State Route 70 (california) Article Index for
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State Route 70 (california)




  section 370
  previous Route 69
  previous Type Highway
  next Route 71
  next Type Highway
  length Mi 18205
  length Km 29298
  direction East-West
  cities Marysville <br> Oroville <br> Quincy


State Route 70 is an east-west highway in California connecting Route 99 near Sacramento to Highway 395 north of Reno, Nevada just on the California side of the state line via the cities of Marysville and Oroville . The highway follows the route of the Feather River Canyon and is paralleled by the Union Pacific Railroad (former Western Pacific ). SR-70 crosses the Sierra Nevada Mountains at Beckwourth Pass at an elevation of 5,221 feet, making it one of the lowest Sierra Nevada Mountain passes in California.


LIST OF EXITS

The following is a list of exits along the freeway portions of CA 70.


Marysville

Exit 16- McGowan Pkwy.

Exit 17- (Southbound) CA 65 South

Exit 18A- Olivehurst Ave.; Lindhurst Ave.

Exit 18B- Erie Rd.; Lindhurst Rd.

Exit 20A- Feather River Rd.

Exit 20B- N. Beale Rd.

Freeway ends, next Freeway section in Oroville .


Oroville

Exit 46- CA 162

Exit 47- Montgomery St.

Exit 48- Grand Ave.; Nelson Ave.

Exit 49- Garden Dr.

The freeway ends at CA 149 , a few miles later.


OTHER NAMES




STATE LAW

Legal definition of Route 70: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 370