State Route 145 | ||||
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 Map of central California with SR 145 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 67 mi[1] (108 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   I-5 / SR 33 near Coalinga | |||
| North end |  SR 41 near Friant | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Fresno, Madera | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 145 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, running through the heart of the San Joaquin Valley from Interstate 5 near Coalinga north to Route 41 north of Fresno.
SR 145 travels through the center of the San Joaquin Valley, remaining a rural two-lane road in its entirety. The southern terminus of SR 145 is at I-5 near Coalinga. SR 145 heads northeast as Fresno-Coalinga Road, turning north at the junction with SR 269 in Five Points, where it assumes the designation as Lassen Avenue. After passing through the town of Helm, SR 145 heads northeast as McMullin Grade, before turning north again as South Madera Avenue. SR 145 intersects with SR 180 in the city of Kerman, where it continues north to cross into Madera County. After passing through Ripperdan, SR 145 intersects SR 99 in Madera. From Madera, the route turns east, and ends at SR 41.[2]
Various crops such as cotton, table grapes, tomatoes and melons are grown along the route in one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world[citation needed].
SR 145 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,[3] and near SR 99 is part of the National Highway System,[4] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.[5]
Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary ().[6] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.
| County | Location | Postmile [6][1][7] | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Fresno FRE 0.00-R41.28 | | 0.00 |  SR 33 south (Fresno-Coalinga Road) – Coalinga | Continuation beyond I-5 | |
| | 0.00 |  I-5 / SR 33 north (West Side Freeway) – Sacramento, Los Angeles, Mendota | Interchange; south end of SR 145; I-5 exit 337 | ||
| Five Points | 13.21 |  SR 269 south (Lassen Avenue) / Mount Whitney Avenue – Huron, Avenal, Riverdale | Northern terminus of SR 269 | ||
| | 17.27 | Elkhorn Avenue – Burrel | |||
| | 20.65 | Colorado Avenue – San Joaquin, Tranquillity | |||
| | 26.09 | Manning Avenue – San Joaquin | |||
| Kerman | 35.15 |  SR 180 (Whitesbridge Road) – Fresno, Mendota | |||
| | 40.17 | Shaw Avenue – Biola | |||
| Madera MAD 0.00-25.46 | | 7.06 | Avenue 12 | ||
| Madera | 9.08 |  SR 99 – Sacramento, Fresno | Interchange; SR 99 exit 153B | ||
| 9.32 |   SR 99 Bus. south (Gateway Drive south) to SR 99 south – Fresno | South end of SR 99 Bus. overlap; former US 99 south | |||
| 9.68 | Gateway Drive north (SR 99 Bus. north), Yosemite Avenue | North end of SR 99 Bus. overlap; former US 99 north | |||
| 11.02 | Cleveland Avenue, Tozer Street | ||||
| | 25.46 | SR 41 – Oakhurst, Yosemite, Fresno | North end of SR 145 | ||
| | 25.46 | Road 145 – Millerton Lake | Continuation beyond SR 41 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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