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From Route 5 to Route 99 south of Greenfield.
This segment remains as defined in 1963.
This segment was LRN 264, defined in 1959.
"Bear Mountain" Boulevard
From Route 99 south of Greenfield to Route 58.
This segment remains as defined in 1963.
This was part of LRN 140, defined in 1933. It does not appear to have been signed before the 1964 renumbering.
Route 184 Roundabout (06-Kern-223 PM R16.0)
The 2020 SHOPP, approved in May 2020, included the
following new Mobility item of interest: 06-Kern-223 PM R16.0 PPNO 6758
Proj ID 0614000057 EA 0R190. Route 223 near Weedpatch, at Route 184
(Wheeler Ridge Road) intersection. Construct roundabout. (Additional
$1,500,000 from local contribution). Programmed in FY22-23, with
construction scheduled to start in January 2023. Total project cost is
$3,700K, with $2,700K being capital (const and right of way) and $1,000K
being support (engineering, environmental, etc.),
(Source: 2020 Approved SHOPP a/o May 2020)
In June 2021, the CTC amended the SHOPP as follows:
06-Ker-223 R16.0 PPNO 6758 ProjID 0614000057 EA 06-0R190. Route 223 Near
Weedpatch, at Route 184 (Wheeler Ridge Road) intersection. Construct
roundabout. (Additional $1,500,000 from local contribution). Note:
Increase construction capital from $2,700K to $4,400K due to a deeper
roadway pavement section required to address current pavement failure.
This change results in additional asphalt, traffic control, and aggregate
base. Accelerate delivery year to FY21-22 to align with the available
local funding contribution.
(Source: June 2021 CTC Agenda, Agenda Item
2.1a.(1d) #41)
In October 2021, the CTC approved the following
allocation for construct/construction support phases: $6,167,000.
06-Ker-223 R15.7/R16.0. PPNO 06-6758; ProjID 0614000057; EA 0R190. Route 223 Near Weedpatch, from 0.3 miles west to 0.3 miles east of Route 184
(Wheeler Ridge Road); also on Route 184 from 0.3 miles south to 0.3 miles
north of Route 223 (Bear Mountain Boulevard). (Additional $1,500,000 from
local contribution.) Outcome/Output: Construct roundabout to
improve operations and safety. Allocation: CON ENG $1,000,000; CONST
$4,400,000. (CEQA - CE, 1/6/2015; Re-validation 12/16/2020) (NEPA - CE,
1/6/2015; Re-validation 12/16/2020) (SHOPP Minor expenditures of $635,091
for PA&ED, $2,491,697 for PS&E, and $790,068 for R/W Sup.)
(Source: October 2021 CTC Agenda, Agenda Item
2.5b.(1) #9)
The portion of Route 223 from
Route 99 to Route 58, in the County of Kern is included in the National
Purple Heart Trail. The National Purple Heart Trail was established in
1992 for the purpose of commemorating and honoring men and women who have
been wounded or killed in combat while serving in the United States Armed
Forces. The National Purple Heart Trail courses its way across the vast
majority of the United States. In 2001, pursuant to Senate Concurrent
Resolution 14, the Legislature designated portions of I-5 and I-80 as
California's selections for inclusion in the National Purple Heart Trail.
In 2009, pursuant to Assembly Concurrent Resolution 12, the Legislature
designated a portion of US 101 for inclusion in the National Purple Heart
Trail. Thie resolution designates an additional portion of the state
highway system for inclusion in the National Purple Heart Trail in order
to honor the men and women who have been wounded or killed in combat while
serving in the United States Armed Forces. Named by Senate Concurrent
Resolution (SCR) 105, Resolution Chapter 95, on 8/20/2010.
(Image source: Bakersfield Californian)
[SHC 253.1] Entire route. Added to the Freeway and Expressway system in 1959.
Overall statistics for Route 223:
In 1947 (1st Ex Sess), Chapter 11 defined LRN 223 as “a point on [LRN 2] near Division Street to [LRN 56]”.
This was the routing from US 101 near Division Street to Route 1 in San Francisco. It appears to have been a routing along Oak and Fell Streets in San Francisco, and then through the Golden Gate Park to Route 1. This was the "Western Freeway" I-80 routing. In the 1955 trafficways plan, it was shown as "Deleted, pending further study".
Between 1968 and 1972, this route was Route 241 (note that LRN 222 was the 1964-1965 Route 241).
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