State Route 222 (SR 222), named Talmage Road along its entire length, is an unsigned state highway in the U.S. state of California. It was originally constructed as a short spur route of U.S. Route 101 in Mendocino County to what was the Mendocino State Hospital in Talmage. The road has remained a state highway after the hospital closed down and the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas monastery was established on the former site in 1976. The SR 222 designation legislatively ends at its intersection with East Side Road, where the road continues as Bodhi Way into the monastery complex.
 State Route 222 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talmage Road | ||||
 SR 222 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 1.626 mi[1] (2.617 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 101 in Ukiah | |||
| East end | East Side Road, Sanford Ranch Road and Bodhi Way in Talmage | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Mendocino | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editBuilt originally to provide access to the long-defunct Mendocino State Hospital, it is an unsigned spur route off of U.S. Route 101 at Ukiah, ending east at the intersection with East Side Road in Talmage, outside the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas monastery & university (which is located on the grounds of the former Mendocino State Hospital). West of U.S. Route 101, Talmage Road continues as a city street under Ukiah's control.
SR 222 is not 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]
Major intersections
editExcept 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 ().[1] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The entire route is in Mendocino County.
| Location | Postmile [1][4][5] | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Ukiah | R0.00 | Talmage Road | Continuation beyond US 101 | ||
| R0.00 | US 101 (Redwood Highway) – Eureka, Santa Rosa | Interchange; west end of SR 222; US 101 exit 548A | |||
| Talmage | 2.15 | East Side Road, Sanford Ranch Road | East end of SR 222 | ||
| 2.15 | Bodhi Way – City of Ten Thousand Buddhas | Continuation beyond East Side Road and Sanford Ranch Road; former entrance to Mendocino State Hospital | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c California Department of Transportation. "State Truck Route List". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (XLS file) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (March 25, 2015). National Highway System: California (North) (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
- ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
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