State Route 221 (SR 221) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs in and just outside the City of Napa, providing access to Napa Valley College and Napa State Hospital. The highway's southern terminus is with State Route 12 and State Route 29 outside the southeast corner of the city, and its northern terminus is at State Route 121 inside the city. SR 221 forms part of the Napa-Vallejo Highway with SR 29.
 State Route 221 | ||||
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| Napa-Vallejo Highway | ||||
 SR 221 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 2.682 mi[1] (4.316 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   SR 12 / SR 29 near Napa | |||
| North end |  SR 121 in Napa | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Napa | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editRoute 221 is the northernmost part of the Napa-Vallejo Highway. It is a divided four-lane expressway that serves as an alternate to the nearby Route 29 freeway into Napa from the south. Unlike Route 29, however, 221 provides direct access to Napa Valley College and Napa State Hospital. The southern terminus is with Route 29 (which also carries Route 12), where it continues as the Napa-Vallejo Highway. The northern terminus is an intersection with Route 121, where 121 continues north as Soscol Avenue.
SR 221 is 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]
Future
editAt SR 221's southern terminus with SR 12 / SR 29 and Soscol Ferry Road, the signalized intersection is being reconstructed into a double roundabout interchange to relieve congestion. However, the connection from westbound SR 12 / northbound SR 29 to Soscol Ferry Road will be eliminated. It is scheduled to open in the fall of 2024, with construction scheduled to be completed in 2025.[4]
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 Napa County.
| Location | Postmile [1][5][6] | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| | 0.00 | Soscol Ferry Road | Continuation beyond SR 12 / SR 29; currently closed as part of the interchange construction | ||
| | 0.00 | SR 12 / SR 29 (Napa-Vallejo
Highway) – Sonoma, Calistoga, Vallejo, Oakland | South end of SR 221; future interchange | ||
| Napa | 2.68 | SR 121 (Imola Avenue, Soscol Avenue) – Lake Berryessa, Sonoma, Downtown Napa | North end of SR 221 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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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: Napa, CA (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.
- ^ "Caltrans District 4 Current Projects - Soscol Junction". Caltrans. California Department of Transportation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ 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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