Richmond Parkway (originally Richmond Bypass) is an arterial road connecting Interstate 580 and Interstate 80 through Richmond, California. The road allows drivers traveling between Marin County (to the west) and Solano County (to the north) to bypass central Richmond.
 Richmond Parkway highlighted in red | |
| Maintained by | CCTA, City of Richmond DPW, C.C. Co. PWD |
|---|---|
| Length | 7 mi (11 km)[1] |
| Location | Richmond, California |
| South end |  I-580 in Point Richmond |
| North end |  I-80 and Fitzgerald Drive at city limits of Richmond and Pinole |
History
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The original idea for Richmond Parkway came from a state proposal for State Route 93 in the early 1980s. When the state did not implement the plan, local officials assembled $200 million in state and local funds to fund a road largely following the same route as proposed Route 93, which was built in the 1990s.[2]
While it mostly functions as an expressway, parts of Richmond Parkway do not meet state expressway standards. For this reason, Caltrans has refused to take it over and officially designate it as part of SR 93 until these local officials bring it up to the state's standards.[2]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Contra Costa County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0.0 | 0.0 | I-580 (John T. Knox Freeway) – San Rafael, Oakland | West end of arterial; I-580 exit 7B | |
| 1.6 | 2.6 | Castro Street | Richmond Parkway joins/splits two existing routes: Castro Street and Garrard Boulevard; traffic southbound defaults onto Garrard Boulevard; interchange | ||
| Richmond | 4.6 | 7.4 | Giant Highway | Interchange | |
| 5.8 | 9.3 | San Pablo Avenue | Former US 40 | ||
| Richmond–Pinole line | 7.0 | 11.3 | I-80 (Eastshore Freeway) – San Francisco, Sacramento | East end of arterial; I-80 exit 20 | |
| Fitzgerald Drive | Continuation beyond I-80 | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ Richmond, CA - Official Website - History of Richmond: Transportation
- ^ a b Tam, Katherine; Burgarino, Paul (March 27, 2008). "City looks to unload costly Parkway". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved February 12, 2023.