This past weekend I drove the entirety of Signed County Route J16. Signed County Route J16 is the longest of the Signed County Routes in California at 75.74 miles. J16 is an east/west route spanning from Interstate 5 in Stanislaus County to California State Route 49 in Bear Valley. According to CAhighways.org J16 was defined in 1960. CAhighways.org on Signed County Route J16 My route on J16 was eastward from I-5. J16 begins at Howard Road at I-5 Exit 441 in rural Stanislaus County. The first 4.11 miles of J16 are on Howard Road east from I-5. Howard Road begins on a bricked roadway passing by several I-5 service stations before breaking off east into San Joaquin Valley. Howard Road and J16 take a 90 degree turn into Westley where the route meets CA 33. J16 crosses CA 33 and continues east onto Grayson Road. Westley is a fairly recent rail siding which apparently dates back to the 1940s. J16 cont...
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