California State Route 150

Infobox road
state=CA
type=SR
route=150
section=450
maint=Caltrans

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length_mi=36
length_round=0
length_ref= [ [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/structur/strmaint/brlog2.htm January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways] ]
direction_a=West
terminus_a=jct|state=CA|US|101 in Carpinteria
junction=jct|state=CA|SR|33 in Ojai
direction_b=East
terminus_b=jct|state=CA|SR|126 in Santa Paula
previous_type=SR
previous_route=149
next_type=SR
next_route=151

State Route 150 runs from Santa Paula to U.S. Route 101 near the Ventura/Santa Barbara County line. It is a two-lane road. There were some one-lane bridges near the western end of the route, but these were rebuilt to be two-lane bridges after flooding in 2005.

This route is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System [http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=shc&group=00001-01000&file=260-284 CA Codes (shc:260-284)] ] .

Route description

The eastern terminus is at State Route 126 in Santa Paula at the 10th Street junction. It runs on 10th Street, before branching off in a northwest direction from Santa Paula on "Ojai-Santa Paula Road" and serves as the major connector between the cities of Santa Paula and Ojai, running past Thomas Aquinas College. In the city of Ojai, it is called "Ojai Avenue", and at the junction with State Route 33 ("Maricopa Highway"), it is co-signed with SR 33 until Meiners Oaks. The portion of the road between Ojai and Lake Casitas is called "Baldwin Road" and the portion between the lake and U.S. 101 is called "Casitas Pass Road". SR 150 runs through the mountains west of Lake Casitas before descending towards the Pacific Ocean. It ends at US 101 in eastern Carpinteria. This part of the road is rural and is not used as a primary thoroughfare. State Route 33 is recommended to reach Ojai from U.S. 101.

History

The route was opened in 1897. Before the construction of US 101, it was part of the main highway between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Originally, State Route 150 followed the alignment of State Route 192 through the Santa Barbara foothills and climbed up San Marcos Pass via the present-day route of State Route 154 before heading west on State Route 246, passing through Santa Ynez, Solvang, and Buellton and ending in Lompoc at State Route 1 (Cabrillo Highway). The only current remnants of that routing are at the mileage signs for westbound State Route 150, which have the control city as Santa Barbara west of Santa Paula, even though SR 150 currently ends convert|12|mi|km east of the city.

Route Names

*Rincon Road: From US 101 to Route 192
*Casitas Pass Road: From Route 192 to Santa Ana Road near Lake Casitas
*Baldwin Road: From Santa Ana Road to Route 33
*Ventura Avenue: Co-signed with Route 33
*Ojai Avenue: From Route 33 to the Ojai city limits
*Santa Paula/Ojai Road: From the Ojai city limits to the Santa Paula city limits
*Ojai Road: From the Santa Paula city limits to Santa Paula Street in Santa Paula
*10th Street: From Santa Paula Street in Santa Paula to Route 126

External links

* [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/sr150 Caltrans: Route 150 highway conditions]
* [http://www.cahighways.org/145-152.html#150 California Highways: Route 150]
* [http://www.geocities.com/bennyp81/ca150.html The Big Highways Page: California Route 150]

Points of interest

* [http://www.casitaswater.org/lake%20casitas/lake%20recreation.htm Lake Casitas Recreation Area]

References