Sacramento (Tower Bridge to Watt Avenue)
Former channelization to N Street, probably was used in the 1960s when Route 16/Route 99 went to Broadway and US 40 went to the P/Q Street pair
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
The 51+ year old Route 99/Route 70 sign on Capitol Mall that has remained standing. (Always wondered why a 5 shield wasn't put in place of the now-removed Route 16 shield in that area)
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Southbound 1 block on 9th Street towards N
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
First Historic 40 sign on N Street at Capitol Park
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
2000s sign pointing to Business 80/Route 99/US 50 via 15th Street (former US 99, US 50, and later Route 160). The Business 80 part is now technically an outdated reference.
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
16th Street northbound at Capitol Avenue, US 40 historic sign
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Railroad overpass in Alkali Flat
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
First Route 160 sign on North 16th Street, just before the start of the North Sacramento Freeway
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Button copy BGS for Northgate Boulevard
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
"Business 80 - Reno" BGS replacing the old "Roseville/Reno" BGS at the Northgate exit
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Old railroad bridge to the right, I biked across it years ago:
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Route 160 shield on the North Sacramento Freeway, just past the Northgate ramp
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Ancient section of Del Paso Boulevard/old US 40 and US 99E, bypassed in the late 1940s by the North Sacramento Freeway
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Del Paso Boulevard in North Sacramento. This segment was Business US 40 in the early-mid 1960s after 40/99E were placed on the freeway
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Wire frame sculpture of the State Capitol
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
1940s ice skating rink, Iceland, along Del Paso. The original building mostly burned down a few years ago but locals banded together to save the rink and keep it operational.
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Del Paso approaching El Camino Avenue in North Sacramento, where 40 east/99E north would make a turn to the right
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
First Historic US 40 sign along El Camino eastbound
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Auburn Boulevard paralleling the Sacramento Regional Transit light rail tracks (which would have been the corridor for the planned I-80 realignment that was canceled in 1979)
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Historic 40 sign on Auburn Boulevard between Howe and Bell
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Auburn Boulevard/US 40 monument near the Bell offramp
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Old mission guardrail on overpass connecting westbound Auburn Boulevard with westbound Business 80 (both roads are former 40 and 99E)
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr
2000s era ornamental gate at Fulton/Auburn
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Chris Sampang, on Flickr