Actually went looking for CA 153 signage near Coloma and found what I've looking for:
https://flic.kr/s/aHskXT89ni
That said, 153 is signed incredibly poorly and you wouldn't know it even exists from CA 49 as there is nothing directing you towards it. On Monument Road there is a lone CA 153 shield approaching the Marshall Monument with a neat little placard indicating it is the shortest route...which I believe isn't technically true because if memory serves there is an unsigned bridge Caltrans maintains in the Lost Coast? Anyways, I figured that I would link the photos before getting into the CA 153 historical backstory.
I think, now that Caltrans has taken back maintenance of the Tower Bridge, that CA-275 is now the shortest state highway? It's only the length of the bridge, which has to be well under a quarter-mile.
Quote from: DTComposer on June 25, 2017, 11:27:08 AM
I think, now that Caltrans has taken back maintenance of the Tower Bridge, that CA-275 is now the shortest state highway? It's only the length of the bridge, which has to be well under a quarter-mile.
Yeah I think that's the one I have in mind, I don't think it's signed though?
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on June 25, 2017, 12:28:56 PM
Quote from: DTComposer on June 25, 2017, 11:27:08 AM
I think, now that Caltrans has taken back maintenance of the Tower Bridge, that CA-275 is now the shortest state highway? It's only the length of the bridge, which has to be well under a quarter-mile.
Yeah I think that's the one I have in mind, I don't think it's signed though?
Yeah it's not signed. Kinda pointless to do so.
Quote from: emory on June 25, 2017, 05:03:19 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on June 25, 2017, 12:28:56 PM
Quote from: DTComposer on June 25, 2017, 11:27:08 AM
I think, now that Caltrans has taken back maintenance of the Tower Bridge, that CA-275 is now the shortest state highway? It's only the length of the bridge, which has to be well under a quarter-mile.
Yeah I think that's the one I have in mind, I don't think it's signed though?
Yeah it's not signed. Kinda pointless to do so.
One could say the same thing about 153 also. I thought it was really weird not to have any shields at all from 49 but only sudden have one after a turn along with a specialized placard. I'm surprised both haven't been stolen by now, I would owe that to the remoteness of the area along with questionable signage for the Marshall Monument.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on June 25, 2017, 08:23:32 AM
if memory serves there is an unsigned bridge Caltrans maintains in the Lost Coast?
Info on SR 153: https://www.aaroads.com/california/ca-153.html (not much more detail than what you posted here)
Info on SR 283: https://www.aaroads.com/california/ca-283.html (yes, back in 2007 Alex and I posited the question about whether 153 or 283 is actually the shortest route ... and this was I think before the Tower Bridge entered the fray as part of SR 275)
Quote from: andy3175 on June 28, 2017, 12:39:42 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on June 25, 2017, 08:23:32 AM
if memory serves there is an unsigned bridge Caltrans maintains in the Lost Coast?
Info on SR 153: https://www.aaroads.com/california/ca-153.html (not much more detail than what you posted here)
Info on SR 283: https://www.aaroads.com/california/ca-283.html (yes, back in 2007 Alex and I posited the question about whether 153 or 283 is actually the shortest route ... and this was I think before the Tower Bridge entered the fray as part of SR 275)
283 is the one I had in mind on the Eel River. Yeah, I'll be adding to the LRN history and providing map links tomorrow. I really bit off a lot this weekend out in the Sierras, usually I'm not this far behind on this kind of stuff. Luckily some of it is fairly short and the Echo Summit/US 50 in addition to CA 172 threads have been filled pretty much by now.