State Route 168

California State Route 168

California 168 was originally planned as a trans-Sierra Nevada route, beginning in Fresno and heading east through Bishop to the Nevada state line via modern U.S. 6. However, this trans-mountain route was never constructed, and U.S. 6 took over the segment of California 168 between U.S. 395 and the state line. Today, California 168 exists in three segments: from California 99 in Fresno northeast to Lakeshore in the Sierra Nevada Mountains; from a point in the Inyo National Forest northeast to U.S. 395 in Bishop; and from U.S. 395 in Big Pine northeast to California 266 in the Fish Lake Valley.

Prior to the construction of the Sierra Freeway segment of California 168 in Fresno, the state highway used to follow Shaw Avenue west to its former terminus at California 99.

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Page Updated Tuesday March 23, 2010.