State Route 202
California 202 is a short state route that follows Tucker Road and Valley Boulevard between California 58 and the California Connectional Institution at Tehachapi.
Within the city of Tehachapi, California 202 was realigned with the construction of Tucker Road to state highway standards. Originally the route began in downtown Tehachapi at the intersection of Curry Street and Tehachapi Boulevard. When the California 58 freeway bypass was built, California 202 started at its current interchange with California 58, then turned east along West Tehachapi Boulevard into to downtown Tehachapi, turned south on Curry Street, and then turned west on Cummings Valley Road. With the construction of Tucker Road, California 202 no longer entered downtown Tehachapi and avoided a circuitous route.
East
State Route 202 commences east along W Valley Boulevard from the correctional facility entrance and ahed of Bear Valley Road.
01/21/04
SR 202 follows W Valley Boulevard east to Tucker Road and post mile 8.87. The state route turns north while the old alignment continued east along W Valley Boulevard to S Curry Street.
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Tucker Road constitutes a commercial boulevard north from W Valley Boulevard to Tehachapi Boulevard. The entire east side of the state route was developed along this stretch.
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SR 58 Business joins SR 202 (Tucker Boulevard) north between Tehachapi Boulevard and a parclo interchange with the Tehachapi freeway bypass along SR 58.
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An end shield for SR 58 Business precedes the eastbound entrance ramp for SR 58 to Mojave and Barstow.
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The end shield for SR 202 appeared at the loop ramp for SR 58 west to Bakersfield. It was removed by 2008.
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SR 202 west overlaps with SR 58 Business east from a parclo interchange along the SR 58 freeway bypassing Tehachapi.
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West
The first confirming markers for SR 202 west and SR 58 Business east appeared south of SR 58. SR 58 Business branches east from Tucker Road at Tehachapi Boulevard. This assembly was removed by 2021.
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SR 202 follows Tucker Road south from Tehachapi Boulevard along a commercialized stretch to W Valley Boulevard.
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The remaining 8.87 miles of SR 202 line W Valley Boulevard west from Tucker Road.
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SR 202 reassurance marker posted along W Valley Boulevard after the turn from Tucker Road.
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Westbound California 202 at Schout Road.
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This California 202 west reassurance shield is posted along westbound Valley Boulevard after Schout Road.
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Cummings Valley Road leads west from SR 202 to Giraudo Road and northwest to Bear Valley. There is no outlet from here to the freeway. Cummings Valley Road east is the old alignment of SR 202.
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The final reassurance shield for SR 202 west stands southwest of Cummings Valley Road.
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Westbound California 202 ends just south of Bear Valley Road at the entrance to the California Correctional Institute.
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These paddles indicate that a postmile equation as a result of the realignment of the old road from Cummings Valley Road to Valley Boulevard resulted in a reduction of nearly one and a half miles.
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Photo Credits:
- Andy Field: 01/21/04, 03/15/09
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Page Updated Saturday September 12, 2009.