State Route 204

First shield along northbound California 204 and California 99 Business as Union Avenue approaches Brundage Lane and the loop ramp to westbound California 58.

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Northbound SR 204/99 Business after Brundage Lane.

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Northbound SR 204/999 Business at California Avenue, which leads west to SR 99 and east to Martin Luther King, Jr. Park and Union Cemetery.

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Although the business route is generally signed consistently with California 204, this shield assembly near Alpine Street/Hayden Court just north of California Avenue only displays a California 204 shield.

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This subway carries California 204 under the BNSF Railroad, and Union Avenue emerges to meet Truxtun Avenue on the north side of the subway.

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Truxtun Avenue passes over SR 204/99 Business, but access may be afforded via frontage roads.

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Northbound SR 204/99 Business split from Union Avenue a few blocks north of the Truxtun Street overcrossing. SR 204/99 Business turn northwest onto Golden State Avenue en route to SR 99, while Union Avenue continues due north to Panorama Drive and Manor Street.

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Union Avenue also provides the easiest connection from northbound California 204 to eastbound California 178.

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Northbound SR 204/99 Business after the split from Union Avenue.

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Northbound SR 204/99 Business next approach 24th Street; the SR 178 overpass is visible in the distance.

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Northbound SR 204/99 Business at 24th Street, which is the best route to westbound SR 178.

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SR 178 has no direction interchange links with northbound SR 204/99 Business (Golden State Avenue).

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Now that northbound SR 204/99 Business (Golden State Avenue) is angled to the northwest, it has intersections that accommodate multiple directions. This next traffic signal serves both 28th Street and M Street.

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This overhead sign assembly was in place at a time when California 99 used to pass through downtown Bakersfield rather than bypass the city to the west. The "Oildale" turnoff is actually a connection to Garces Circle and Chester Avenue, which crosses the Kern River to enter Oildale.

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After the Chester Avenue exit, SR 204/99 99 Business north pass over Garces Circle on this overpass.

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Garces Circle, which is situated under this bridge along northbound, forms the intersection between 30th Street and Chester Avenue.

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Northbound SR 204/99 approaching F Street.

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The final traffic signal along northbound SR 204/99 Business is at F Street.

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After the last traffic signal, SR 204/99 Business become a freeway, complete with ornamental white guardrail as it approaches the Kern River Bridge.

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Northbound SR 204/99 Business crosses the Kern River, which flows in a southwesterly direction from Lake Isabella to a drainage in the valley west of Bakersfield. The Kern River does not connect with the San Joaquin River system.

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The first and only exit along northbound SR 204/99 Business is Exit 6, Airport Drive. Since there is no direct connection to southbound SR 99, traffic must use Airport Drive to make that connection.

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As the name implies, Airport Drive leads north to Meadows Field, which is one of two airports in Bakersfield; the other is Bakersfield Municipal Airport south of downtown off Union Avenue/California 99 Business. The gore point for this exit is visible just ahead, but it is not signed.

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Northbound SR 204/99 Business end as they merge onto northbound SR 99 north of Bakersfield and west of Oildale.

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