The route begins southwest of Bakersfield at the SR 119 junction as Enos Lane. It travels north on Enos Lane through rural farmland and a local raceway as SR 43 quickly crosses I-5. It continues north for a few miles before reaching SR 58. From there, they overlap for one mile. At the "T" junction, SR 58 turns due west to Buttonwillow while SR 43 continues north. A mile after intersecting 7th Standard Road, the road name changes to Beech Ave. At the intersection of Los Angeles St., Beech Ave., and Santa Fe Way, SR 43 angles northwest, running parallel to the BNSF tracks. At this point the name changes to Central Valley Highway. Before intersecting Lerdo Highway, which serves Minter Field, the road expands to four lanes. As SR 43 goes through Shafter, the highway continues as a four-lane divided highway until reaching Wasco at Poso Dr. where it returns to two lanes. The name now changes to F Street. After intersecting SR 46, SR 43 briefly travels east along SR 46 before turning north regaining the Central Valley Highway designation. At Pond St, the route turns northwest. It continues as the route goes through Corcoran, intersecting the western terminus of SR 137 (Whitney Ave.) North of Corcoran, the route turns north splitting off from the BNSF Railway tracks. It continues north through Hanford where it reaches the SR 198 interchange before reaching Selma. SR 43 terminates at SR 99 near the intersection of Highland Avenue and Floral Avenue.
State Route 43 is the combination of two different legislative routes. The northern segment was adopted as a state route in 1933 as Legislative Route 135. It was defined to run from LRN 10 (currently SR 198) near Hanford to LRN 129 (currently SR 65) near Ducor via Corcoran and Earilmart. Originally, the route started in Ducor and traveled west on Ave. 65. It went through Earilmart to Central Valley Highway, where it joins the current route. In 1951, the route and terminus was changed from Ducor to the junction of LRN 33 (currently SR 46) and LRN 139 (current routing of SR 43) in Wasco, eliminating the route along Ave. 56.
In 1959, a second disconnected segment was added that ran from the Kings County Line to LRN 4 (currently SR 99) near Selma.[5] The southern segment was adopted as a state route in 1933 as Legislative Route 139. It was defined to run from LRN 140 (currently SR 119) to LRN 33 in Wasco.[6]
In 1964, all of the state routes were renumbered. LRN 135 and LRN 139 were combined, and all gaps were filled to make one continuous route from SR 119 to SR 99 near Selma. This route was named and signed as SR 43.[7]
Future
The Kings County Association of Governments has plans to improve the state highways within the county. Developers are interested in building distribution warehouses in Kings County because of its strategic location midway between the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas, but they are currently turned off by the lack of freeway access. For SR 43, the plan is to upgrade the entire segment within the county to a freeway. However, Kings County voters have shown little interest in passing any transportation taxes to fund these projects.[8]
Major intersections
Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary (for a full list of prefixes, see California postmile § Official postmile definitions).[9] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.
^ abCalifornia Department of Transportation (July 2007). . Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
^"Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Division 1". California Streets and Highways Code. Sacramento: California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^Federal Highway Administration (March 25, 2015). National Highway System: California (South)(PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
^Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
^Nidever, Seth (September 7, 2013). "Road map for the future?". The Sentinel. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
^ abCalifornia Department of Transportation. "State Truck Route List". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (XLS file) on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
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CA 43 redirects here For the congressional district see California s 43rd congressional district State Route 43 SR 43 is a north south state highway in the U S State of California routed along the southern San Joaquin Valley between SR 119 southwest of Bakersfield and SR 99 in Selma SR 43 runs roughly parallel to SR 99 connecting the towns of Shafter Wasco Corcoran Hanford and Selma State Route 43SR 43 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by CaltransLength98 mi 1 158 km Major junctionsSouth endSR 119 near TaftMajor intersectionsI 5 near Taft SR 58 near Bakersfield SR 46 in Wasco SR 137 near Corcoran SR 198 near HanfordNorth endSR 99 in SelmaLocationCountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountiesKern Tulare Kings FresnoHighway systemState highways in CaliforniaInterstate US State Scenic History Pre 1964 Unconstructed Deleted Freeways SR 42 SR 44 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Future 4 Major intersections 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksRoute description EditThe route begins southwest of Bakersfield at the SR 119 junction as Enos Lane It travels north on Enos Lane through rural farmland and a local raceway as SR 43 quickly crosses I 5 It continues north for a few miles before reaching SR 58 From there they overlap for one mile At the T junction SR 58 turns due west to Buttonwillow while SR 43 continues north A mile after intersecting 7th Standard Road the road name changes to Beech Ave At the intersection of Los Angeles St Beech Ave and Santa Fe Way SR 43 angles northwest running parallel to the BNSF tracks At this point the name changes to Central Valley Highway Before intersecting Lerdo Highway which serves Minter Field the road expands to four lanes As SR 43 goes through Shafter the highway continues as a four lane divided highway until reaching Wasco at Poso Dr where it returns to two lanes The name now changes to F Street After intersecting SR 46 SR 43 briefly travels east along SR 46 before turning north regaining the Central Valley Highway designation At Pond St the route turns northwest It continues as the route goes through Corcoran intersecting the western terminus of SR 137 Whitney Ave North of Corcoran the route turns north splitting off from the BNSF Railway tracks It continues north through Hanford where it reaches the SR 198 interchange before reaching Selma SR 43 terminates at SR 99 near the intersection of Highland Avenue and Floral Avenue SR 43 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System 2 but except for a portion near SR 46 is not part of the National Highway System 3 a network of highways that are considered essential to the country s economy defense and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration 4 History EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message State Route 43 is the combination of two different legislative routes The northern segment was adopted as a state route in 1933 as Legislative Route 135 It was defined to run from LRN 10 currently SR 198 near Hanford to LRN 129 currently SR 65 near Ducor via Corcoran and Earilmart Originally the route started in Ducor and traveled west on Ave 65 It went through Earilmart to Central Valley Highway where it joins the current route In 1951 the route and terminus was changed from Ducor to the junction of LRN 33 currently SR 46 and LRN 139 current routing of SR 43 in Wasco eliminating the route along Ave 56 In 1959 a second disconnected segment was added that ran from the Kings County Line to LRN 4 currently SR 99 near Selma 5 The southern segment was adopted as a state route in 1933 as Legislative Route 139 It was defined to run from LRN 140 currently SR 119 to LRN 33 in Wasco 6 In 1964 all of the state routes were renumbered LRN 135 and LRN 139 were combined and all gaps were filled to make one continuous route from SR 119 to SR 99 near Selma This route was named and signed as SR 43 7 Future EditThe Kings County Association of Governments has plans to improve the state highways within the county Developers are interested in building distribution warehouses in Kings County because of its strategic location midway between the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas but they are currently turned off by the lack of freeway access For SR 43 the plan is to upgrade the entire segment within the county to a freeway However Kings County voters have shown little interest in passing any transportation taxes to fund these projects 8 Major intersections EditExcept where prefixed with a letter postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964 based on the alignment that existed at the time and do not necessarily reflect current mileage R reflects a realignment in the route since then M indicates a second realignment L refers to an overlap due to a correction or change and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary for a full list of prefixes see California postmile Official postmile definitions 9 Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted The numbers reset at county lines the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column CountyLocationPostmile 9 1 10 DestinationsNotesKernKER 0 11 38 81 0 11Enos LaneContinuation beyond SR 119 0 11 SR 119 Taft Highway TaftSouth end of SR 43 former US 399 1 90 I 5 West Side Freeway Sacramento Los AngelesInterchange I 5 exit 246 6 11Stockdale HighwayRoundabout future SR 58 8 1139 97 N 1 SR 58 east Rosedale Highway Sidding Road BakersfieldSouth end of SR 58 overlap 39 96 N 1 9 16 SR 58 west to I 5 Buttonwillow McKittrickNorth end of SR 58 overlapWascoR25 1350 90 N 2 SR 46 west to I 5 north F Street Lost Hills Paso RoblesSouth end of SR 46 overlap SR 46 is former US 466 west51 22 N 2 25 19 SR 46 east to SR 99 J StreetNorth end of SR 46 overlap SR 46 is former US 466 eastTulareTUL 0 00 22 57 7 76Avenue 56 CR J22 Earlimart Alpaugh Avenue 112 CR J33 AlpaughKingsKIN 0 00 27 29Corcoran1 46 SR 137 east Whitley Avenue Tulare CorcoranRoundaboutHanford18 24 SR 198 Hanford VisaliaInterchange SR 198 exit 89FresnoFRE 0 00 9 31Selma9 31 SR 99 Fresno Bakersfield Los AngelesInterchange north end of SR 43 SR 99 exit 1189 31Highland AvenueContinuation beyond SR 991 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminus a b Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along SR 58 rather than SR 43 a b Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along SR 46 rather than SR 43 See also Edit California Roads portalList of state highways in CaliforniaReferences Edit a b California Department of Transportation July 2007 Log of Bridges on State Highways Sacramento California Department of Transportation Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Division 1 California Streets and Highways Code Sacramento California Office of Legislative Counsel Retrieved February 6 2019 Federal Highway Administration March 25 2015 National Highway System California South PDF Map Scale not given Washington DC Federal Highway Administration Retrieved October 15 2017 Natzke Stefan Neathery Mike amp Adderly Kevin June 20 2012 What is the National Highway System National Highway System Washington DC Federal Highway Administration Retrieved July 1 2012 Route 129 136 CAHighway org Accessed 01 13 2010 Route 137 144 CAHighway org Accessed 01 13 2010 Route 41 48 CAHighway org Accessed 01 13 2010 Nidever Seth September 7 2013 Road map for the future The Sentinel Retrieved March 23 2016 a b California Department of Transportation State Truck Route List Sacramento California Department of Transportation Archived from the original XLS file on June 30 2015 Retrieved June 30 2015 California Department of Transportation All Traffic Volumes on CSHS 2007External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to California State Route 43 Route map KML file edit help Template Attached KML California 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