California State Route 63
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State Route 63 is a north–south state highway
in the U.S. state
of California
in the Central Valley
. It begins from near Tulare
at Route 137
, runs north through the city of Visalia
and the towns of Cutler
and Orosi
, before ending 8 miles (12.9 km) north of Orange Cove
, where it reaches its northern terminus at Route 180
, roughly 2 and 1/2 miles southwest of the town of Squaw Valley
. State Route 63 runs concurrent with Route 198
within Visalia.
.
SR 63 begins in the city of Tulare
at an intersection with SR 137. It travels due north as Mooney Boulevard before leaving the Tulare city limits. The highway soon enters Visalia
, intersecting CR J30 and passing through to the SR 198 freeway, where SR 63 merges with the freeway heading eastbound until the next exit. Following this, SR 63 turns north as a one-way couplet with Locust Street for southbound traffic and Court Street for northbound traffic. SR 63 intersects with CR J32 in downtown Visalia before turning northwest on NW 2nd Avenue and NW 3rd Avenue. The northbound traffic intersects SR 216 (CA) at this turn around Lincoln Oval Park. North of downtown, NW 2nd Avenue and NW 3rd Avenue merge and become Dinuba Boulevard, and SR 63 continues north out of Visalia.
SR 63 continues north as Road 124, intersecting CR J34 and passing by Sequoia Field Airport. The road makes a small bend to the east, running concurrently with SR 201 briefly as Road 128 in the town of Calgro
. SR 63 continues through Cutler
and Orosi
before intersecting CR J19 and traveling west on Avenue 460 for two blocks before continuing north at the city of Orange Cove
as Hills Valley Road. After a few curves in the road, SR 63 ends at SR 180.
{| class=wikitable
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!County
!Location
!Postmile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|rowspan=16|Tulare
TUL 0.00-R30.08
|rowspan=2|Tulare
|0.00
|Mooney Boulevard
|Continuation beyond SR 137
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|0.00
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|-
|rowspan=8|Visalia
|6.01
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|-
|6.99
|Walnut Avenue
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|- style="background:#dfd;"
|L7.97
R8.75Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along SR 198
rather than SR 63.
|
|Interchange; south end of SR 198 overlap
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|South end of freeway on SR 198
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|North end of freeway on SR 198
|- style="background:#dfd;"
|R9.97
7.98
|
|Interchange; north end of SR 198 overlap
|-
|
|
|
|-
|R9.10
|
|
|-
|
|12.13
|
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|-
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|-
|
| style="background:#dfd;"|R19.19
| style="background:#dfd;"|
| style="background:#dfd;"|South end of SR 201 overlap
|-
|
| style="background:#dfd;"|21.57
| style="background:#dfd;"|
| style="background:#dfd;"|North end of SR 201 overlap
|-
|Orosi
|23.57
|
|
|-
|
|
|Avenue 448 – Reedley
|
|-
|rowspan=2|Fresno
FRE 0.00-8.36
|Orange Cove
|0.00
|
|
|-
|
|8.36
| – Kings Canyon Park
, Fresno
|
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in the Central Valley
California Central Valley
California's Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of California. It is home to California's most productive agricultural efforts. The valley stretches approximately from northwest to southeast inland and parallel to the Pacific Ocean coast. Its northern half is...
. It begins from near Tulare
Tulare, California
Tulare is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 59,278 at the 2010 census.Just eight miles south of Visalia, it is part of the Census Bureau's designation of the Visalia Metropolitan Area. The city is named for the currently dry Tulare Lake, once the largest...
at Route 137
California State Route 137
State Route 137 is a state highway in California, USA, running from Corcoran to State Route 65 in the San Joaquin Valley.-Route description:SR 137 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System....
, runs north through the city of Visalia
Visalia, California
Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...
and the towns of Cutler
Cutler, California
Cutler is a community and census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 5,000 at the 2010 census, up from 4,491 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cutler is located at ....
and Orosi
Orosi, California
Orosi is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 8,770 at the 2010 census, up from 7,318 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Orosi is located at ....
, before ending 8 miles (12.9 km) north of Orange Cove
Orange Cove, California
Orange Cove is a small city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 9,078 at the 2010 census, up from 7,722 at the 2000 census. Almost all of Orange Cove's residents are Hispanic, many of whom are farmers...
, where it reaches its northern terminus at Route 180
California State Route 180
State Route 180 is a state highway in California, United States, which runs through the heart of the San Joaquin Valley from Mendota through Fresno to Kings Canyon National Park, with an unbuilt segment defined west to Paicines....
, roughly 2 and 1/2 miles southwest of the town of Squaw Valley
Squaw Valley, California (Fresno County)
Squaw Valley is a census-designated place located in Fresno County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 3,162, up from 2,691 at the 2000 census. Despite the similar name, it is not the location of Squaw Valley Ski Resort or the 1960 Winter...
. State Route 63 runs concurrent with Route 198
California State Route 198
State Route 198 is an east–west state highway that connects the California Central Coast to the mid-Central Valley at Visalia, although the most-traveled portion is in the Central Valley itself....
within Visalia.
Route description
SR 63 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway SystemCalifornia Freeway and Expressway System
The California Freeway and Expressway System is a system of existing or planned freeways and expressways in the U.S. state of California. It is defined by the Streets and Highways Code.-List of roads in the system:*State Route 1 *State Route 2...
.
SR 63 begins in the city of Tulare
Tulare, California
Tulare is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 59,278 at the 2010 census.Just eight miles south of Visalia, it is part of the Census Bureau's designation of the Visalia Metropolitan Area. The city is named for the currently dry Tulare Lake, once the largest...
at an intersection with SR 137. It travels due north as Mooney Boulevard before leaving the Tulare city limits. The highway soon enters Visalia
Visalia, California
Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...
, intersecting CR J30 and passing through to the SR 198 freeway, where SR 63 merges with the freeway heading eastbound until the next exit. Following this, SR 63 turns north as a one-way couplet with Locust Street for southbound traffic and Court Street for northbound traffic. SR 63 intersects with CR J32 in downtown Visalia before turning northwest on NW 2nd Avenue and NW 3rd Avenue. The northbound traffic intersects SR 216 (CA) at this turn around Lincoln Oval Park. North of downtown, NW 2nd Avenue and NW 3rd Avenue merge and become Dinuba Boulevard, and SR 63 continues north out of Visalia.
SR 63 continues north as Road 124, intersecting CR J34 and passing by Sequoia Field Airport. The road makes a small bend to the east, running concurrently with SR 201 briefly as Road 128 in the town of Calgro
Calgro, California
Calgro is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Calgro is located on California State Route 63 and California State Route 201 north of Visalia. The name of the community comes from an acronym for the California Growers Wineries....
. SR 63 continues through Cutler
Cutler, California
Cutler is a community and census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 5,000 at the 2010 census, up from 4,491 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cutler is located at ....
and Orosi
Orosi, California
Orosi is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 8,770 at the 2010 census, up from 7,318 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Orosi is located at ....
before intersecting CR J19 and traveling west on Avenue 460 for two blocks before continuing north at the city of Orange Cove
Orange Cove, California
Orange Cove is a small city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 9,078 at the 2010 census, up from 7,722 at the 2000 census. Almost all of Orange Cove's residents are Hispanic, many of whom are farmers...
as Hills Valley Road. After a few curves in the road, SR 63 ends at SR 180.
Major intersections
- Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.
{| class=wikitable
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!County
!Location
!Postmile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|rowspan=16|Tulare
Tulare County, California
Tulare County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Fresno. Sequoia National Park is located in the county, as are part of Kings Canyon National Park, in its northeast corner , and part of Mount Whitney, on its eastern border...
TUL 0.00-R30.08
|rowspan=2|Tulare
Tulare, California
Tulare is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 59,278 at the 2010 census.Just eight miles south of Visalia, it is part of the Census Bureau's designation of the Visalia Metropolitan Area. The city is named for the currently dry Tulare Lake, once the largest...
|0.00
|Mooney Boulevard
|Continuation beyond SR 137
|-
|0.00
|
|
|-
|rowspan=8|Visalia
Visalia, California
Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...
|6.01
|
|
|-
|6.99
|Walnut Avenue
|
|- style="background:#dfd;"
|L7.97
R8.75Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along SR 198
California State Route 198
State Route 198 is an east–west state highway that connects the California Central Coast to the mid-Central Valley at Visalia, although the most-traveled portion is in the Central Valley itself....
rather than SR 63.
|
|Interchange; south end of SR 198 overlap
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|South end of freeway on SR 198
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|North end of freeway on SR 198
|- style="background:#dfd;"
|R9.97
7.98
|
|Interchange; north end of SR 198 overlap
|-
|
|
|
|-
|R9.10
|
|
|-
|
|12.13
|
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|-
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|
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|-
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| style="background:#dfd;"|R19.19
| style="background:#dfd;"|
| style="background:#dfd;"|South end of SR 201 overlap
|-
|
| style="background:#dfd;"|21.57
| style="background:#dfd;"|
| style="background:#dfd;"|North end of SR 201 overlap
|-
|Orosi
Orosi, California
Orosi is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 8,770 at the 2010 census, up from 7,318 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Orosi is located at ....
|23.57
|
|
|-
|
|
|Avenue 448 – Reedley
Reedley, California
Reedley is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. Reedley is located east-southeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 348 feet . The population at the 2010 census was 24,194. Its chief economic source is agriculture, particularly fruit and vegetable cultivation. The city is dubbed as...
|
|-
|rowspan=2|Fresno
Fresno County, California
Fresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. As of the 2010 census, it is the tenth most populous county in California with a population of 930,450, and the sixth largest in size with an area of . The county...
FRE 0.00-8.36
|Orange Cove
Orange Cove, California
Orange Cove is a small city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 9,078 at the 2010 census, up from 7,722 at the 2000 census. Almost all of Orange Cove's residents are Hispanic, many of whom are farmers...
|0.00
|
|
|-
|
|8.36
| – Kings Canyon Park
Kings Canyon National Park
Kings Canyon National Park is a National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. The park was established in 1940 and covers...
, Fresno
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
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