State Route 193 (California)
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State Route 193 is a split-section California State Highway consisting of two sections: an east–west arterial road
running from Lincoln
to Newcastle
, just west of Auburn
. The other section is a loop to the east off Route 49
, heading eastward from Cool
to Georgetown
, then turning south to rejoin Route 49 just north of Placerville
.
.
SR 193 begins in the town of Lincoln
as McBean Park Drive at a junction with SR 65. After heading a few blocks east, SR 193 becomes known as Lincoln Newcastle Highway and enters rural Placer County
. A few miles later, SR 193 passes over the tunnel containing Taylor Road before heading east on Taylor Road to an interchange with I-80 in Newcastle
.
SR 193 runs concurrently on I-80 eastbound into the city of Auburn
, where it then leaves I-80 and runs concurrently with SR 49. SR 193 resumes as Georgetown Road, heading east from SR 49, the town of Cool
, and the Auburn State Recreation Area
. The highway passes through the towns of Fords Corner, Greenwood
, and Georgetown
before turning south and encountering the town of Kelsey
after several miles. SR 193 terminates at the northern city limits of Placerville
at its second junction with SR 49.
{| class=wikitable
!County
!Location
!Postmile
!Exit
!Destinations
!Notes
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|rowspan=11|Placer
PLA 0.00-38.23Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along SR 49
rather than SR 193.
|rowspan=2|Lincoln
|0.00
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|Ferrari Ranch Road
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|-
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|3.00
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|Sierra College Boulevard – Penryn
, Loomis
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|-
|rowspan=4|Newcastle
|
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|Old State Highway – Newcastle
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|-
|9.77
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|Taylor Road
|Former US 40 west
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|10.20
14.30Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along I-80
rather than SR 193.
|
|
|Interchange; west end of I-80 overlap
|-
|colspan=4 align=center|West end of freeway on I-80
|-
|rowspan=4|Auburn
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|16.85
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|118
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|Ophir Road
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|17.29
|119A
|Maple Street, Nevada Street – Auburn
|
|-
|colspan=4 align=center|East end of freeway on I-80
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|17.54
3.21
|
| – Reno
, Grass Valley
|Interchange; east end of I-80 overlap; west end of SR 49 overlap
|-
|rowspan=2|El Dorado
ED 0.00-26.95
|Cool
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|34.47
0.00
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|East end of SR 49 overlap
|-
|Placerville
|26.95
|
|
|
Arterial road
An arterial road, or arterial thoroughfare, is a high-capacity urban road. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways, and between urban centres at the highest level of service possible. As such, many arteries are limited-access roads, or feature...
running from Lincoln
Lincoln, California
Lincoln is a city in Placer County, California, United States located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. The population was 42,819 at the 2010 census, with a growth rate of 282.1 percent since 2000 , making it the fastest growing city in the U.S...
to Newcastle
Newcastle, California
Newcastle is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Placer County, California. Newcastle is located northeast of Rocklin....
, just west of Auburn
Auburn, California
Auburn is the county seat of Placer County, California. Its population at the 2010 census was 13,330. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history.Auburn is part of the Greater Sacramento area.- History :...
. The other section is a loop to the east off Route 49
California State Route 49
State Route 49 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that passes through many historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush. Highway 49 is numbered after the "49ers", the waves of immigrants who swept into the area looking for gold, and a portion of it...
, heading eastward from Cool
Cool, California
Cool, formerly known as Cave Valley, is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, about from Sacramento, the state capital...
to Georgetown
Georgetown, California
Georgetown is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California. It is the northeastern-most town in the Californian Mother Lode. The population was 2,367 at the 2010 census, up from 962 at the 2000 census...
, then turning south to rejoin Route 49 just north of Placerville
Placerville, California
Placerville is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,389 at the 2010 census, up from 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
.
Route description
SR 193 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 193 begins in the town of Lincoln
Lincoln, California
Lincoln is a city in Placer County, California, United States located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. The population was 42,819 at the 2010 census, with a growth rate of 282.1 percent since 2000 , making it the fastest growing city in the U.S...
as McBean Park Drive at a junction with SR 65. After heading a few blocks east, SR 193 becomes known as Lincoln Newcastle Highway and enters rural Placer County
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
. A few miles later, SR 193 passes over the tunnel containing Taylor Road before heading east on Taylor Road to an interchange with I-80 in Newcastle
Newcastle, California
Newcastle is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Placer County, California. Newcastle is located northeast of Rocklin....
.
SR 193 runs concurrently on I-80 eastbound into the city of Auburn
Auburn, California
Auburn is the county seat of Placer County, California. Its population at the 2010 census was 13,330. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history.Auburn is part of the Greater Sacramento area.- History :...
, where it then leaves I-80 and runs concurrently with SR 49. SR 193 resumes as Georgetown Road, heading east from SR 49, the town of Cool
Cool, California
Cool, formerly known as Cave Valley, is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, about from Sacramento, the state capital...
, and the Auburn State Recreation Area
Auburn State Recreation Area
Auburn State Recreation Area is a state park unit of California, USA, along of the North and Middle Forks of the American River. The state recreation area is situated on the border of Placer and El Dorado Counties in the heart of historic Gold Country. The largest city with close proximity is...
. The highway passes through the towns of Fords Corner, Greenwood
Greenwood, El Dorado County, California
Greenwood is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California...
, and Georgetown
Georgetown, California
Georgetown is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California. It is the northeastern-most town in the Californian Mother Lode. The population was 2,367 at the 2010 census, up from 962 at the 2000 census...
before turning south and encountering the town of Kelsey
Kelsey, California
Kelsey is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located north of Chili Bar, at an elevation of 1923 feet ....
after several miles. SR 193 terminates at the northern city limits of Placerville
Placerville, California
Placerville is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,389 at the 2010 census, up from 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
at its second junction with SR 49.
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
!County
!Location
!Postmile
!Exit
Exit number
An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=11|Placer
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
PLA 0.00-38.23Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along SR 49
California State Route 49
State Route 49 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that passes through many historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush. Highway 49 is numbered after the "49ers", the waves of immigrants who swept into the area looking for gold, and a portion of it...
rather than SR 193.
|rowspan=2|Lincoln
Lincoln, California
Lincoln is a city in Placer County, California, United States located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. The population was 42,819 at the 2010 census, with a growth rate of 282.1 percent since 2000 , making it the fastest growing city in the U.S...
|0.00
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|Ferrari Ranch Road
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|-
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|3.00
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|Sierra College Boulevard – Penryn
Penryn, California
Penryn is a census-designated place in Placer County, California, in the United States. Geographic location is . Penryn is located northeast of Rocklin. The community's ZIP code is 95663 and the area code 916...
, Loomis
Loomis, California
Loomis is an incorporated town in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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|-
|rowspan=4|Newcastle
Newcastle, California
Newcastle is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Placer County, California. Newcastle is located northeast of Rocklin....
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|Old State Highway – Newcastle
Newcastle, California
Newcastle is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Placer County, California. Newcastle is located northeast of Rocklin....
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|-
|9.77
|
|Taylor Road
|Former US 40 west
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|10.20
14.30Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along I-80
Interstate 80 in California
In the U.S. state of California, Interstate 80 , a major east–west route of the Interstate Highway System, has its western terminus in San Francisco, California, United States. From there it heads east across the Bay Bridge to Oakland, where it turns north and crosses the Carquinez Bridge...
rather than SR 193.
|
|
|Interchange; west end of I-80 overlap
|-
|colspan=4 align=center|West end of freeway on I-80
|-
|rowspan=4|Auburn
Auburn, California
Auburn is the county seat of Placer County, California. Its population at the 2010 census was 13,330. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history.Auburn is part of the Greater Sacramento area.- History :...
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|16.85
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|118
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|Ophir Road
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|17.29
|119A
|Maple Street, Nevada Street – Auburn
Auburn, California
Auburn is the county seat of Placer County, California. Its population at the 2010 census was 13,330. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history.Auburn is part of the Greater Sacramento area.- History :...
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|-
|colspan=4 align=center|East end of freeway on I-80
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|17.54
3.21
|
| – Reno
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
, Grass Valley
Grass Valley, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Grass Valley had a population of 12,860. The population density was 2,711.3 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Grass Valley was 11,493 White, 46 African American, 208 Native American, 188 Asian, 9 Pacific Islander, 419 from other...
|Interchange; east end of I-80 overlap; west end of SR 49 overlap
|-
|rowspan=2|El Dorado
El Dorado County, California
El Dorado County is a county located in the historic Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and foothills of the U.S. state of California. The 2010 population was 181,058. The El Dorado county seat is in Placerville....
ED 0.00-26.95
|Cool
Cool, California
Cool, formerly known as Cave Valley, is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, about from Sacramento, the state capital...
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|34.47
0.00
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|East end of SR 49 overlap
|-
|Placerville
Placerville, California
Placerville is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,389 at the 2010 census, up from 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
|26.95
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