California State Route 140
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| Length: | 101.645 mi (163.582 km) SR 140 is broken into pieces, and the length does not reflect the overlaps that would be required to make the route continuous. |
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 I-5 near Gustine
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 SR 33 in Gustine SR 165 near Stevinson  SR 59 / SR 99 in Merced SR 49 in Mariposa
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| East end: | Yosemite National Park | |||
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State Route 140 (SR 140) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, 102 miles (164 km) in length. It begins in the San Joaquin Valley at Interstate 5 near Gustine, and runs east into Sierra Nevada, terminating in Yosemite National Park.
SR 140 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System. However, only the part of the road from Mariposa to El Portal is designated as a scenic highway.
Heading east from I-5, the highway passes Gustine; it then jogs to cross the San Joaquin River. It roughly marks the southern edge of the farmable land around Livingston. It intersects with State Route 99 in Merced, which it overlaps for a few miles. Travelers coming from most regions of the San Francisco Bay Area or other parts of Northern California to Yosemite Valley and the southern portion of Yosemite would transfer from Highway 99 to Highway 140 at this point. For those coming from San Jose and the rest of the Silicon Valley, the most direct, fastest route is State Route 152 east; then the roads of Road 9, Bliss Road, Sandy Mush Road, and Plainsburg Road to reach Highway 140 in Planada. (Those going to the northern portion of Yosemite would have instead taken either I-580 and I-205 leaving the Bay Area, then State Route 120 east through Manteca, or State Route 132 east through Modesto.)
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