California State Route 43
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| Length: | 98 mi (158 km) | |||
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 SR 119 near Taft
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 I-5 near Taft SR 58 near Bakersfield SR 46 in Wasco SR 198 near Hanford
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 SR 99 in Selma
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State Route 43 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. State of California, routed along the southern San Joaquin Valley connecting the towns of Shafter, Wasco, Corcoran, Hanford, and Selma, running roughly parallel to SR 99.
This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System.
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 Handford 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.
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