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Nimitz Freeway

Interstate 880 marker

Interstate 880
Nimitz Freeway
Route information
Defined by
Maintained by Caltrans
Length: 45.698 mi (73.544 km)
History: 1930s as a state highway, 1983-84 as an interstate [1]
Major junctions
South end: I-280 / SR 17 in San Jose
  US 101 in San Jose
SR 237 in Milpitas
SR 84 in Fremont
SR 92 in Hayward
I-238 in San Leandro
I-980 in Oakland
North end: I-80 / I-580 in Oakland
Highway system
I-805 SR 905

U.S. Route 48
Location: French CampSan Jose from 1926-9; LathropHayward from 1929-31
Existed: 1926–1931

U.S. Route 101E
Location: San RafaelSan Jose
Existed: 1929–1940s

State Route 17
Location: San RafaelSanta Cruz
Existed: 1940s–1984 north of I-280

U.S. Route 50 Business
Location: OaklandCastro Valley
Existed: ?–1964

Interstate 880
Location: West SacramentoSacramento
Existed: 1971–1983

Interstate 880 marker

Interstate 880 (I-880) is an Interstate Highway in the San Francisco Bay Area connecting San Jose and Oakland, running parallel to the northeastern shore of San Francisco Bay. For most of its route, I-880 is officially known as the Nimitz Freeway, after World War II fleet admiral Chester Nimitz, who retired to the Bay Area and lived on Yerba Buena Island.

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System.

The southern terminus of I-880 is at its interchange with Interstate 280 and State Route 17 in San Jose. From there, it heads roughly northeast past the San Jose International Airport to U.S. Route 101. The Nimitz Freeway then turns northwest, running parallel to the southeastern shore of San Francisco Bay, connecting the cities of Milpitas, Fremont, Newark, Union City, Hayward, and San Leandro before reaching Oakland. In Oakland, I-880 passes by Oakland International Airport, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum and Downtown Oakland. The northern terminus of I-880 is in Oakland at the junction with Interstate 80 and Interstate 580 (known as the MacArthur Maze), near the eastern approach of the Bay Bridge.


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