Interstate 80 in California

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This article is about the section of Interstate 80 in California. For the entire route, see Interstate 80.

Interstate 80 marker

Interstate 80
I-80 highlighted in red
Route information
Defined by Streets and Highways Code § 380
Maintained by Caltrans
Length205.07 mi[3] (330.03 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1964[1]–present
RestrictionsNo flammable tank vehicles or explosives on the Bay Bridge[2]
Major junctions
West end US 101 in San Francisco
 
East end I‑80 at Nevada state line
Location
CountiesSan Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer, Nevada, Sierra
Highway system
← SR 79US 80 →

Interstate 80 (I-80) is a major east–west route of the Interstate Highway System, running between the U.S. states of California and New Jersey. The highway has its western terminus in San Francisco. From there it heads east across the Bay Bridge to Oakland, where it turns north and crosses the Carquinez Bridge before turning back northeast through the Sacramento Valley. I-80 then traverses the Sierra Nevada, cresting at Donner Summit, before crossing into the state of Nevada within the Truckee River Canyon. The speed limit is at most 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) along the entire route instead of the state's maximum of 70 mph (110 km/h) and most of the route is in either urban areas or mountainous terrain. I-80 has portions designated as the Eastshore Freeway and Alan S. Hart Freeway.

Throughout California, I-80 was built along the corridor of U.S. Route 40 (US 40), eventually replacing this designation entirely. The prior US 40 corridor itself was built along several historic corridors in California, notably the California Trail and Lincoln Highway. The route has changed from the original plans in San Francisco due to freeway revolts canceling segments of the originally planned alignment. Similarly in Sacramento, the freeway was re-routed around the city after plans to upgrade the original grandfathered route through the city to Interstate highway standards were cancelled.

Route description[edit]

I-80 is recognized as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway in the western United States and a Blue Star Memorial Highway for its entire length. In California, it follows the original corridor of the Lincoln Highway from Sacramento to Reno (with minor deviations near Donner Summit). I-80 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,[4] and is part of the National Highway System,[5] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.[6] I-80 is also known as the Dutch Flat and Donner Lake Wagon Road from Emigrant Gap to Donner Lake.[7]

San Francisco Bay Area[edit]

The western terminus of Interstate 80 in San Francisco, viewed from northbound US 101. Legally, however, the actual Interstate designation may actually begin 1.20 mi (1.93 km) beyond this location.

According to the California State Highway system, I-80 begins at its intersection with U.S. Route 101 in San Francisco. However, the San Francisco Skyway (officially known to Caltrans as the Bayshore Viaduct), the elevated freeway that runs from this junction of the James Lick Freeway and the Central Freeway to the Western Approach of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge at 4th Street, may not be officially part of the Interstate Highway System, although it is consistently shown as I-80 on most maps of San Francisco. The Interstate designation is interpreted by some to actually beginning on the Bay Bridge approach itself, at the location of the Fremont Street off-ramp (previously known as the Terminal Separator Structure (TSS) that once connected it to the Embarcadero Freeway). Thus, the first 1.20 miles (1.93 km) of the signed Interstate may not be officially an actual Interstate, and is secretly defined as State Route 80.[8][9]

Eastshore Freeway[edit]

The Eastshore Freeway is a segment of Interstates 80 and 580 along the northeast shoreline of San Francisco Bay in northern California. It begins at the Carquinez Bridge and ends at the MacArthur Maze interchange just east of the eastern end of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. Interstate 580 joins the Eastshore Freeway at an interchange known locally as the "Hoffman Split" in Albany. The section of the Eastshore Freeway between the MacArthur Maze and the 580 (Hoffman) split between Albany is a wrong-way concurrency where the northbound direction is signed as I-80 East and I-580 West, while the southbound direction is signed as westbound I-80 and eastbound I-580. This segment suffers from severe traffic congestion during rush hour due to the merger of three freeways (I-80, I-580, and I-880) at the MacArthur Maze.

Eastshore Freeway in Berkeley

The Eastshore Freeway was created in the mid 1950s[10] (construction commenced in 1954, last segment completed May 10, 1960[11]) by re-engineering the Eastshore Highway, a thoroughfare constructed in the 1930s (1934–37) as one of the approaches to the Bay Bridge and designated as part of U.S. Route 40.[12] The Eastshore Highway began in El Cerrito at an intersection with San Pablo Avenue at Hill Street between Potrero Avenue and Cutting Blvd., adjacent to the location today of the El Cerrito Del Norte station of BART. It was not a freeway in that access was at intersections with adjoining streets rather than by ramps. The Eastshore Highway ran from El Cerrito to the Bay Bridge along the same routing as today's freeway, although it was much narrower. A causeway was constructed for this purpose by filling in part of the mudflats along the bayshore. In the stretch from University to Ashby Avenues in Berkeley, this resulted in the creation of an artificial lagoon which was developed by the Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s as "Aquatic Park".

The frontage road along the east side of today's Eastshore Freeway between Buchanan Street in Albany and Hearst Avenue in Berkeley retains the name "Eastshore Highway". The terminal segment of the old Eastshore Highway in El Cerrito between Potrero and San Pablo Avenues is today named "Eastshore Boulevard".

Originally, the name "Eastshore Freeway" was also applied to what is today known as the "Nimitz Freeway" (I-880) upon its construction in 1947. This freeway was dedicated in 1958 to Admiral Nimitz, and so for a few years in the 1950s prior, the Eastshore Freeway stretched the entire length of the east shore of San Francisco Bay. Until the late 1960s, the Eastshore Freeway was also designated as part of State Route 17 (SR 17) together with the Nimitz Freeway.[13]

Central Valley[edit]

Bats flying from under the Interstate 80 elevated causeway in Yolo County, California.

This section of I-80 has a top speed of 65 mph (105 km/h), unlike California's top speed limit of 70 mph (110 km/h), common in rural freeways.[14] I-80 is a six- to eight-lane freeway with carpool lanes in Fairfield from exit 39A (Red Top Road) to exit 47 (Air Base Parkway).[15]

I-80 has changed routing in the Sacramento area. Currently, the freeway runs on a northern bypass of the city, the Beltline Freeway, that was originally designated I-880. The I-80 routing alignment was moved from a route through Sacramento, now U.S. Route 50 and I-80 Business, after the proposed I-80 replacement of the North Sacramento Freeway was canceled. The Beltline Freeway runs northeast from the junction of I-80 and U.S. Route 50 in West Sacramento across I-5 to its junction northeast of Sacramento with I-80 Business (which is SR 51). SR 244 heads east as a short freeway spur from that interchange.

Sierra Nevada[edit]

Crossing the Sierra Nevada, I-80 regularly gets snow at higher elevations from fall to spring. Caltrans sometimes requires vehicles to use snow tires, snow chains or other traction devices in the mountains during and after snowstorms.[16] Checkpoints are often set up to enforce chain restrictions on vehicles bound for icy or snowy areas. When chain restrictions are in effect vehicles must have chains on the driving wheels, except 4WD vehicles with snow tires.[17] Additionally, during the winter season, trucks are required to carry chains whether or not controls are in force.

I-80 crosses the Sierra Nevada crest at Donner Summit (also known as Euer Saddle) at an elevation of 7,239 feet (2,206 m) westbound and 7,227 feet (2,203 m) eastbound. The Donner Summit Rest Area is located at this point.[18][19] The summit is located in Nevada County, California. The pass is generally open year-round; it is plowed in winter, but may temporarily close during the worst snowstorms. The older, original US 40/Lincoln Highway route over Donner Pass is about two miles (3 km) to the south. This highway was replaced as the official trans-Sierra route by I-80 in 1964. Although the current Donner Pass is lower, Euer Saddle was chosen for the interstate because of more gradual approaches that aided construction to Interstate Highway standards, which do not allow the sharp curves used by the Donner Pass Road. The grade is 3-6% for 30 miles.[20]

  • I-80 across the Sierra Nevada

  • Looking NE along I-80 in the Sierra Nevada from the Yuba Gap overpass

  • Sign for Donner Summit

  • Entering California from Nevada along I-80

  • Altitudes along a 100-mile stretch of the I-80, peaking at Donner saddle

History[edit]

Historic routing[edit]

See also: U.S. Route 40 § California history
A sign in California recognizing an old alignment of US 40

U.S. Route 40
LocationSan Francisco–Nevada state line
Existed1926–1964

In California, I-80 was built along the corridor of, and eventually replaced, U.S. Route 40. The US 40 designation was eliminated in the state as part of the 1964 state highway renumbering. US 40 was one of the original California routes designed in 1926, although its western terminus was in Oakland, California with US 101E (then SR 17, then I-5W, now I-580/I-880) prior to the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge construction in 1934. An auto ferry ran from Berkeley to San Francisco, signed at the ferry landings for U.S. 40. After the Bay Bridge's construction, US 40, along with US 50, were extended along the bridge to connect with US 101.[21] The auto ferry service was then discontinued.

US 40 and US 50 ran concurrently along the Bay Bridge and the routes split on what is the present day MacArthur Maze in Oakland, California. US 50 continued southwest on present-day I-580 to Stockton and US 40 closely followed the route of present-day I-80. When reaching Sacramento, California, US 40 and US 50 rejoined once again, US 50 running concurrently with former US 99 from Stockton to Sacramento. US 40 then again split with US 50 in Downtown Sacramento and closely followed the route of present-day Business I-80, which was I-80 from 1957 to 1981, when I-80 was realigned along former I-880, routing along what was then the outskirts of Sacramento. US 40 then closely followed I-80 through the Sierra Nevada Range into Nevada.

A portion of old US 40 near Donner Lake is still fully intact and is an alternate route of I-80.[22] It begins near Soda Springs and ends at Truckee, California. At one point, it travels right by Donner Lake, unlike I-80, which ascends higher in the Sierra Nevada Range north of historic US 40.

Construction[edit]

Original routing in San Francisco[edit]

The Panhandle Freeway was in the 1948 SF Freeways plan.

When I-80 was first approved, it was to begin at planned I-280 (SR 1) in Golden Gate Park, head east on the never-built Panhandle Freeway, then run south and southeast on the Central Freeway (US 101) to the San Francisco Skyway. The Panhandle Freeway was to be routed through Hayes Valley, passing through Golden Gate Park and terminating at proposed I-280, now SR 1.[23] In 1964, community oppositions forced CalTrans to abandon the Panhandle Freeway project. A January 1968 amendment moved I-280 to its present alignment, degraded Interstate 480, to a state highway, and truncated the origin point of I-80 to the Embarcadero Freeway (then I-280, formerly I-480).[24] Prior to that truncation, I-80 had been defined as from "Route 280 in San Francisco to the Nevada state line near Verdi, Nevada, passing near Division Street in San Francisco, passing near Oakland, via Albany, via Sacramento, passing near North Sacramento, passing near Roseville, via Auburn, via Emigrant Gap, via Truckee and via the Truckee River Canyon," and certain maps had been shown of I-80 running concurrently with US 101 to Fell Street.[25] These changes were made on the state level later that year, but Route 80 was only truncated to US 101. (The Central Freeway remained part of US 101, and the Panhandle Freeway became State Route 241. The Panhandle Freeway was later cancelled in the wake of the Freeway Revolts, and the State Route 241 designation has since been reassigned to an unrelated stretch of highway in Orange County) The San Francisco Skyway, which had already been signed as part of I-80, has remained a de facto section of I-80 to the present day and remains listed as part of the Interstate in California.

In 2000, the San Francisco Chronicle published an article about the proposed construction of a new freeway through San Francisco. According to the article, the suggested 19th Avenue tunnel would run five miles (8.0 km), from Junipero Serra Boulevard through Golden Gate Park and up to Lake Street, with exits at Brotherhood Avenue, Ocean Avenue, Quintara Street, Lincoln Way, and Geary Boulevard.[26] The Van Ness tunnel would run almost two miles (3.2 km), from about Fell Street to Lombard Street, with exits at Broadway and Geary Boulevard. Along Oak and Fell, the planners suggested an underground road running more than half a mile (0.8 km) from Laguna to Divisadero streets. However, the roads would violate the long-standing general plan for San Francisco, which calls for no new highway capacity. On March 2015, this proposed route was adopted by the CTC.[25][not in citation given]

Legacy[edit]

Prior to the construction of I-80, the US 40 corridor had frequent car accidents. Reasons for this was of the many traffic lights and out-of-nowhere stop signs. Specifically, five intersections were listed with a high accident rate when CalTrans claimed that the construction of the I-80 freeway would reduce the accidents. According to a study done on I-80 in Vallejo from 1955 and 1956, prior to the freeway construction, and 1957 and 1958, after the freeway was constructed, the accident rate dropped 73% and there were 245 fewer accidents on the then-new I-80 freeway.[27]

The new route also made traveling in the Sierra Nevada Range much easier. Before construction, US 40 was a two-lane road with winding turns.[28] This route was often closed in the winter because of the high elevation of the Donner Pass (7239 feet), and drivers had to use a much longer route to the north, US 40 ALT, now SR 70 using the Beckwourth Pass, at an elevation of 5221 ft.[29] After the construction, driving was easier through the Sierra Nevada Range via I-80 and the pass was only closed to intense snowstorms.[citation needed]

Truncation of US 40[edit]

In 1964, Caltrans desired to reduce the number of designated routes in the California state highways system.[30] The Interstate Highway system, designed and built starting in 1956, was adding on to the already increased number of U.S. Routes and state highways.[31] In result, the 1964 renumbering truncated US 50 to West Sacramento. The entire route of US 40 was deleted in the western United States due to the completion of I-80.[31] Also, the number "40" was duplicated along I-40, at that time, a newly built route in southeastern California. I-40 was to be numbered I-30, but the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) rejected the numbering.[32]

The state law authorizing the renumbering was passed on September 20, 1963. Signage changes took place by July 1, 1964, and US 40 was decommissioned.[30] US 40 was one of the first US Routes to be decommissioned completely in California.[33]

Former alignments in Sacramento[edit]

Interstate 880
LocationWest Sacramento–Sacramento
Existed1972–1980
See also: Interstate 80 Business (Sacramento, California)

In the Sacramento area, I-80 has been realigned to many routes.[25] In 1964, I-80 used the old US 40/99E freeway, the current I-80 BUS, while a year later, I-80 was proposed to be realigned along a new freeway that would run south of the former I-80/I-880 northeast of Sacramento, run to south of the American River, and rejoin I-80. This was necessary because the 1964 I-80 failed to meet Interstate standards.[25]

In 1972, I-880 was completed, while a part of the new alignment of I-80 was completed but not open to traffic, where there was a long bridge to nowhere.[34] From 1972 to 1980, Interstate 880 began in West Sacramento as a fork from the original I-80, continues northeast over the Sacramento River to its interchange with I-5, continues east through the communities of North Sacramento and Del Paso Heights and ends at an interchange with the Roseville Freeway (I-80). The now-designated Capital City Freeway was then the original I-80 routing, continuing southwest directly into downtown Sacramento. I-80 was then re-routed along the Beltline Freeway in 1983, while the Capital City Freeway became I-80 Business, also I-305 and SR 51. I-880 would have intersected SR 244 and then US 50, but in 1979, the Sacramento City Council voted to delete the proposed I-80 alignment for rail transit. The constructed 244/51/80 split is now used for three railroad stations. In 1980, the new I-80 alignment was deleted from the Interstate system. SR 244 was then truncated from its proposed alignment to the only freeway section of the abandoned project in 1994, which is about a mile long. In 1982-84, I-880 was reassigned to SR 17 running from Oakland to San Jose, after two to four years of inactivity.

Bay Bridge replacement[edit]

Main article: Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
Collapsed upper deck section of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, 1989

On October 17, 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake was responsible for 63 deaths and 3,757 injuries. The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, which is part of I-80, suffered severe damage, as a 76-by-50-foot (23 m × 15 m) section of the upper deck on the eastern cantilever side fell onto the deck below. The quake caused the Oakland side of the bridge to shift 7 inches (18 cm) to the east, and caused the bolts of one section to shear off, sending the 250-short-ton (230 t) section of roadbed crashing down like a trapdoor.[35] Caltrans removed and replaced the collapsed section, and re-opened the bridge on November 18.[36]

New eastern span of Bay Bridge, 2013

In 2002, due to the risk of a future large earthquake, Caltrans started building a new eastern span. The department advertised that the new span of the Bay Bridge used a new earthquake-resisting technique that would not collapse in an earthquake similar to the Loma Prieta earthquake.[37] The new eastern span opened on September 2, 2013 at an estimated cost of $6.4B dollars.

Exit list[edit]

CountyLocationmi[3]kmExit[3]DestinationsNotes
City and County of San Francisco0.00–
0.91		0.00–
1.46		1 US 101 – San Jose, Golden Gate BridgeSigned as exits 1A (south) and 1B (north); western terminus; US 101 north exit 433B, south exit 433
Seventh StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
1CNinth Street – Civic CenterWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
1.91–
2.02		3.07–
3.25		2AFifth StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
2BFourth Street, EmbarcaderoEastbound exit and westbound entrance
2CHarrison Street, EmbarcaderoWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; former Fremont Street exit
2DFremont Street, Folsom StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; former Main Street / SR 480 exit; western end of I-80; eastern end of SR 80
San Francisco BaySan Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (west span)
4.186.734ATreasure Island, Yerba Buena IslandEastbound exit and westbound entrance only; westbound exit and eastbound entrance are via exit 4/4B
4BYerba Buena IslandNo eastbound exit; signed as exit 4 westbound
5.318.55San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (east span)
AlamedaOakland—Parking lot onlyHOV access to parking at the Oakland Bay Bridge Toll Plaza; no westbound entrance; no access to Bay Bridge
7.8112.578AWest Grand Avenue, Maritime Street
8.1113.05 I-880 south (Nimitz Freeway) – Alameda, San JoseWestbound exit is part of exit 8B; I-880 exits 46A-B
8.1113.058B I-580 east (MacArthur Freeway) to SR 24 – Downtown Oakland, Hayward, StocktonWestern end of I-580 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-580 west exit 19A
Emeryville9.1014.659Powell Street – EmeryvilleNo eastbound exit from I-880 north
Berkeley9.8915.9210 SR 13 (Ashby Avenue) / Shellmound StreetShellmound Street accessible eastbound only
11.1317.9111University Avenue – BerkeleyServes UC Berkeley
11.9119.1712Gilman Street
Albany12.6120.2913ABuchanan Street – AlbanySigned as exit 13 westbound
12.9120.7813B I-580 west – Point Richmond, San RafaelEastbound exit and westbound entrance; eastern end of I-580 overlap
—Pierce StreetFormer eastbound exit and entrance; demolished as part of reconstruction of I-80 / I-580 interchange in Albany
Contra CostaRichmond13.5721.8414ACentral Avenue – El Cerrito
14.3523.0914BCarlson Boulevard
El Cerrito15.0224.1715Potrero AvenueEastbound exit and westbound entrance
RichmondCutting Boulevard (SR 123)Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
—Cutting BoulevardHOV access only; westbound left exit and eastbound entrance
15.9725.7016AMacDonald AvenueEastbound exit and westbound entrance
16.3126.2516BSan Pablo Avenue, Barrett AvenueSigned as exit 16 westbound; Barrett Avenue formerly signed as Central Richmond
16.7626.9717Solano AvenueEastbound exit and westbound entrance
McBryde AvenueWestbound exit only
San Pablo17.6928.4718San Pablo Dam Road
Richmond18.6029.9319AEl Portal Drive
19.3331.1119BHilltop Mall, Auto PlazaFormerly signed as Hilltop Drive
Richmond–Pinole line—Richmond ParkwayHOV access only; eastbound left exit and westbound entrance
Pinole19.9532.1120 To I-580 west / Richmond Parkway, Fitzgerald DriveUnconstructed SR 93
20.9533.7221Appian Way
21.8635.1822Pinole Valley Road
Hercules23.4137.6723 SR 4 east – Hercules, StocktonNo westbound exit; SR 4 exit 1B
Hercules
24.0438.6924Willow Avenue – Rodeo
​26.1042.0026 To SR 4 east / Cummings Skyway – Martinez, Concord
​26.8443.1927Pomona Street – Crockett, Port Costa
Carquinez Strait27.4944.24Carquinez Bridge
SolanoVallejo28.63–
28.79		46.08–
46.33		29A SR 29 (Sonoma Boulevard)Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Maritime Academy DriveWestbound exit and entrance
29BSequoia AvenueEastbound exit only
29.2747.1129CMagazine StreetSigned as exit 29B westbound
29.7147.8130A I-780 to I-680 / Curtola Parkway – Benicia, MartinezFormer I-680 south; I-780 exits 1A-B
29.9348.1730BFrontage Road (to Benicia Road)Eastbound exit only; former SR 141
30.3748.8830CGeorgia Street – Central VallejoSigned as exit 30B westbound
30.7249.4431ASprings Road, Solano Avenue
30.9849.8631BTennessee Street – Mare Island
31.9251.3732Redwood Parkway, Redwood StreetSigned as exits 32A (east) and 32B (west) eastbound
33.1253.3033 SR 37 west / Auto Mall Columbus Parkway – Napa, San Rafael, NovatoSigned as exits 33A (Auto Mall Columbus Parkway) and 33B (SR 37) westbound; SR 37 exits 21A and 21C
34.1254.91Hunter Hill Rest Area (Westbound only)
Napa
 No major junctions[38]
SolanoVallejo35.5957.2836American Canyon Road, Hiddenbrooke Parkway
Fairfield38.8862.5739ARed Top RoadSigned as exit 39 eastbound
39B SR 12 west – Napa, SonomaWestern end of SR 12 overlap; eastbound exit is via exit 39
40.34–
40.99		64.92–
65.97		40Green Valley RoadWestbound exit is part of exit 41
I-680 south – Benicia, Martinez, San JoseFormer SR 21; I-680 north exits 71A-B
41Suisun Valley Road, Pittman Road
43.3269.7243 SR 12 east – Suisun City, Rio VistaEastern end of SR 12 overlap; westbound exit is via exit 43
43.6470.2344AAbernathy Road, Suisun ParkwaySigned as exit 43 westbound
44.2271.1744BWest Texas Street, Rockville Road – FairfieldSigned as exit 44 westbound
45.4273.1045Travis Boulevard
46.6875.1247Waterman Boulevard, Air Base Parkway – Travis AFBSigned as exits 47A (Air Base Parkway) and 47B (Waterman Boulevard) westbound
48.3077.7348North Texas Street, Manuel Campos Parkway – Fairfield
Vacaville50.6281.4651ALagoon Valley Road, Cherry Glen Road
51.1682.3351BPeña Adobe Road
52Cherry Glen RoadWestbound exit only
52.8184.9953Alamo Drive, Merchant Street
53.5186.1254ADavis Street
53.9786.8654BPeabody Road, Mason Street – Elmira
54.7488.1055Monte Vista Avenue, Allison Drive, Nut Tree Parkway
55.8689.9056 I-505 north – Winters, ReddingI-505 exits 1A-B
57.2992.2057Leisure Town Road, Vaca Valley Parkway
58.8094.6359Meridian Road, Weber Road
60.1296.7560Midway Road, Lewis Road
Dixon64.04103.0663Dixon Avenue, West A Street – Dixon
64.38103.6164Pitt School Road
65.70105.7366A SR 113 south (First Street) / Currey Road – DixonWestern end of SR 113 overlap; signed as exit 66 eastbound
66BMilk Farm RoadWestbound exit only
67.22108.1867Pedrick Road (CR E7)
​68.74110.6369Kidwell Road
​70.16112.9170 SR 113 north (Vic Fazio Highway) – WoodlandEastern end of SR 113 overlap; SR 113 exits 26A-B
​70.50113.4671UC Davis (Old Davis Road)
YoloDavis72.44116.5872Richards Boulevard – Downtown DavisSigned as exits 72A (south) and 72B (north) westbound
73.05117.5673Olive DriveWestbound exit only; former US 40 west / US 99W north
74.89120.5275Mace Boulevard (CR E6)
​77.99125.5178Road 32A, East Chiles Road
​Yolo Causeway
West Sacramento81.39130.9881West Capitol Avenue, Enterprise Boulevard – West SacramentoWest Capitol Avenue was former US 40 east / US 99W south
82.12132.1682 US 50 east (I-305 east) – Sacramento, South Lake TahoeFormer I-80/US 40 east/US 99W south; US 50 exit 1A–B
83.46134.3283Reed Avenue (SR 84) – West Sacramento
SacramentoSacramento85.29137.2685West El Camino Avenue
86.48139.1886 I-5 to SR 99 – Los Angeles, ReddingI-5 exit 522
87.58140.9588Truxel RoadServes Sleep Train Arena
88.91143.0989Northgate Boulevard
90.05144.9290Norwood Avenue
91.56147.3591Raley Boulevard, Marysville Boulevard – Del Paso Heights
92.60149.0392Winters Street
93.33150.2093Longview Drive
​94.29–
94.83		151.75–
152.61		94Light Rail Stations (Roseville Road, Watt/I-80 West, and Watt/I-80)Westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance; also accessible as part of exit 93 westbound
​94AWatt AvenueWestbound access via exit 95
​94BAuburn Boulevard (SR 244)
​94.94152.7995 I-80 Bus. west (Capital City Freeway) to SR 99 south – SacramentoWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; eastbound exit is part of exit 94A; former I-80 west
​96.41155.1696Madison Avenue
​98.38158.3398Greenback Lane, Elkhorn Boulevard (CR E14)
Citrus Heights100.62161.93100Antelope Road
PlacerRoseville102.20164.47102Riverside Avenue, Auburn Boulevard – Roseville, Citrus HeightsFormer US 40 / SR 65
103.91167.23103Douglas Boulevard, Sunrise Avenue (CR E2)Signed as exits 103A (east) and 103B (west) eastbound
105.00168.98105AAtlantic Street, Eureka RoadSigned as exits 105A (Eureka Road) and 105B (Atlantic Street) westbound
105.59169.93105BTaylor Road, Pacific StreetWestbound exit is via exit 105A
106.09170.74106 SR 65 north – Lincoln, Marysville
Rocklin107.99173.79108Rocklin Road
109.35175.98109Sierra College Boulevard (CR E3)
Loomis110.65178.07110Horseshoe Bar Road – Loomis
​112.28180.70112Penryn Road – Penryn
​115.74186.27115Newcastle Road – Newcastle
​116.23187.05116 SR 193 west – LincolnWestern end of SR 193 overlap
Auburn118.84191.25118Ophir RoadWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
119.22191.87119AMaple Street, Nevada Street – Auburn
119.47192.27119B SR 49 north (SR 193 east) – Grass ValleyEastern end of SR 193 overlap
119.76192.74119C To SR 49 south / Elm Avenue – Placerville
120.87194.52120Lincoln Way, Russell RoadNo eastbound entrance
​121.40195.37121Auburn Ravine Road – Foresthill
​122.06196.44122Bowman
​123.06198.05123Bell Road
​124.14199.78124Dry Creek Road
​125.36201.75125Clipper Gap, Meadow Vista (Placer Hills Road)
​128.14206.22128Applegate
​129.32208.12129Heather Glen
​130.52210.05130West Paoli Lane
​131.25211.23131Weimar Cross Road
Colfax133.72215.20133Canyon Way, Placer Hills Road
135.06217.36135 SR 174 – Colfax, Grass Valley
​140.28225.76139Rollins Lake Road, Magra RoadWestbound exit and entrance
​140Secret Town Road, Magra Road
​143.30230.62143Magra Road – Gold Run
​143.68231.23Gold Run Rest Area
​144.13231.95144Gold RunWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
​145.10233.52145Dutch Flat
​146.68236.06146Alta
​148.24238.57148ACrystal Springs
​148.87239.58148BBaxter
​150.93242.90150Drum Forebay Road
​155.29249.92155Blue Canyon
​156.74252.25156Nyack Road
​157.99254.26158AEmigrant GapSigned as exit 158 westbound
​158.79255.55158BLaing RoadEastbound exit only
Nevada​160.77258.73160Yuba Gap
​161.47259.86161 SR 20 west – Nevada City, Grass Valley
​163.96263.87164Eagle Lakes Road
Placer​165.45266.27165Cisco Grove (Cisco Road)
​166.73268.33166Big BendEastbound exit only
​168.13270.58168Rainbow Road – Big Bend
​171.16275.46171Kingvale
Nevada​174.18280.32174Soda Springs, Norden
​176.77284.48176Boreal Ridge Road – Castle Peak
​177.22285.21Donner Summit Rest Area
Truckee180.09289.83180Donner Lake (Donner Lake Road)
184.91297.58184Donner Pass Road
185.86299.11185 SR 89 south – Tahoe City, Lake Tahoe, Squaw ValleyWestern end of SR 89 overlap
186.67300.42186Central TruckeeNo eastbound entrance
187.99302.54188ATruckeeEastbound exit and westbound entrance
188.30303.04188B SR 89 north / SR 267 south – Sierraville, Lake TahoeEastern end of SR 89 overlap; signed as exit 188 westbound
189.98305.74190Overland Trail
190.96307.32Agricultural Inspection Station (westbound only)
194.11312.39194Hirschdale Road
​198.99320.24199Floriston
​201.19323.78201Farad
Sierra​205.07330.03 I‑80 east – RenoContinuation into Nevada
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Related routes[edit]

There are eight associated routes of I-80: seven auxiliary Interstate Highways and one business route; these routes are I-280, I-380, I-580, I-680, I-780, I-880, I-980, and I-80 Bus.. Three former routes exist: I-180, I-480, and I-880.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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