Richmond Parkway (California)

The Richmond Parkway (originally Richmond Bypass) is an arterial road connecting Interstate 580 and Interstate 80 through Richmond, California. The road allows drivers traveling between Marin County (to the west) and Solano County (to the north) to bypass central Richmond.

This article is about the road in Richmond, California. For other uses, see Richmond Parkway (disambiguation).
Richmond Parkway
An I-80 exit onto the Richmond Parkway at its easternmost terminus
Maintained byCCTA, City of Richmond DPW, C.C. Co. PWD
Length7 mi[1] (11 km)
LocationRichmond, California
South end I-580 in Point Richmond
North end I-80 and Fitzgerald Drive at city limits of Richmond and Pinole

History

The original idea for the Richmond Parkway came from a state proposal for State Route 93 in the early 1980s. When the state did not implement the plan, local officials assembled $200 million in state and local funds to fund a road largely following the same route as proposed Route 93, which was built in the 1990s.[2]

While it mostly functions as an expressway, parts of the Richmond Parkway do not meet state expressway standards. For this reason, Caltrans has refused to take it over and officially designate it as part of SR 93 until these local officials bring it up to the state's standards.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Richmond, Contra Costa County.

Destinations Notes
I-580 (John T. Knox Freeway) – San Rafael, Oakland West end of arterial; I-580 exit 7B
Castro Street Richmond Parkway joins/splits two existing routes: Castro Street and Garrard Boulevard; traffic southbound defaults onto Garrard Boulevard; interchange
Giant Highway Interchange
San Pablo Avenue Former US 40
I-80 (Eastshore Freeway) – San Francisco, Sacramento East end of arterial; I-80 exit 20

See also
  •  California Roads portal
  •  San Francisco Bay Area portal

References
  1. Richmond, CA - Official Website - History of Richmond: Transportation
  2. Katherine Tam, City looks to unload costly Parkway, Contra Costa Times, March 27, 2008. Accessed 2008-03-27

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