California 160 follows original California 24 between California 4 at Antioch and Business Loop I-80 (California 51/Capital City Freeway) in Sacramento, with the surface street (non-freeway) portion within Sacramento County relinquished to local control. This in effect created a route break between the segment parallel to the Sacramento River in the Delta region and the short North Sacramento Freeway segment.
Northbound California 160
Northbound California 160 after Junction California 12. Photo taken by Trevor Carrier, 2002.
Northbound California 160 at Junction California 220 at Ryde in the California Delta. Photo taken by Trevor Carrier, 2002.
Northbound California 160 shield in the California Delta, a region known for being the confluence of the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers as they drain into San Francisco Bay. Photo taken by Joel Windmiller, 03/29/01.
Southbound California 160
View of southbound California 160 as it passes through the delta region south of Courtland. Photo taken 01/18/03.
View of a swing bridge crossing the Sacramento River as seen from southbound California 160 just north of Isleton. The next few pictures profile this bridge, which carries California 160 from the west bank to the east bank of the river. Photo taken 01/18/03.
Southbound California 160 crosses from the west bank back to the east bank of the Sacramento River here. Note the narrow lanes and old-style guardrails. Photo taken 01/18/03.
This part of the bridge swings from one side to the other to allow large ships to pass through. Instead of a drawbridge, which sees the road raised up above the water, this entire bridge turns on a pivot point so that it is parallel to the shore. This enables large vessels to pass by this bridge easily. Photo taken 01/18/03.
Southbound California 160 at the middle of the Isleton Bridge. Photo taken 01/18/03.
Southbound California 160 after crossing the river, en route to Isleton, one mile. Photo taken 01/18/03.
Southbound California 160 mileage sign to Rio Vista. Rio Vista actually lies at the intersection of California 12 and California 84 on the west bank of the Sacramento River. California 160 ends in Anitoch, the second city on the mileage sign. Oakland is an interesting control city; the mileage is based on the use of California 160, California 4, California 242, and California 24 into Oakland. This control city is a throwback from when California 160 was part of a much longer California 24 that included all of the aforementioned routes as well as California 70 north of Sacramento. Photo taken 01/18/03.
Southbound California 160 at Junction California 12. California 12 leads east to Lodi and west to Fairfield (Junction Interstate 80) and Santa Rosa. Photo taken 01/18/03.
California 160 crosses the Three Mile Slough, a tributary of the Sacramento River, at this lift bridge (thanks to Ben Linn for clarifying the name of the tributary). Photo taken 01/18/03.
View of the Nejedly Bridge, which carries southbound California 160 over the San Joaquin River. The San Joaquin River meets the Sacramento River just west of here. California 160 has paralleled the Sacramento River on its eastern bank from Sacramento south to here, so California 160 does not ever cross over the Sacramento River. Photo taken 01/18/03.
Signage for the two-lane high bridge on the approach along southbound. Photo taken 01/18/03.
Southbound California 160 ascending the Nejedly Bridge. Photo taken 01/18/03.
California 160 crosses into Contra Costa County from San Joaquin County as it reaches the height of the Nejedly Bridge. Photo taken 01/18/03.
Southbound California 160 at Exit 2, Wilbur Avenue. Note the toll booths facing northbound California 160. Photo taken 01/18/03.
Southbound California 160 approaching Exit 1, Junction California 4. California 4 leads east to Stockton and west along the south shore of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Rivers, passing through Antioch, Pittsburg, and Concord en route to Hercules and Junction Interstate 80 near the Carquinez Bridge. Photo taken 01/18/03.
Motorists wishing to reach eastbound California 4 from southbound California 160 must use the right lane to exit. All other traffic is defaulted onto westbound California 4 (California Delta Highway). Photo taken 01/18/03.
Southbound California 160 at Exit 1, Junction California 4. A full interchange may be installed here once the California 4 freeway is extended east from Antioch to Brentwood. Photo taken 01/18/03.
End California 160 shield on transition from southbound California 160 onto westbound California 4. Photo taken 01/18/03.
Scenes Pertaining to California 160
Freeway entrance for California 4 and California 160 in Antioch. Photos taken by Joel Windmiller, 06/19/01.
Mileage sign for California 160 in Walnut Grove as seen from the connector route from Interstate 5 (Exit 493). Photo taken by Joel Windmiller, 03/29/01.
