| Interstate 580/William Elton Brown Freeway west
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| The first exit along westbound Interstate 580 is Exit 76, Junction California 132/Chrisman Road, one mile. The standalone California 132 shields are difficult to read at high speed, so hopefully the replacement signs will have the shield included in the sign assembly. Photo taken 11/28/02.
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| California 132 is a freeway between Interstate 580 and Interstate 5; plans call for the freeway (or expressway) to be extended from Interstate 5 east to Modesto. California 132 leads east from this interchange to Modesto and toward Yosemite National Park (but ends at California 49 in Coulterville, before it connects with California 120 on the way into Yosemite). In the mornings and evenings every day, this road is busy with commuters who live in the Central Valley and travel to the Bay Area. Photo taken 11/28/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 580 reaches Exit 76, Junction California 132/Chrisman Road. This marks the western terminus of California 132. Photo taken 11/28/02.
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| This Interstate 580 west reassurance shield is located after Exit 76, Junction California 132 and Chrisman Road. Photo taken 11/28/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 580 reaches Exit 72, Junction San Joaquin County Route J-2/Corral Hollow Road. San Joaquin County Route J-2 changes into Alameda County Route J-2/Tesla Road as it passes by the Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area and Lawrence National Laboratory. Photo taken 11/28/02.
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| Westbound Interstate 580 reaches Exit 67, Mountain House Parkway and Patterson Pass Road. This route connects to the acres of giant windmills that generate electricity, and power lines emanate from this area to disperse electricity imported from various power generation locations from throughout the region. Patterson Pass Road roughly parallels Interstate 580 from this point west to Livermore, and it is an alternative route even though it is comparably narrow and windy. Photo taken 11/28/02.
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