California State Route 132

Infobox road
state=CA
type=SR
route=132
section=432
maint=Caltrans

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length_mi=76
length_round=0
length_ref= [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/structur/strmaint/brlog2.htm January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways] ]
direction_a=West
terminus_a=jct|state=CA|I|580 near Tracy
junction=jct|state=CA|SR|99 in Modesto
direction_b=East
terminus_b=jct|state=CA|SR|49 at Coulterville
previous_type=SR
previous_route=131
next_type=SR
next_route=133

State Route 132 is a route in the Central Valley that leads to the Sierra Nevada foothills and the California Gold Country. It also connects the city of Modesto with the San Francisco Bay Area via I-580, although this route is discouraged due to it being a two-lane road between Modesto (Maze Boulevard in the city of Modesto) and Interstate 5 (Motorists are instead encouraged to take SR 120 in Manteca to I-5 and I-205 to I-580.) East of Modesto, the road climbs the foothills and finally ends at SR 49. Portions between I-5 and I-580 is a four-lane freeway, and there are plans to upgrade the portion between SR 99 and I-5 to an expressway. Route 132 is a two lane road important to recreational travelers enroute to Modesto Reservoir, Turlock Reservoir, Lake Don Pedro and the Sierra Nevada foothills. [Earth Metrics, "Environmental Assessment for Modesto California Paradise Postal Station", U.S. Postal Service, January, 1990]

The city-built "Kansas-Needham Overhead", connecting Kansas Avenue and Needham Street over the Union Pacific Railroad's Fresno Subdivision in Modesto, is aligned for a future connection to a SR 132 expressway west of Modesto. [Modesto, Budget 2001-2002, Forecasting and Capital Improvement Program: [http://www.ci.modesto.ca.us/fin/budget0102/vol_3/pdf/v3_traffic.pdf Traffic Circulation] , p. 1]

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System [http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=shc&group=00001-01000&file=250-257 CA Codes (shc:250-257)] ] .

Major intersections and exit list

:"Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. The numbers reset at some county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column."

References

External links

* [http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/ca-132.html California @ WestCoastRoads.com - State Route 132]
* [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/sr132 Caltrans: Route 132 highway conditions]
* [http://www.cahighways.org/129-136.html#132 California Highways: SR 132]