U.S. Route 6 in California

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 6 in California. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 6.

U.S. Route 6 marker
U.S. Route 6
Grand Army of the Republic Highway
Map
US 6 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length40.505 mi[1] (65.186 km)
Existed1936[2]–present
Major junctions
West[3] end US 395 in Bishop
Major intersections SR 120 in Benton
East[4] end US 6 at Nevada state line southwest of Coaldale, NV
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesInyo, Mono
Highway system
← I-5→ SR 7
Sign listing the mileage to US 6's eastern end in Massachusetts

U.S. Route 6 (US 6) is a transcontinental United States Numbered Highway, stretching from Bishop, California, in the west to Provincetown, Massachusetts, in the east. The California portion of US 6 lies in the eastern portion of the state, running between Bishop in the Owens Valley to the Nevada state line in Mineral County. Prior to the 1964 state highway renumbering, US 6 extended to the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach, California, as part of the historic auto trail named the Grand Army of the Republic Highway.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference trucklist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Faigin, Daniel P. "Routes 1 through 8". California Highways. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
  3. ^ "US 6, Benton, California". Google Street View. September 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "25750 Grand Army of the Republic Hwy, Benton, California". Google Street View. September 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Ballard, Michael (June 5, 2008). "Virtual Tour of old US 6". Retrieved February 20, 2013.