 State Route 223 | ||||
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| Bear Mountain Boulevard | ||||
 SR 223 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 31.92 mi[1] (51.37 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-5 near Taft | |||
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| East end |  SR 58 near Arvin | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Kern | |||
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State Route 223 (SR 223), locally known as Bear Mountain Boulevard, is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs west to east through the agricultural land south of Bakersfield in Kern County. Running from Interstate 5 (I-5) to State Route 58 near the city of Arvin, it also intersects with State Route 99 near Greenfield. SR 223 forms a truck route for transporting goods to the three main corridors in the area, I-5, SR 58 and SR 99, without having to drive through Bakersfield.