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Routing
Post 1964 Signage HistoryThis route remains as defined in 1963.
In 1964, Route 234 was roughly aligned with then existing Sperry Road
between McKinnley Avenue and Airport Way (County Sign Route J3). The corridor
appears to have been intended to service Sharpe Army Depot Field Annex,
which was located at Stockton Municipal Airport. Sperry Road can be
seen as originally configured on the 1968 United States Geological Survey
Map of Stockton. The regular Army would withdraw from Stockton
Municipal Airport during 1973 and the holdings of Sharpe Army Depot Field
Annex were relinquished to San Joaquin County.
(Source: Gribblenation Blog (Tom Fearer), "Unconstructed California State Route 234", March 2024)
In 1983, San Joaquin County passed a resolution for procedures to be
followed to add French Camp Road as Route 234 and Eight Mile Road as Route 235. French Camp Road (County Sign Route J9 and former US 99) was listed as the
traversable routing of Route 234, but no State Highway map has ever shown
the planned corridor following it. During 1993, San Joaquin
County adopted Eight Mile Road as arterial roadway and dropped interest in
Route 235. San Joaquin County never demonstrated continued interest
in Route 234. Sperry Road by the 1980s was extended east from Airport Way
to Route 99 (former US 99) by San Joaquin County via the planned corridor
of Route 234. This extension appears on the 1989 United States
Geological Map of Stockton. The corridor of Sperry Road was extended
west to Interstate 5 and renamed as "Arch Airport Road" during the latter
half of the 2010s. Arch Airport Road is aligned directly over the
planned corridor of Route 234. The intent of Arch Airport Road is to
increase access to Stockton Metropolitain Airport and the Airpark 599.
(Source: Gribblenation Blog (Tom Fearer), "Unconstructed California State Route 234", March 2024)
Pre 1964 Signage HistoryThis was LRN 261, defined in 1959.
LRN 261 appears for the first time on the 1960 Division of Highways Map
as a planned State Highway. The planned but unadopted routing of LRN 261 is shown to be aligned north of French Camp near the southern boundary
of the city of Stockton. The planned alignment of LRN 261 included a
crossing of French Camp Slough approaching I-5/LRN 238.
(Source: Gribblenation Blog (Tom Fearer), "Unconstructed California State Route 234", March 2024)
StatusThis routing is unconstructed. According to one Caltrans document, the traversable route is French Camp Road (San Joaquin County Sign Route J9). However, one Caltrans map makes the route appear to be Arch-Airport Rd. In 1983, San Joaquin County passed resolution R-83-1461 for procedures to be followed to include French Camp Road in the state highway system as Route 234 and Eight-Mile Road as Route 235. On November 29, 1993, San Joaquin County adopted Eight-Mile Road as an arterial highway and dropped interest in it as a state highway. They have not shown an opinion on French Camp Road. Caltrans has no plans to assume maintenance of the traversable route.
According to the 2013 Traversable Highways report, this is French Camp Road. No plans and no recommendations.
Modern Arch Airport Road was completed in 2010s along the planned
corridor of Route 234. Arch Airport Road facilitates traffic to
newer industrial construction at Airpark 599 near Stockton Metropolitain
Airport.
(Source: Gribblenation Blog (Tom Fearer), "Unconstructed California State Route 234", March 2024)
Freeway[SHC 253.1] Entire route. Added to the Freeway and Expressway system in 1959.
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Pre-1964 Legislative RouteIn 1953, Chapter 1700 defined LRN 234 as:
“…the Nevada State Line across the Sierra Nevada Mountains into the San Francisco Bay area on a route to be selected by the California Highway Commission, which route may include all or portions of any existing state highway route or routes. The commission, in determining said route, shall consider military necessities and recommendations appropriate federal authorities.
The commission shall allocate from time to time as federal funds, other than regular federal aid apportionments, are made available as required in this section from the State Highway Fund the sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000), for the construction of said route. Such money shall be made available in equal parts in the five fiscal years next succeeding the effective date of this section to the extent that such federal funds are available for matching purposes in each of such years. The allocation of money provided for in this section shall be made out of moneys contained in the State Highway Fund available for construction of state highways in County Group No. 1, but which is not subject to Section 188.4 of this code; and expenditures from such allocation shall be credited against the expenditure required to be made pursuant to Section 188.4 in the counties in which the route provided for in this section lies until June 30, 1962.
No money shall be expended from the allocation make by this section unless and until moneys equal to or in excess of the amount expendable each year from this allocation shall be made available by the Federal Government, in addition to the regular federal aid allocations, for expenditure by the department for the construction of the route provided for in this section, to the end that any sums expended from this allocation shall be matched by like or greater amounts from the Federal Government”
In 1957, Chapter 1911 deleted this LRN. It appears to never have been constructed, nor a sign route number assigned. It is quite likely this LRN was intended for the proposed extension of Route 203 across the Minaret Summit, as a potential extension of I-70. See the Route 203 page, and the Gribblenation Blog "California State Route 203 the proposed Minaret Summit Highway" for more details.
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