California State Route 145

State Route 145 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, running through the heart of the San Joaquin Valley from Interstate 5 near Coalinga north to Route 41 north of Fresno.

State Route 145
Map of central California with SR 145 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length	67 mi[1] (108 km)
Major junctions
South end	I-5 / SR 33 near Coalinga
Major intersections	SR 269 in Five Points SR 180 in Kerman SR 99 in Madera
North end	SR 41 near Friant
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Counties	Fresno, Madera
Highway system
State highways in California Interstate US State Scenic History Pre‑1964 Unconstructed Deleted Freeways
← SR 144 → SR 146

Route description

SR 145 travels through the center of the San Joaquin Valley, remaining a rural two-lane road in its entirety. The southern terminus of SR 145 is at I-5 near Coalinga. SR 145 heads northeast as Fresno-Coalinga Road, turning north at the junction with SR 269 in Five Points, where it assumes the designation as Lassen Avenue. After passing through the town of Helm, SR 145 heads northeast as McMullin Grade, before turning north again as South Madera Avenue. SR 145 intersects with SR 180 in the city of Kerman, where it continues north to cross into Madera County. After passing through Ripperdan, SR 145 intersects SR 99 in Madera. From Madera, the route turns east, and ends at SR 41.^[2]

Various crops such as cotton, table grapes, tomatoes and melons are grown along the route in one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world^{[citation needed]}.

SR 145 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,^[3] and near SR 99 is part of the National Highway System,^[4] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.^[5]

Major intersections

Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary (for a full list of prefixes, see California postmile § Official postmile definitions).^[6] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.

County	Location	Postmile [6][1][7]	Destinations	Notes
Fresno FRE 0.00-R41.28	​	0.00	SR 33 south (Fresno-Coalinga Road) – Coalinga	Continuation beyond I-5
			I-5 / SR 33 north (West Side Freeway) – Sacramento, Los Angeles, Mendota	Interchange; south end of SR 145; I-5 exit 337
	Five Points	13.21	SR 269 south (Lassen Avenue) / Mount Whitney Avenue – Huron, Avenal, Riverdale	Northern terminus of SR 269
	​	17.27	Elkhorn Avenue – Burrel
	​	20.65	Colorado Avenue – San Joaquin, Tranquillity
	​	26.09	Manning Avenue – San Joaquin
	Kerman	35.15	SR 180 (Whitesbridge Road) – Fresno, Mendota
	​	40.17	Shaw Avenue – Biola
Madera MAD 0.00-25.46	​	7.06	Avenue 12
	Madera	9.08	SR 99 – Sacramento, Fresno	Interchange; SR 99 exit 153B
		9.32	SR 99 Bus. south (Gateway Drive south) to SR 99 south – Fresno	South end of SR 99 Bus. overlap; former US 99 south
		9.68	Gateway Drive north (SR 99 Bus. north), Yosemite Avenue	North end of SR 99 Bus. overlap; former US 99 north
		11.02	Cleveland Avenue, Tozer Street
	​	25.46	SR 41 – Oakhurst, Yosemite, Fresno	North end of SR 145
	​	25.46	Road 145 – Millerton Lake	Continuation beyond SR 41
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• California Roads portal