California State Route 32

"CA 32" redirects here. For the congressional district, see California's 32nd congressional district. For the cruiser, see USS New Orleans (CA-32).

State Route 32 (SR 32) is an east–west state highway in the U.S. State of California which is routed from Interstate 5 in Orland, across the Sacramento Valley and through Chico, through the northern Sierra Nevada, and ending at SR 36 and SR 89 in eastern Tehama County.

State Route 32
SR 32 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length	74.387 mi[1] (119.714 km)
Existed	1934–present
Major junctions
West end	I-5 in Orland
Major intersections	SR 45 at Hamilton City SR 99 in Chico
East end	SR 36 / SR 89 near Chester
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Counties	Glenn, Butte, Tehama
Highway system
State highways in California Interstate US State Scenic History Pre‑1964 Unconstructed Deleted Freeways
← SR 29 → SR 33

Route description

SR 32 begins in Orland at a junction with I-5 as Newville Road. The highway continues east out of Orland for several miles before entering Hamilton City and intersecting SR 45. SR 32 then crosses the Sacramento River into Butte County. East of here, SR 32 enters the city of Chico, becoming Walnut Street before it becomes a one-way couplet as 8th and 9th Streets through downtown Chico. Shortly after the diamond interchange with the SR 99 freeway, 8th and 9th Streets merge into one road and SR 32 continues east out of the Chico city limits.^[2]

Following this, SR 32 turns to the northeast, passing through the communities of Forest Ranch and West Branch before crossing into Tehama County and eventually Lassen National Forest. SR 32 terminates at an intersection with SR 89 and SR 36.^[2]

CA 32 eastern end

Different road names include Nord Avenue (Chico), Walnut Street (Chico), West Eighth and Ninth Streets (Chico), East Eighth and Ninth Streets (Chico), Deer Creek Highway (Chico), East and West Sixth Street (Hamilton City), Walker Street (Orland), Newville Road (Orland) and County Road 200.

SR 32 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,^[3] and between I-5 and 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).^[1] 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 [1][6][7]	Destinations	Notes
Glenn GLE L0.00-10.91	Orland	L0.00	Newville Road (Road 200) – Newville	Continuation beyond I-5
		L0.00	I-5 – Redding, Sacramento	Interchange; west end of SR 32; I-5 exit 619
		0.00	I-5 BL (6th Street)	Former US 99W
	Hamilton City	9.63	SR 45 south (Canal Street) / Road 203 – Colusa
Butte BUT 0.00-37.75	​	6.24	North Lindo Avenue, East Avenue to SR 99
	Chico	9.08	SR 99 Bus. (Main Street) – Downtown Chico	Former US 99E; serves California State University, Chico
		10.19	SR 99 – Red Bluff, Paradise, Sacramento	Interchange; SR 99 exit 385
Tehama TEH 0.00-2.71	No major junctions
Butte BUT 2.71-4.70	No major junctions
Tehama TEH 4.70-R24.88	​	R24.88	SR 36 / SR 89 – Lassen Park, Chester, Susanville	East end of SR 32
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• California Roads portal
• Humboldt Wagon Road