California State Route 161

{{Infobox road

|state=CA

|type=SR

|route=161

|section=461

|maint=Caltrans

|map_notes=SR 161 highlighted in red

|length_mi=19.36

|length_round=2

|length_ref=

|tourist=File:MUTCD M10-1.svg Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway

|direction_a=West

|terminus_a={{jct|state=CA|US|97}} near Dorris

|direction_b=East

|terminus_b={{Jct|state=CA|SR|139|OR|39}} near Tulelake

|counties=Siskiyou

|previous_type=SR

|previous_route=160

|next_type=SR

|next_route=162

}}

State Route 161 (SR 161) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs along the California–Oregon state line in Siskiyou County. It begins at U.S. Route 97 north of Dorris and goes east to the intersection of SR 139 and Oregon Route 39 north of Tulelake. SR 161 is part of the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway.

Route description

SR 161 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 97 north of Dorris. The route travels east past Indian Tom Lake, bending to the south and passing by Lake Miller and Sheepy Lake. SR 161 continues past the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, which includes Lower Klamath Lake, and White Lake, now paralleling the state line again to the intersection of Route 139 and Oregon Route 39 north of Tulelake in the community of Hatfield.{{Cite map| publisher=Thomas Brothers| title=California Road Atlas| year=2008}}

SR 161 is not part of the National Highway System,{{FHWA NHS map|region=californianorth|accessdate=September 24, 2017}} a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.{{FHWA NHS}} SR 161 is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System,{{CA scenic}} but it is not officially designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation.{{Caltrans scenic|accessdate=September 24, 2017}}

SR 161 is part of a spur route of the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway, an All-American Road, that heads towards Tule Lake and Lava Beds National Monument.{{cite web|url=http://www.volcaniclegacybyway.org/|title=Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway web site|access-date=May 13, 2019}}

Major intersections

{{CAinttop|county=Siskiyou|post_ref=
{{Caltrans bridgelog|date=July 2007}}California Department of Transportation, [http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/ All Traffic Volumes on CSHS], 2005 and 2006

}}

{{CAint

|location=none

|postmile=0.37

|road={{Jct|state=CA|US|97|city1=Dorris|city2=Weed|location3=Klamath Falls}}

|notes=Western end of SR 161

}}

{{CAint

|location=Hatfield

|postmile=19.36

|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|139|dir1=south|OR|39|dir2=north|city1=Tulelake|location2=Klamath Falls}}

|notes=Eastern end of SR 161 along the Oregon state line; road continues as State Line Road

}}

External links

[http://www.cahighways.org/161-168.html#161 California Highways: Route 161]

References

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State Route 161