California State Route 197
{{short description|Highway in California}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=CA
|type=SR
|route=197
|alternate_name=North Bank Road
|map_notes=Map of Del Norte County in northwestern California with SR 197 highlighted in red
|section=497
|maint=Caltrans
|length_mi=6.725
|length_round=3
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=CA|US|199}} near Hiouchi
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=CA|US|101}} near Fort Dick
|counties=Del Norte
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=195
|next_type=SR
|next_route=198
}}
State Route 197 (SR 197) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California located north of Crescent City in Del Norte County. Running along the north bank of the Smith River as North Bank Road, SR 197 is a bypass connecting U.S. Highways 199 and 101.
Route description
SR 197 begins with an intersection at U.S. Route 199 in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Moving northward, the road quickly exits the park, roughly paralleling the Smith River located to the west side of the road. The road then follows the river northward and then northwestward with several local roads meeting SR 197 along the evergreen forest area. The road meets its northern terminus at U.S. Route 101 just south of the Oregon border.{{bing maps|url=http://www.bing.com/maps/#JmNwPXF6Nm50OTRucXJxdCZsdmw9MTImZGlyPTAmc3R5PWImcnRwPXBvcy40MS44MDY2OTY1NjI5MjQ1OF8tMTI0LjA4MjM0NzQ3Nzk2OTQ1X25lYXIlMjBSZWR3b29kJTIwSHd5JTJDJTIwQ3Jlc2NlbnQlMjBDaXR5JTJDJTIwQ0ElMjA5NTUzMV9fX2FffnBvcy40MS44ODIwNzA4Nzc3MTgzMV8tMTI0LjEzNzQ1MDc3OTk3MTQ1X19fX2FfJm1vZGU9RCZydG9wPTB+MH4wfg==|title=SR 197|accessdate=2011-01-19}}
SR 197 is not part of the National Highway System,{{FHWA NHS map|region=californianorth|accessdate=September 16, 2017}} a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.{{FHWA NHS}}
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Major intersections
{{CAinttop|county=Del Norte|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=R0.00
|road={{jct|state=CA|US|199|city1=Crescent City|city2=Gasquet|location3=Grants Pass}}
|notes=South end of SR 197
}}
{{CAint
|location=none
|postmile=7.08
|road={{jct|state=CA|US|101|city1=Crescent City|location2=Oregon}}
|notes=North end of SR 197
}}
{{Jctbtm}}
See also
- {{portal-inline|California Roads}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
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{{CASR external links|SR|197}}
- [http://www.aaroads.com/california/ca-197.html California @ AARoads.com - State Route 197]
- [http://www.cahighways.org/193-200.html#197 California Highways: SR 197]