California State Route 220
{{short description|Highway in California}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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{{Infobox road
|state=CA
|type=SR
|route=220
|section=520
|maint=Caltrans
|map_notes=SR 220 highlighted in red
|length_mi=6
|length_round=0
|restrictions = No tractor-trailers or vehicles over 15 tons on the Howard Landing Ferry. Length restrictions may also apply.{{cite web | url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/engineering/trucks/routes/restrict-list.htm | title=Special Route Restrictions | publisher=Caltrans | access-date=2014-07-28}}
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{jct|state=CA|SR|84}} near Rio Vista
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{jct|state=CA|SR|160}} near Walnut Grove
|counties=Solano, Sacramento
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=219
|next_type=SR
|next_route=221
}}
State Route 220 (SR 220) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, defined to run between State Route 84 and State Route 160 on Ryer Island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. At the eastern end of Ryer Island, the road crosses Steamboat Slough on the Howard Landing Ferry, a cable ferry.
Route description
State Route 220 is defined under the California Streets and Highway Code to run east from State Route 84 on Ryer Island in Solano County to State Route 160 in Sacramento County.{{Cite web |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=SHC§ionNum=520. |title=Section 520, Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Division 1 |work = California Streets and Highways Code |publisher=California Office of Legislative Counsel |location=Sacramento |access-date=January 6, 2024}} The route includes the toll-free Howard Landing Ferry, where the cable-drawn vessel J-Mack takes vehicles across Steamboat Slough.{{cite web | url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/travel/article/Last-public-car-ferries-still-ply-Sacramento-San-13266351.php | title=Last public car ferries still ply Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta | publisher=San Francisco Chronicle | date=October 3, 2018 |access-date=January 7, 2024}} Both the Howard Landing Ferry and the Ryer Island Ferry along State Route 84 are the only state-run ferries, and there are no plans to replace them with bridges due to the low traffic numbers around Ryer Island,{{cite web | url=https://www.abc10.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/backroads/delta-floating-highway-bartells-backroads/103-8ed833fb-6715-4a19-84d3-cafff1bbba2a | title=The Delta's floating highway | publisher=KXTV | date=February 10, 2023 |access-date=January 6, 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/california-delta-commuters-stymied-by-unreliable-ferry-service/ | title=California Delta commuters stymied by unreliable ferry service | publisher=KPIX | date=September 29, 2023 |access-date=January 7, 2024}} The only road bridge connecting Ryer Island is on its north side, which results in longer commutes for residents if one or both ferries shutdown.{{cite web | url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Tiny-delta-ferries-to-get-much-needed-repairs-3176900.php | title=Tiny delta ferries to get much-needed repairs | website=SFGate.com | date=October 3, 2018 |access-date=January 7, 2024}}
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Major intersections
File:Howard Landing Ferry.jpeg takes SR 220 traffic across Steamboat Slough.]]
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{{Caltrans bridgelog|date=April 2008}}California Department of Transportation, [http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/ All Traffic Volumes on CSHS], 2007
}}
{{CAint
|county=Solano
|county_note=SOL 0.00-3.20
|location=none
|postmile=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|84|city1=Rio Vista|city2=Sacramento}}
|notes=West end of SR 220
}}
{{Jctplace|exit
|state=CA
|river=Steamboat Slough
|postmile=3.20
|line=yes
|postmile2=0.00
|place={{jct|extra=ferry}} Howard Landing Ferry
}}
{{CAint
|county=Sacramento
|county_note=SAC 0.00-3.10
|location=Ryde
|postmile=3.10
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|160|city1=Walnut Grove|city2=Isleton}}
|notes=East end of SR 220
}}
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See also
- {{portal-inline|California Roads}}
References
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External links
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{{CASR external links|SR|220}}
- [https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-projects/d4-solano-delta-ferry Caltrans: Delta Ferries] – includes information on the Howard Landing Ferry
- [http://www.aaroads.com/california/ca-220.html California @ AARoads.com - State Route 220]
- [http://www.californiadelta.org/drivetours.htm#ryde Rio Vista–Ryde Loop driving tour]
- [http://www.cahighways.org/217-224.html#220 California Highways: SR 220]