State Route 43
Defined by S&HC § 343, maintained by Caltrans
Length:	98 mi[1] (158 km)
South end:	SR 119 near Taft
Major junctions:	SR 46 in Wasco SR 198 near Hanford
North end:	SR 99 in Selma
State highways in California (list - pre-1964) < SR 41 SR 44 > History - Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

State Route 43 is a north-south state highway in the U.S. State of California, routed along the southern San Joaquin Valley connecting the towns of Shafter, Wasco, Hanford, and Selma, running roughly parallel to SR 99. The route begins southwest of Bakersfield at an intersection with SR 119 and it quickly crosses I-5 and heads north until reaching SR 58, and then it angles northwest until reaching Wasco. North of Wasco, the road is called the Central Valley Highway and it remains two lanes wide for its entire length until its northern terminus in Selma with SR 99. Caltrans has plans to widen SR 43 between the Kings County/Fresno County line and SR 99, but due to the California budget crisis, plans have been put on hold.

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System^[2].

[edit] Major intersections

Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.

County	Location	Postmile [3][4][5]	Destinations	Notes
Kern KER 0.11-38.81		0.11	Enos Lane	Continuation beyond SR 119
		0.11	SR 119 (Taft Highway) – Taft	Former US 399
		1.90	I-5	Interchange
		8.11 58 39.97	SR 58 east (Rosedale Highway) / Sidding Road – Bakersfield	South end of SR 58 overlap
		58 39.96 9.16	SR 58 west to I-5 – Buttonwillow, McKittrick	North end of SR 58 overlap
	Shafter	16.55	Lerdo Highway	Serves Shafter Airport
	Wasco	R25.13 46 50.90	SR 46 west to I-5 north / F Street	South end of SR 46 overlap; SR 46 was former US 466 west
		46 51.22 25.19	SR 46 east to SR 99 / J Street	North end of SR 46 overlap; SR 46 was former US 466 east
		36.67	Garces Highway – Delano
Tulare TUL 0.00-22.57		7.76	CR J22 (Avenue 56) – Earlimart, Alpaugh
Kings KIN 0.00-27.29		1.46	SR 137 east (Whitley Avenue) – Tulare, Corcoran
		10.36	Kansas Avenue – Tulare, Stratford
		16.39	Houston Avenue – Armona, Lemoore
	Hanford	18.24	SR 198	Interchange
		18.43	Lacey Boulevard – Hanford
		22.27	10th Avenue – Hanford
Fresno FRE 0.00-9.31			Conejo Avenue – Kingsburg
		8.34	Nebraska Avenue – Selma
	Selma	9.31	SR 99	Interchange
		9.31	Highland Avenue	Continuation beyond SR 99

[edit] External links

• Caltrans: Route 43 highway conditions
• California Highways: SR 43

[edit] References

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