California State Route 211
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State Route 211 is a California state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in Humboldt County
Humboldt County, California
Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located on the far North Coast 200 miles north of San Francisco. According to 2010 Census Data, the county’s population was 134,623...

 that connects Ferndale
Ferndale, California
Ferndale is a city in Humboldt County, California, United States. Known for its well-preserved Victorian buildings, the city's population was 1,371 at the 2010 census, down from 1,382 at the 2000 census...

 with U.S. 101.

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System
California Freeway and Expressway System
The California Freeway and Expressway System is a system of existing or planned freeways and expressways in the U.S. state of California. It is defined by the Streets and Highways Code.-List of roads in the system:*State Route 1 *State Route 2...

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Route description

The current routing is unconstructed from CA 1
California State Route 1
State Route 1 , more often called Highway 1, is a state highway that runs along much of the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. It is famous for running along some of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, leading to its designation as an All-American Road.Highway 1 does not run...

 to Ferndale and is not signed. The portion of the route between the Ferndale city limits and US 101
U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101, is an important north–south U.S. highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States...

 is signed. The traversable route in northern Mendocino and southern Humboldt counties is Chemise Mountain Road, Wilder Ridge Road, and Mattole Road. The highway appears to end at the intersection of Main Street and Ocean Avenue in Ferndale. Only 5 mi (8 km) of this route is constructed, while the remaining 103 mi (166 km) is unlikely ever to be constructed.

History

This route was originally planned to be part of California 1
California State Route 1
State Route 1 , more often called Highway 1, is a state highway that runs along much of the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. It is famous for running along some of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, leading to its designation as an All-American Road.Highway 1 does not run...

, but was renumbered as SR 211 after plans to extend SR 1 from Rockport
Rockport, California
Rockport is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located north-northwest of Westport, at an elevation of 30 feet ....

 in Mendocino County
Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841, up from 86,265 at the 2000 census...

 to Ferndale fell through.

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 entire route is in Humboldt County
Humboldt County, California
Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located on the far North Coast 200 miles north of San Francisco. According to 2010 Census Data, the county’s population was 134,623...

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Ferndale, California
Ferndale is a city in Humboldt County, California, United States. Known for its well-preserved Victorian buildings, the city's population was 1,371 at the 2010 census, down from 1,382 at the 2000 census...


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Arlynda Corners, California
Arlynda Corners is an locality in Humboldt County, California. It lies at an elevation of .The name "Arlynda" was bestowed in 1882....


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|Fernbridge
Fernbridge, California
Fernbridge is an unincorporated community at an elevation of in Humboldt County, California, named for an historic bridge, west-northwest of Fortuna.-Town of Fernbridge:...


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