Goshen Avenue is one of the principal east-west arterial road

Arterial road

An arterial road, or arterial thoroughfare, is a high-capacity urban road. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways, and between urban centres at the highest level of service possible. As such, many arteries are limited-access roads, or feature...

s in Visalia

Visalia, California

Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...

, California, United States. It was named after the community of Goshen

Goshen, California

Goshen is a census-designated place in Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,006 at the 2010 census, up from 2,394 at the 2000 census...

. The name has a biblical origin and generally has come to mean "land of plenty."

Overview

Running 8.9 miles (14.3 km) from Lovers Lane in East Visalia to Highway 99

California State Route 99

California State Route 99 , commonly known as Highway 99 or, simply, as 99 , is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley...

 in the district of Goshen

Goshen, California

Goshen is a census-designated place in Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,006 at the 2010 census, up from 2,394 at the 2000 census...

, Goshen Avenue is developed throughout most of its span, connecting neighborhoods in West Visalia and East Visalia to Downtown Visalia

Downtown Visalia

Downtown Visalia is the central business district of Visalia, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The area features an array of public art and unique shopping opportunities...

. Goshen Avenue follows a railroad spur line that connects Goshen

Goshen, California

Goshen is a census-designated place in Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,006 at the 2010 census, up from 2,394 at the 2000 census...

 to Visalia

Visalia, California

Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...

.

The avenue is four lane

Lane

A lane is a part of the roadway within a road marked out for use by a single line of vehicles in such a way as to control and guide drivers for the purpose of reducing traffic conflicts. Most public roads have at least two lanes, one for traffic in each direction, separated by Lane markings...

s in width from Giddings Street to Road 76, and the portion between Demaree Road and Road 76 has a raised center median with Valley Oak trees

Valley Oak

Quercus lobata, commonly called the Valley oak, grows into the largest of North American oaks. It is endemic to California, growing in the interior valleys and foothills. Mature specimens may attain an age of up to 600 years. This deciduous oak requires year-round access to groundwater.Its thick,...

 planted in the median.

Transportation

Route 6 of the Visalia Transit runs along Goshen Avenue from the Visalia Transit Center in Downtown Visalia

Downtown Visalia

Downtown Visalia is the central business district of Visalia, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The area features an array of public art and unique shopping opportunities...

 to Highway 99

California State Route 99

California State Route 99 , commonly known as Highway 99 or, simply, as 99 , is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley...

 and Goshen

Goshen, California

Goshen is a census-designated place in Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,006 at the 2010 census, up from 2,394 at the 2000 census...

.

Traveling on Goshen Avenue can often be difficult, as it is one of the main throughfares for West Visalia residents to Downtown Visalia

Downtown Visalia

Downtown Visalia is the central business district of Visalia, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The area features an array of public art and unique shopping opportunities...

. Goshen Avenue often experiences greater traffic when commuters want an alternate route to the Sequoia Freeway

California State Route 198

State Route 198 is an east–west state highway that connects the California Central Coast to the mid-Central Valley at Visalia, although the most-traveled portion is in the Central Valley itself....

. Nevertheless, throughout the months of August to June (when VUSD school's

Visalia Unified School District

The Visalia Unified School District is a school district in Tulare County, California. VUSD was established in 1885, and is the oldest school district in Tulare County...

 are in session), congestion can be high. During the school year, the best time to travel on Goshen Avenue is between 11:00 AM–2:00 PM. Alternate routes to Goshen Avenue include Ferguson Avenue, a newer road that can be accessed at Mooney Boulevard.

Districts and neighborhoods along Goshen Avenue (east to west)

• East Visalia
• East Downtown
• Downtown Visalia
  Downtown Visalia
  Downtown Visalia is the central business district of Visalia, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The area features an array of public art and unique shopping opportunities...
  
  
• Visalia Heights
• Green Acres
  Green Acres, Visalia, California
  Green Acres is an affluent neighborhood in Northwest Visalia. It is bordered by Downtown Visalia on the east, the Sequoia Freeway on the south, Demaree on the west, and Goshen Avenue on the north. Main Street is the area's principal thoroughfare which divides Green Acres into north and south...
  
  
• Hyde Park
• The Lakes
• Industrial Park
• Goshen
  Goshen, California
  Goshen is a census-designated place in Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,006 at the 2010 census, up from 2,394 at the 2000 census...
  
  

Points of interest along Goshen Avenue (west-east)

• Recreation Park
  Recreation Park (Visalia)
  Recreation Ballpark is a minor league baseball park in Visalia, California. With only 1,888 seats , it is the smallest professional ballpark in the United States. The ballpark is undergoing its most extensive renovation since its construction in 1946...
  
  

Major intersections

The entire route is in Tulare County

Tulare County, California

Tulare County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Fresno. Sequoia National Park is located in the county, as are part of Kings Canyon National Park, in its northeast corner , and part of Mount Whitney, on its eastern border...

.

Location	Destinations	Notes
Goshen Goshen, California Goshen is a census-designated place in Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,006 at the 2010 census, up from 2,394 at the 2000 census...
Visalia Visalia, California Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...	Plaza Drive
	Shirk Road
	Akers Street
	Demaree Road
	Santa Fe Street
	Ben Maddox Way Ben Maddox Way Ben Maddox Way is one of the principal north-south arterial roads in Visalia, California, United States.-Overview:Running from St. Johns Parkway, just south of the St...