# California State Route 197

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{{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](/source/California_Department_of_Transportation)
|length_mi=6.725
|length_round=3
|length_ref=<ref name=trucklist/>
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=CA|US|199}} near [Hiouchi](/source/Hiouchi%2C_California)
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=CA|US|101}} near [Fort Dick](/source/Fort_Dick%2C_California)
|counties=[Del Norte](/source/Del_Norte_County%2C_California)
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=195
|next_type=SR
|next_route=198
}}
'''State Route 197''' ('''SR 197''') is a [state highway](/source/state_highway) in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [California](/source/California) located north of [Crescent City](/source/Crescent_City%2C_California) in [Del Norte County](/source/Del_Norte_County%2C_California).  Running along the north bank of the [Smith River](/source/Smith_River_(California)) as '''North Bank Road''', SR 197 is a [bypass](/source/bypass_(road)) connecting [U.S. Highway](/source/U.S._Highway)s [199](/source/U.S._Route_199_in_California) and [101](/source/U.S._Route_101).

==Route description==
SR 197 begins with an intersection at [U.S. Route 199](/source/U.S._Route_199_in_California) in [Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park](/source/Jedediah_Smith_Redwoods_State_Park). Moving northward, the road quickly exits the park, roughly paralleling the [Smith River](/source/Smith_River_(California)) 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](/source/evergreen_forest) area. The road meets its northern terminus at [U.S. Route 101](/source/U.S._Route_101) just south of the Oregon border.<ref>{{bing maps|url=http://www.bing.com/maps/#JmNwPXF6Nm50OTRucXJxdCZsdmw9MTImZGlyPTAmc3R5PWImcnRwPXBvcy40MS44MDY2OTY1NjI5MjQ1OF8tMTI0LjA4MjM0NzQ3Nzk2OTQ1X25lYXIlMjBSZWR3b29kJTIwSHd5JTJDJTIwQ3Jlc2NlbnQlMjBDaXR5JTJDJTIwQ0ElMjA5NTUzMV9fX2FffnBvcy40MS44ODIwNzA4Nzc3MTgzMV8tMTI0LjEzNzQ1MDc3OTk3MTQ1X19fX2FfJm1vZGU9RCZydG9wPTB+MH4wfg==|title=SR 197|accessdate=2011-01-19}}</ref>

SR 197 is not part of the [National Highway System](/source/National_Highway_System_(United_States)),<ref name=fhwa-nhs>{{FHWA NHS map|region=californianorth|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}</ref> a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the [Federal Highway Administration](/source/Federal_Highway_Administration).<ref name=NHS-FHWA>{{FHWA NHS}}</ref>
{{Clear}}

==Major intersections==
{{CAinttop|county=Del Norte|post_ref=<br><ref name=trucklist /><ref name=bridgelog>{{Caltrans bridgelog|date=July 2007}}</ref><ref>[California Department of Transportation](/source/California_Department_of_Transportation), [https://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/ All Traffic Volumes on CSHS], 2005 and 2006</ref>
}}
{{CAint
|location=none
|postmile=R0.00
|road={{jct|state=CA|US|199|city1=Crescent City|city2=Gasquet|location3=[Grants Pass](/source/Grants_Pass%2C_Oregon)}}
|notes=South end of SR 197
}}
{{CAint
|location=none
|postmile=7.08
|road={{jct|state=CA|US|101|city1=Crescent City|location2=[Oregon](/source/Oregon)}}
|notes=North end of SR 197
}}
{{Jctbtm}}

==See also==
*{{portal-inline|California Roads}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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{{commons category}}
{{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]

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