{{short description|State highway in Humboldt County, California, United States}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=CA |type=SR |route=200 |map_notes=Map of Humboldt County in northwestern California with SR&nbsp;200 highlighted in red |section=500 |length_mi=2.681 |length_round=3 |length_ref=<ref name=trucklist/> |direction_a=West |terminus_a={{Jct|state=CA|US|101}} near McKinleyville |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{Jct|state=CA|SR|299}} near Blue Lake |counties=Humboldt |previous_type=US |previous_route=199 |next_type=SR |next_route=201 }} '''State Route 200''' ('''SR 200''') is a state highway in the U.S. state of California near Arcata in Humboldt County. It is a cut-off connecting U.S. Route 101 and State Route 299. It runs along the north bank of the Mad River, to the north of the 101-299 junction. It is also known as '''North Bank Road'''.

==Route description== The road begins with a complex interchange at U.S. Route 101 just north of Arcata, where entrance to US 101 and exit from the freeway are slightly separated. The road then heads eastward through a forested area in the Azalea State Reserve just north of the Mad River. The road continues to parallel the river with various roads branching off it until it reaches its eastern terminus at State Route 299, the Trinity Scenic Byway, with an interchange.<ref>{{bing maps|url=http://www.bing.com/maps/#JmNwPTQwLjkxNTk3MjkzNjMyNTE3fi0xMjQuMDc3NjYyNDYxMDQ1MDcmbHZsPTE0JmRpcj0wJnN0eT1yJnJ0cD1wb3MuNDAuOTIyODQ3NDY2MTM5NzNfLTEyNC4wOTg3NzY4MTA0MTAzMV9uZWFyJTIwQ2VudHJhbCUyMEF2ZSUyQyUyME1jS2lubGV5dmlsbGUlMkMlMjBDQSUyMDk1NTE5X19fYV9+cG9zLjQwLjkwOTA5NzE5ODEzMjUzXy0xMjQuMDU2NTQ4MTExNjc5OF9fX19hXyZtb2RlPUQmcnRvcD0wfjB+MH4=|title=SR 200|accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref>

SR 200 is not part of the National Highway System,<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.<ref name=NHS-FHWA>{{FHWA NHS}}</ref>

==History== CA 200 was the old '''US 299''' (formerly old '''CA 44'''). {{Clear}}

==Major intersections== {{CAinttop|county=Humboldt|post_ref=<br><ref name=trucklist /><ref name=bridgelog>{{Caltrans bridgelog|date=July 2007}}</ref><ref>California Department of Transportation, [http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/ All Traffic Volumes on CSHS], 2005 and 2006</ref> }} {{CAint |location=McKinleyville |lspan=3 |postmile=R0.00 |road={{Jct|state=CA|US-Bus|101|dab1=McKinleyville|name1=Central Avenue|city1=McKinleyville}} |notes=Continuation beyond US 101 }} {{CAint |postmile=R0.00 |road={{Jct|state=CA|US|101|city1=Crescent City|city2=Eureka}} |notes=Interchange; west end of SR 200; US 101 exit 718 }} {{CAint |postmile=1.29 |road=Azalea Avenue – Azalea State Reserve |notes= }} {{CAint |location=none |postmile=R2.68 |road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|299|city1=Blue Lake|city2=Arcata}} |notes=Interchange; east end of SR 200; SR 299 exit 2; former US&nbsp;299 }} {{Jctbtm}}

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

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

==External links== {{Attached KML|display=inline,title}} {{commons category}} {{CASR external links|SR|200}} *[http://www.aaroads.com/california/ca-200.html California @ AARoads.com - State Route 200] *[http://www.cahighways.org/193-200.html#200 California Highways: SR 200]

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