# California State Route 245

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**State Route 245** (**SR 245**) is a north–south [state highway](/source/State_highway) in the U.S. state of California that runs from near [Exeter](/source/Exeter,_California) to near [Kings Canyon National Park](/source/Kings_Canyon_National_Park). It connects [State Route 198](/source/California_State_Route_198) in [Tulare County](/source/Tulare_County) to [State Route 180](/source/California_State_Route_180) in [Fresno County](/source/Fresno_County). It runs through the city of [Woodlake](/source/Woodlake,_California) and the small [unincorporated](/source/Unincorporated_area) towns of Elderwood, [Badger](/source/Badger,_California), and Pinehurst. Roughly 95 percent of SR 245 traverses rural areas. North of Avenue 364 in Tulare County, SR 245 is synonymous with Millwood Drive.

## Route description

The route begins at [State Route 198](/source/CA_198) in [Tulare County](/source/Tulare_County,_California). It then heads north and intersects [State Route 216](/source/CA_216) in [Woodlake](/source/Woodlake,_California) and [County Route J27](/source/County_Route_J27_(California)) amid farmland in the county. The route continues to meet [State Route 201](/source/CA_201) in [Elderwood](/source/Elderwood,_California). After several miles through Tulare County, it crosses into [Fresno County](/source/Fresno_County,_California), where it meets its north end at [State Route 180](/source/CA_180).

SR 245 is not part of the [National Highway System](/source/National_Highway_System_(United_States)),[4] 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).[5]

## History

From 1963 to 1965, Route 245 was originally defined to run from [Interstate 5](/source/Interstate_5) to [SR 60](/source/California_State_Route_60) in the Los Angeles area, as a temporary route during construction in [Downtown Los Angeles](/source/Downtown_Los_Angeles).[2]

Present-day SR 245 was originally numbered **Route 69** during the [1964 renumbering](/source/1964_state_highway_renumbering_(California)).[3] SR 69 was then renumbered to SR 245 in 1972 due to the continual theft of SR 69 signs.[2][3]

## References

1. [California Highways: State Route 245](http://cahighways.org/241-248.html#245)

1. Faigin, Daniel P. ["California Highways: Route 245"](http://www.cahighways.org/ROUTE245.html). Retrieved March 30, 2025.[self-published source?]

1. Faigin, Daniel P. ["California Highways: Former State Route 69"](http://www.cahighways.org/ROUTE069.html). Retrieved March 30, 2025.[self-published source?]

## External links

- [California @ AARoads.com – State Route 245](http://www.aaroads.com/california/ca-245.html)
- [California Highways: SR 245](http://www.cahighways.org/241-248.html#245)

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