Richmond Parkway (California)


The Richmond Parkway is an arterial road connecting Interstate 580 and Interstate 80 through Richmond, California. The road allows drivers traveling between Marin County and Solano County to bypass central Richmond.

History

The original idea for the Richmond Parkway came from a state proposal for State Route 93 in the early 1980s. When the state did not implement the plan, local officials assembled $200 million in state and local funds to fund a road largely following the same route as proposed Route 93, which was built in the 1990s.
While it mostly functions as an expressway, parts of the Richmond Parkway do not meet state expressway standards. For this reason, Caltrans has refused to take it over and officially designate it as part of SR 93 until these local officials bring it up to the state's standards.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Richmond, Contra Costa County.
DestinationsNotes
West end of arterial; I-580 exit 7B
Castro StreetRichmond Parkway joins/splits two existing routes: Castro Street and Garrard Boulevard; traffic southbound defaults onto Garrard Boulevard; interchange
Giant HighwayInterchange
San Pablo AvenueFormer US 40
East end of arterial; I-80 exit 20