California State Route 4
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| Length: | 197 mi (317 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1934 – present | |||
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 Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway |
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| Restrictions: | Segment through Ebbetts Pass closed in winter | |||
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| West end: | San Pablo Avenue in Hercules | |||
 I-80 in Hercules I-680 in Concord SR 242 in Concord SR 160 near Antioch I-5 in  SR 99 in  SR 49 in Angels Camp
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 SR 89 near Markleeville
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| Location: | Angels Camp, California |
| Existed: | 2013–present |
State Route 4 (SR 4) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, routed from Interstate 80 in the San Francisco Bay Area to State Route 89 in the Sierra Nevada. It passes through Ebbetts Pass and contains the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, a National Scenic Byway.
SR 4 roughly parallels the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, a popular area for boating and fishing. There are a number of accesses to marinas and other attractions.
State Route 4 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System. However, it is only a scenic highway as designated by Caltrans from a point east of Arnold to SR 89. SR 4 is also known as the John Muir Parkway from I-80 in Hercules to I-680 near Martinez, named for the environmentalist John Muir. The stretch through Franklin Canyon was once known as "Blood Alley."
SR 4, an east–west highway, begins in Hercules at San Pablo Avenue next to the Interstate 80 junction as part of John Muir Parkway. (The actual parkway extends a bit past the western terminus.) The road is an expressway from its starting point until it approaches Martinez, at which point it becomes a full freeway (the California Delta Highway) passing Concord, Pittsburg, and Antioch. The John Muir National Historic Site is located directly north of Route 4 on Alhambra Avenue in Martinez. Alhambra Avenue at SR 4 is also the site of the Franklin Canyon Adobe. BART tracks run in the median of the freeway from the Port Chicago Highway interchange in Concord to the Bailey Road interchange in Bay Point, where the line currently ends at the Pittsburg/Bay Point Station. Access to that station is provided by a pedestrian bridge crossing over the eastbound lanes of Highway 4. After Antioch, the freeway turns southward at its intersection with State Route 160, turning into a suburban and rural road bypassing the Bay Area's outermost eastern suburbs (Oakley and Brentwood); this section is also known as the John Marsh Heritage Highway.
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