California State Route 36

State Route 36
State Route 36
	SR 36 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by Caltrans
Length	248.856 mi (400.495 km)
Existed	1934–present
Tourist; routes	Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end	US 101 near Fortuna
	I-5 in Red Bluff; SR 99 east of Red Bluff; SR 89 from near Mineral to near Chester;
East end	US 395 near Johnstonville
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Counties	Humboldt, Trinity, Shasta, Tehama, Plumas, Lassen
Highway system
	State highways in California; Interstate; US; State; Scenic; History; Pre‑1964; Unconstructed; Deleted; Freeways;

State Route 36 (SR 36) is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of California that is routed from U.S. Route 101 in Humboldt County to U.S. Route 395 just east of Susanville in Lassen County. The highway passes through Red Bluff, the county seat of Tehama County, on the northern edge of the Sacramento Valley. The portion of SR 36 travelling past Lassen Volcanic National Park and Lake Almanor is part of the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway, a National Scenic Byway.^[2] Also, Route 36 between Alton and Susanville is a designated Blue Star Memorial Highway.

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^ 2006 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California (PDF). Caltrans. p. 127. Retrieved 2007-03-28.