Kelbaker Road

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Road in California

title: "Kelbaker Road" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["roads-in-san-bernardino-county,-california"] description: "Road in California" topic_path: "general/roads-in-san-bernardino-county-california" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelbaker_Road" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameKelbaker Road
locationSan Bernardino County, California, United States
maintSan Bernardino County, California
length_mi68.7
length_ref
direction_aSouth
terminus_aeast of Amboy
direction_bNorth
terminus_bin Baker
junctionnorth-northeast of Amboy
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| name = Kelbaker Road | location = San Bernardino County, California, United States | maint = San Bernardino County, California | length_mi = 68.7 | length_ref = | direction_a = South | terminus_a = east of Amboy | direction_b = North | terminus_b = in Baker | junction = north-northeast of Amboy

Kelbaker Road is a paved road in San Bernardino County, California, that serves as the primary and busiest route through the Mojave National Preserve. It also connects the communities of Kelso and Baker. Its southern terminus is at County Route 66 (CR 66) between Amboy and Chambless. Kelbaker Road's northern terminus is at Interstate 15 (I-15) in Baker. The road then continues as State Route 127 (SR 127) northward to Nevada, connecting to SR 373, passing near Death Valley National Park.

Route description

Kelbaker Road begins at County Route 66, part of the National Trails Highway (Historic Route 66) between Amboy and Chambless. It then travels north between the Bristol Mountains on the west and the Marble Mountains to the east to its junction at Interstate 40, north of Brown Buttes. From there, Kelbaker Road continues northeast between the Granite Mountains on the west and Providence Mountains to the east, over the 4035 ft Granite Pass, and then north past the eastern edge of the Kelso Dunes to the community of Kelso.

From Kelso, Kelbaker Road continues north running near the foot of the Kelso Mountains. Reaching near the foot of Kelso Peak, the road then runs northwest between the Kelso Mountains to the west and the Marl Mountains on the east. Southeast of Seventeen Mile Point, the road travels parallel to Willow Wash for a few miles. Willow Wash along this section was a part of the Mojave Road or Old Government Road to Fort Mohave. The road then continues north after crossing the wash, then turns west approximately 11 mi to Baker.

The total distance along Kelbaker Road from CR 66 to I-15 in Baker is 68.5 mi, while the distance from I-40 to Baker is about 56 mi.

Points of interest

Kelbaker Road is the primary route through Kelso and the Mojave National Preserve, and thus passes by or connects to points of interest such as:

Major intersections

|location=none |mile=0.0 |road= |notes=Southern terminus of Kelbaker Road; former US 66 |location=none |mile=11.4 |road= |notes=I-40 exit 78 |location=Kelso |mile=33.9 |road= |notes=Southern terminus of Kelso-Cima Road |location=Baker |lspan=2 |mile=68.5 |type=concur |road= |notes=Southern end of SR 127 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 127; I-15 exit 246 |mile=68.7 |type=concur |road= |notes=Northern end of SR 127 concurrency; former US 91 / US 466; roadway continues as Death Valley Road

References

References

  1. McKinney, John. (March 28, 1999). "A Desert Jaunt Over Dunes, Hills and Lava Beds". Los Angeles Times.
  2. "Kelbaker Road". [[National Park Service]].
  3. [http://mapper.acme.com ACME Mapper] from map information found on mapper.acme.com, accessed April 19, 2016{{full. (February 2019)
  4. "Kelbaker Road".

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