US 6 – Benton

Basin and Range – Benton Valley

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Benton: JCT SR-120 WEST

6-benton-nbAt Benton, US 6 meets the eastern terminus of State Highway 120. The last gas station in California on US 6 is located here in Benton. This town, like Laws and Chalfant, once had railroad stations along the Carson and Colorado Railroad. Today, Benton is mostly a ranching community.

US 6 East in Benton.
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