California State Route 177
| Rice Road | ||||
SR 177 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 27.024 mi (43.491 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | I-10 near Desert Center | |||
| North end | SR 62 near Rice | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| County | Riverside | |||
| Highway system | ||||
| ||||
State Route 177 (SR 177) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California in Riverside County. The route runs along Rice Road, linking Interstate 10 (I-10) midway between the Coachella Valley and Blythe on the California–Arizona border, to SR 62 near Rice. SR 177 travels along the eastern portion of the Joshua Tree National Park; like the eastern 100 miles (160 km) of SR 62, it passes through some of the most desolate areas of the Mojave Desert.