State Route 217 is a short two-and-a-half mile long spur route in the U.S. state of California. It connects the University of California, Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport with U.S. Route 101, which is the major highway that connects Santa Barbara with other major cities along California's Pacific Coast. State Route 217 can be found about west of Central Santa Barbara. It is a freeway for its entire length.

This roadway is named Clarence Ward Memorial Boulevard after California State Senator Clarence C. Ward who served the people of Santa Barbara County from 1941 to 1955.

Exit list

Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage.

The entire route is in Santa Barbara County.

Location	Postmile	#	Destinations	Notes
	0.46		UC Santa Barbara	Continuation beyond Sandspit Road
	0.93	1	Sandspit Road
Goleta	2.23	2	Hollister Avenue
	2.76	3		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	2.76			Eastbound exit and westbound entrance

Footnotes

External links

• California Highways - Route 217