As of 2023[update], however, the California State Legislature has neither deleted nor even amended the legal definition of SR 225 in the California Streets and Highways Code since 2011 when they authorized Caltrans to transfer control of the highway to the city.

It started off near the Earl Warren Showgrounds at the junction of U.S. Route 101 and Las Positas Road and headed south towards the coast before turning east on Cliff Drive.

It then climbed up a small viaduct before descending near Santa Barbara City College and ended at Castillo Street and US 101.

On January 30, 2014, Caltrans transferred control of SR 225 to the city of Santa Barbara.

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