County Route E14 (
CR E14) is a
county highway in
Sacramento County, California, United States. It runs from
State Route 99 in
Sacramento to Hazel Avenue (
County Route E3) in
Orangevale. Known as
Elkhorn Boulevard and
Greenback Lane, it is a major east–west arterial thoroughfare that connects the cities and communities of Sacramento,
Rio Linda,
North Highlands,
Foothill Farms,
Citrus Heights, and Orangevale. ;Route description County Route E14 begins on Elkhorn Boulevard at the interchange with
State Route 99 north of
Sacramento. It starts out as a two-lane roadway, skirting the northern end of the
North Natomas development of Sacramento. As it enters the rural community of
Rio Linda, the roadway expands to four lanes and remains at least four lanes throughout the remainder of the route. The landscape changes from rural to suburb as it passes through
North Highlands and
Foothill Farms, where the roadway expands to six lanes at Don Julio Boulevard. As it reaches the interchange with
Interstate 80, the route becomes Greenback Lane. Shortly thereafter, it enters the city of
Citrus Heights and remains in the city for . As CR E14 reaches Sunrise Boulevard (
CR E2), it enters the city's shopping district, Sunrise MarketPlace, and passes by
Sunrise Mall. As it exits Citrus Heights and into the community of
Fair Oaks, the roadway is reduced to four lanes as it reaches its terminus at Hazel Avenue (
County Route E3) in
Orangevale. The roadway itself continues as Greenback Lane towards the city of
Folsom. Elkhorn Boulevard west of SR 99 (without the county route designation) continues west to the
Sacramento International Airport, passing through the Metro Air Park industrial complex. Elkhorn used to end at Power Line Road but was extended into the airport as an alternate route as
Interstate 5 is the main route to the airport. The extension officially opened on May 21, 2024. A separate Elkhorn Boulevard is west of the airport but is a rural and narrow country road that is inaccessible to the airport. It runs from Garden Highway to a closed gate just short of the airport's property border. The name "greenback" refers to the use of paper money for financial transactions at a time when gold and silver coin was the preferred
rate of exchange. The property that Greenback Lane lies on was bought with greenback dollars (
United States Note). The owner is said to have wished to be paid with coin, and became angered when he was not, hence the name "Greenback Lane." Construction to expand Greenback Lane between Dewey Drive / Van Maren Lane and
Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights from four to six lanes was completed in 2008, creating an entirely six lane thoroughfare within the city of Citrus Heights. ;Major intersections ==E15==