California State Route 371
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| Defined by S&HC § 607.1 | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length: | 20.753 mi[2] (33.399 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1974 (from SR 71)[1] – present | |||
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| West end: |  SR 79 in Aguanga |
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| East end: |  SR 74 near Anza |
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State highways in California(list • pre-1964)
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→State Route 371 (SR 371) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, serving as a short connector from SR 79 near Aguanga to SR 74 near Anza. It is a heavily used shortcut from southwestern Riverside County to the Coachella Valley via SR 74. This was part of SR 71 until 1973, when SR 79 and SR 71 were co-signed from Aguanga to Temecula. In 1974, the portion of SR 71 from Temecula to Corona along I-15's current alignment was deleted and the orphaned route from Aguanga to Anza was re-signed as SR 371.
SR 371 is the main highway crossing through the communities of Anza and Aguanga and connects both towns. SR 371 crosses through the private community of Lake Riverside, as well as the Cahuilla Indian Reservation. It is one of the most populated roads running through the town of Anza but mostly runs through rural areas. The highway is often plagued by shutdowns due to snow, ice, wind, and wildfires, which occasionally causes the closing of the local schools.[citation needed]
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[edit] Route description
SR 371 begins as Cahuilla Road at the intersection with SR 79. It travels northeast away from the community of Aguanga, loosely paralleling Tule Creek for the first few miles. SR 371 continues through the Lake Riverside community, crossing over the outflow of Lake Riverside. The highway enters the Cahuilla Indian Reservation and passes by the Cahuilla Creek Casino in Cahuilla before passing through the community of Anza. SR 371 briefly becomes Kenworthy Bautista Road and parallels Hamilton Creek as it enters the San Bernardino National Forest before terminating at SR 74.[3]
[edit] History
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Before 2003, the intersection with SR 79 was a very dangerous one, as northbound SR 79 traffic had to stop at a stop sign and there was no such sign for southbound SR 79 traffic or for SR 371 traffic headed towards its western terminus. Now, there are stop signs in every direction at that intersection.
[edit] Major intersections
- Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment of State Route 71 as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. The entire route is in Riverside County.
| Location | Postmile [2][4][5] |
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| Aguanga | 56.40 |  SR 79 to I-15 – Warner Springs, Temecula, San Diego |
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| 60.23 | Wilson Valley Road – Sage, Hemet | |||
| 77.15 | SR 74 – Idyllwild, Hemet, Indio |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ California Highways: State Route 371
- ^ a b California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
- ^ Thomas Brothers (2008). Riverside County Road Atlas (Map).
- ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
- ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
