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Due to the fact that the I-215 designation was overlaid upon existing freeways between the southern junction with SR 60 and the city of San Bernardino, the SR 60/SR 91/I-215 interchange in the city of Riverside has been widely known for its confusing nature concerning the numbering of I-215. While SR 60 continues east-and-west through this interchange, and SR 91 coninues south (and formerly to the north, the number having now been removed), the I-215 designation continues away from this interchange on SR 60 East and the former northern portion of SR 91 (now solely numbered I-215). Travelers following I-215 in either direction need to "change freeways" at this interchange, instead of just following through lanes. |
Due to the fact that the I-215 designation was overlaid upon existing freeways between the southern junction with SR 60 and the city of San Bernardino, the SR 60/SR 91/I-215 interchange in the city of Riverside has been widely known for its confusing nature concerning the numbering of I-215. While SR 60 continues east-and-west through this interchange, and SR 91 coninues south (and formerly to the north, the number having now been removed), the I-215 designation continues away from this interchange on SR 60 East and the former northern portion of SR 91 (now solely numbered I-215). Travelers following I-215 in either direction need to "change freeways" at this interchange, instead of just following through lanes. |
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There is also a significant widening project being undertaken on the San Bernardino portion of I-215 which will add a travel lane in either direction between the I-10/I-215 interchange in southern San Bernardino and the SR 210/I-215 interchange in northern San Bernardino. Also, a connecting ramp for [[California State Route 210|SR 210]] east to I-215 south and I-215 north to SR 210 west will be built as part of the project.<ref>[http://sanbag.ca.gov/projects/mi_fwy_foothill_fly-overs.html SANBAG: Measure I Freeway Projects]</ref> Construction is |
There is also a significant widening project being undertaken on the San Bernardino portion of I-215 which will add a travel lane in either direction between the I-10/I-215 interchange in southern San Bernardino and the SR 210/I-215 interchange in northern San Bernardino. Also, a connecting ramp for [[California State Route 210|SR 210]] east to I-215 south and I-215 north to SR 210 west will be built as part of the project.<ref>[http://sanbag.ca.gov/projects/mi_fwy_foothill_fly-overs.html SANBAG: Measure I Freeway Projects]</ref> Construction is moving forward on the first phase, which will widen the freeway between Orange Show Road in San Bernardino up to 2<sup>nd</sup> Street and will also redo the access ramps for the Inland Center Drive, Mill Street, and Orange St. exits. Currently the Base Line Road and 5<sup>th</sup> Street exits are only accessible from the center lane on the southbound portion of the freeway through the city of San Bernardino. Construction work has also started on the next phase of the project. The 9<sup>th</sup> Street overpass of the freeway has been removed, as well has the Baseline Road exit on the southbound 215. However, due to [[BNSF]] tracks running directly parallel to the west of I-215 from 3<sup>rd</sup> Street to beyond Mt. Vernon, the entire freeway through San Bernardino itself between 3rd St. and Highland looks like it will be moved eastward about {{convert|50|ft|m}}. |
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==Exit list== |
==Exit list== |
Revision as of 04:52, 4 February 2010
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
Length | 55.060 mi[1] (88.610 km) | |||
Existed | 1982–present | |||
History | 1960s as a highway, 1982 as a number | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ![]() | |||
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North end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | California | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 215 (I-215) in California is a 54.5-mile (87.7 km) long north–south Interstate Highway in the "Inland Empire" region of Southern California. Part of I-215 was originally built and signed as Interstate 15E, but this was later changed. California was also eliminating such numberings as Interstate 5W and Interstate 5E. When Interstate 15E became I-215, Interstate 15W in that same general area became simply Interstate 15.
Interstate 215 passes through the cities of Riverside and San Bernardino while its parent route Interstate 15 runs through the "suburbs". However, the definitions for U.S. Interstate Highways say that a highway with the extra leading digits of {2, 4, 6, or 8} is defined as an additional Interstate route "around or through" a metropolitan location. This same situation in seen in places like Des Moines, Iowa, where Interstate 80 goes around the city, but other routes like Interstate 235 and Interstate 35 go through it. The same situation applies at St. Joseph, Missouri, where Interstate 29 goes around the city, but Interstate 229 goes through it.
This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System[2] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System.[3]
Route description
The southern terminus of Interstate 215 is at the junction of Interstate 15 in the city of Murrieta in southern Riverside County. It then runs north through Perris before joining State Route 60 in Moreno Valley.
I-215 splits from SR 60 at State Route 91 in Riverside, where it then travels to San Bernardino before terminating at I-15 near the small San Bernardino neighborhood of Devore.
This route is an alternative to I-15 for drivers traveling from, for example, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Nevada, and San Bernardino, to the San Diego metropolitan area. This route offers more of a distance advantage since it is an alternative to Interstate 15's alignment that is about 10 miles (16 km) to the west of, and roughly parallel to, I-215. However, the traffic and time "advantage" on I-215 is limited by three factors: the segment between the I-15 / I-215 "Devore junction" and San Bernardino only has two lanes in each direction (on the other hand, I-15 has four), it is co-signed with SR 60 between Riverside and Moreno Valley, and it has only two lanes in each direction between Perris and Murrieta.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Interstate_215_Interstate_15_Junction.jpg/250px-Interstate_215_Interstate_15_Junction.jpg)
I-215 is also used by local residents as the major north–south route for the urbanized portions of the San Bernardino-Riverside-Ontario Metropolitan Area. (I-15 serves a similar function in the western portion of the metropolitan area; the two are the only continuous north–south freeways in the area.)
Interstate 215 is named the Escondido Freeway from its southern terminus in Murrieta to SR 60 in Moreno Valley. From that point to SR 91, I-215 is co-signed with SR 60 where it inherits the Moreno Valley Freeway name. Between the SR 60/SR 91 interchange in Riverside to Interstate 10 in San Bernardino, the freeway is known as the Riverside Freeway. Between I-10 and State Route 210, I-215 is named the San Bernardino Freeway. From SR 210 to its northern terminus, I-215 is named the Barstow Freeway.
On January 24, 1957, the State Highway Commission defined the Escondido Freeway as what is now Routes 15 and 215 from Route 805 to Route 91. Note that this entire segment was previously Route 395 when it was named. Since then, the definition was extended on Route 15 south to Route 8 by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 34, Chapter 67 in 1979.[4] Meanwhile, the segment of Route 15 from the San Diego County Line to the I-15/I-215 interchange was named the Temecula Valley Freeway in 1990.[5]
History
The highway (not an Interstate) that is currently Interstate 215 first opened in 1963 as part of U.S. Route 395. The "mileposts" in Riverside County reflect this, since they do not go to zero at the Interstate 15 interchange in Murrieta. This segment of US 395 was renumbered in 1972 as Interstate 15E. Next in 1982, this route was renumbered as I-215 north of SR 60, and as State Route 215 south of State Route 60. Once State Route 215 was upgraded by construction to Interstate Highway standards, it became part of I-215 in 1994.
Future
The shared segment with SR 60 is undergoing significant reconstruction and widening, including a complete reconstruction of the I-215/SR 60/SR 91 interchange in downtown Riverside, and also the addition of truck lanes and a truck interchange at the I-215/SR 60 split near Moreno Valley. Most recently, a joint project between Caltrans and SANBAG of San Bernardino County broke ground to widen I-215 from Highland Road all the way to Interstate 10 interchange, including the rebuilding of all but one bridge (Rialto Ave.) over the freeway. Although this new project is being done largely during the night, it is expected to be completed in the year 2011.[6]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Sep_09_215_Construction.jpg/250px-Sep_09_215_Construction.jpg)
Due to the fact that the I-215 designation was overlaid upon existing freeways between the southern junction with SR 60 and the city of San Bernardino, the SR 60/SR 91/I-215 interchange in the city of Riverside has been widely known for its confusing nature concerning the numbering of I-215. While SR 60 continues east-and-west through this interchange, and SR 91 coninues south (and formerly to the north, the number having now been removed), the I-215 designation continues away from this interchange on SR 60 East and the former northern portion of SR 91 (now solely numbered I-215). Travelers following I-215 in either direction need to "change freeways" at this interchange, instead of just following through lanes.
There is also a significant widening project being undertaken on the San Bernardino portion of I-215 which will add a travel lane in either direction between the I-10/I-215 interchange in southern San Bernardino and the SR 210/I-215 interchange in northern San Bernardino. Also, a connecting ramp for SR 210 east to I-215 south and I-215 north to SR 210 west will be built as part of the project.[7] Construction is moving forward on the first phase, which will widen the freeway between Orange Show Road in San Bernardino up to 2nd Street and will also redo the access ramps for the Inland Center Drive, Mill Street, and Orange St. exits. Currently the Base Line Road and 5th Street exits are only accessible from the center lane on the southbound portion of the freeway through the city of San Bernardino. Construction work has also started on the next phase of the project. The 9th Street overpass of the freeway has been removed, as well has the Baseline Road exit on the southbound 215. However, due to BNSF tracks running directly parallel to the west of I-215 from 3rd Street to beyond Mt. Vernon, the entire freeway through San Bernardino itself between 3rd St. and Highland looks like it will be moved eastward about 50 feet (15 m).
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 numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.
County | Location | Postmile [1][8][9] |
#[10] | Destinations | Notes |
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Riverside RIV R9.00-45.33 |
Murrieta | R9.00 | ![]() ![]() |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
R9.51 | 1 | Murrieta Hot Springs Road | |||
R10.65 | 2 | Los Alamos Road | |||
R12.51 | 4 | Clinton Keith Road | |||
R15.52 | 7 | Scott Road | |||
R18.52 | 10 | Newport Road | |||
Menifee | R20.84 | 12 | McCall Boulevard – Sun City | ||
22.76 | 14 | Ethanac Road | |||
23.54 | 15 | ![]() ![]() |
South end of SR 74 overlap | ||
Perris | 26.31 | 17 | ![]() ![]() |
North end of SR 74 overlap | |
27.23 | 18 | D Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
R27.89 | 19 | Nuevo Road | |||
R30.93 | 22 | Ramona Expressway, Cajalco Expressway | |||
R32.33 | 23 | Harley Knox Boulevard | Formerly Oleander Avenue[11] | ||
R34.17 | 25 | Van Buren Boulevard | |||
Moreno Valley | R35.76 | 27A | Cactus Avenue – March JARB, Moreno Valley, Arnold Heights | Signed as exits 27A (east) and 27B (west) southbound | |
R36.42 | 27B | Alessandro Boulevard | Signed as exit 27C southbound | ||
R37.44 | 28 | Eucalyptus Avenue, Eastridge Avenue | |||
Riverside | R38.34 | 29 | ![]() ![]() |
South end of SR 60 overlap | |
R38.92 | 30A | Fair Isle Drive – Box Springs | |||
39.48 | 30B | Watkins Drive, Central Avenue | |||
40.28 | 31 | El Cerrito Drive | Closed | ||
40.98 | 31 | Martin Luther King Boulevard | |||
41.49 | 32 | University Avenue (SR 60 Bus. west) | |||
42.16 | 33 | 3rd Street, Blaine Street | |||
42.84 | 34A | Spruce Street | Closed | ||
43.27 | 34B | ![]() ![]() |
Left exit southbound; former US 91 west | ||
43.27 | 34A | ![]() ![]() |
North end of SR 60 overlap | ||
43.90 | 35 | Columbia Avenue | |||
45.01 | 36 | Center Street – Highgrove | |||
San Bernardino SBD 0.00-17.75 |
Colton | 0.40 | 37 | La Cadena Drive, Iowa Avenue – Colton | |
Grand Terrace | 1.31 | 38 | Barton Road | ||
Colton | 2.69 | 39 | Mt. Vernon Avenue, Washington Street | ||
4.05 | 40 | ![]() |
Signed as exits 40A (east) and 40B (west) northbound | ||
San Bernardino | 5.03 | 41 | Orange Show Road, Auto Plaza Drive | ||
5.58 | 42A | Inland Center Drive – Colton | |||
6.06 | 42B | Mill Street – SBD Airport | |||
6.79 | 43 | 2nd Street, 3rd Street – San Bernardino Civic Center | |||
7.18 | 44A | ![]() ![]() |
Signed as exit 44 southbound | ||
8.08 | 44B | Base Line Street | Signed as exit 45 southbound | ||
8.60 | 45A | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
9.03 | 45B | Muscupiabe Drive | Northbound exit only | ||
9.36 | 46A | ![]() |
Southbound exit is via exit 46B | ||
9.72 | 46B | Mt. Vernon Avenue, 27th Street | |||
10.05 | 46C | ![]() |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance; former SR 30 | ||
11.63 | 48 | University Parkway | Former SR 206 north | ||
14.09 | 50 | Palm Avenue, Kendall Drive | Former SR 206 south | ||
17.32 | 54A | Devore Road – Devore | Signed as exit 54 southbound; former US 66 west | ||
17.75 | 54B | ![]() ![]() |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
17.75 | ![]() ![]() |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
References
- ^ a b California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
- ^ CA Codes (shc:250-257)
- ^ CA Codes (shc:260-284)
- ^ 2007 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California (PDF). Caltrans. p. 60. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
- ^ Ib. at 63
- ^ SANBAG: Measure I Freeway Projects
- ^ SANBAG: Measure I Freeway Projects
- ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
- ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
- ^ California Department of Transportation, California Numbered Exit Uniform System, I-215 Northbound and I-215 Southbound, accessed February 2008
- ^ Harley Knox Boulevard
External links
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