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State Route 15 is the seamless 5.59-mile[1] (9.00 km) freeway continuation of Interstate 15 past its southern terminus at Interstate 8 in San Diego, California to the Interstate 5 junction 12 miles from the Mexican border. The Route 15 designation is also used by Caltrans for the full length of I-15.

Route description

SR-15 continues seamlessly past the southern terminus of I-15 at I-8 in San Diego. The route interchanges with State Route 94 and Interstate 805 and terminates at Interstate 5 south of Downtown San Diego. On the northbound conversion to I-15 at I-8 there is no "End SR-15" sign.

History

SR-15 was signed after the creation of I-15 in 1968. Since I-15's terminus was at I-8, SR-15 was signed mostly along 40th Street and Wabash Boulevard in San Diego to its merge with I-5. The freeway conversion lagged for years and was not completed until January 2001. For this reason the freeway is often referred to as the 40th Street Freeway.

Redesignation of SR-15 as I-15 will eventually occur when the freeway's interchange with SR-94 is updated to Interstate standards. The interchange currently has left-exits and blind merges, and is due to be updated with a long-awaited widening of SR-94 in 2008. At that time SR-15 will be resigned as part of I-15. The remaining portion of SR-15 conforms with Interstate standards.

State law

Legal definition of Route 15: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 315 Template:CAFES

Exit list

Note that there is a postmile equation; SD 0.94 is the same point as SD 1.48.

Number[2] Postmile[1] Destinations Notes
SD 0.00 Harbor Drive southbound exit and northbound entrance
1A SD 0.00 Main Street southbound exit and northbound entrance
1B SD 0.00 File:Interstate 5.svg Interstate 5 north southbound exit and northbound entrance
1C SD 0.00 File:Interstate 5.svg Interstate 5 south - National City/Chula Vista southbound exit and northbound entrance
1D SD 0.94 Ocean View Boulevard exit 1 northbound
2A SD 1.85 Market Street
2B SD 2.23 State Route 94 east/Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway - Home Avenue northbound exit and southbound entrance
2C SD 2.23 State Route 94 west/Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway exit 2B southbound
3 SD 3.37 File:Interstate 805.svg Interstate 805 north - Los Angeles northbound exit and southbound entrance
3 SD 3.37 File:Interstate 805.svg Interstate 805 south to State Route 94 east southbound exit and northbound entrance
5A SD 4.66 University Avenue - City Heights Transit Plaza
5B SD 5.04 El Cajon Boulevard - Boulevard Transit Plaza (Interstate 8 Business)
6A SD 5.60 Adams Avenue
6B SD 6.13 File:Interstate 8.svg Interstate 8 - Camino del Rio South
SD 6.13 File:Interstate 15.svg continues as Interstate 15 towards Riverside

References

  1. ^ a b January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
  2. ^ Cal-NExUS Interchange Exit Numbering
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