California Highway 78November 13, 2001 - Philip J. Erdelsky, pje@efgh.com |
California Highway 78 begins in Oceanside and runs east approximately 214 miles to a junction with Interstate Highway 10 in Blythe, about seven miles west of the Colorado River.
The westernmost 17.6 miles of California Highway 78 is a freeway. An exit list appears on the San Diego California Freeway Exit List page.
The following table lists the major intersections and landmarks on the part of California Highway 78 that is not a freeway.
miles from west end | left (for eastbound traveler) | control | right (for eastbound traveler) | remarks |
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17.6 | Broadway | traffic light | California Highway 78 EAST, Broadway | Lincoln Pkwy straight ahead |
17.8 | Mission Ave | traffic light | Mission Ave | |
18.0 | California Highway 78 EAST, Washington Ave | traffic light | Washington Ave | |
19.0 | Ash St | traffic light | California Highway 78 EAST, Ash St | |
19.2 | Valley Pkwy | traffic light | Valley Pkwy | |
19.4 | Grand Ave | traffic light | Grand Ave | |
20.3 | Idaho Ave | traffic light | Idaho Ave | |
21.1 | Bear Valley Pkwy | traffic light | Bear Valley Pkwy | |
23.0 | Cloverdale Rd | traffic light | San Pasqual Rd | |
24.2 | Wild Animal Park | |||
25.1 | Old Milky Way (formerly Old Pasqual Rd) | |||
25.6 | San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park | |||
27.4 | Bandy Canyon Rd | |||
33.8 | Haverford Rd | |||
35.5 | California Highway 78 EAST, Main St | traffic light | California Highway 67 SOUTH, Main St | 10th St straight ahead |
36.3 | Third St | Third St | ||
37.1 | Magnolia Ave | |||
41.2 | Rancho Santa Teresa Dr | |||
41.8 | Sutherland Dam Rd | |||
42.5 | Rancho Santa Teresa Dr | |||
44.9 | Old Julian Highway | |||
50.7 | California Highway 79 NORTH, Washington St | Washington St | ||
51.7 | Inaja Memorial Park | |||
53.8 | Wynola Rd | |||
56.4 | Pine Hills Rd | |||
57.4 | Main St | four-way stop | California Highway 78 EAST, California Highway 79 | |
57.6 | California Highway 79 SOUTH, Cuyamaca Hwy | |||
59.7 | Wynola Rd | |||
64.1 | Banner Store | |||
65.2 | cattle guard | |||
68.8 | San Diego County Highway S2 SOUTH, Great Southern Overland Stage Route of 1849 | |||
69.1 | San Diego County Highway S2 NORTH, San Felipe Rd | |||
69.2 | Pacific Crest Trail crossing | |||
69.9 | cattle guard | |||
70.4 | Enter Anza Borrego Desert State Park | |||
photograph | ||||
75.8 | San Diego County Highway S3 NORTH, Yaqui Pass Rd | |||
84.4 | Borrego Springs Rd | |||
90.9 | Split Mountain Rd | |||
94.0 | Imperial County Line | |||
107.1 | California Highway 86 NORTH | stop (eastbound only) | California Highway 78 EAST, California Highway 86 SOUTH | |
122.9 | Imperial County Highway S30 NORTH, South Center St | four-way stop | Imperial County Highway S30 SOUTH, South Center St | Downtown Westmoreland |
128.8 | New River | |||
129.3 | Rio Vista Ave | traffic light | Rio Vista Ave | |
129.6 | Western Ave | traffic light | Western Ave | |
129.7 | S First St | traffic light | California Highway 86 SOUTH, S First St | |
130.3 | California Highway 111 NORTH, Imperial County Highway S31 NORTH | traffic light | Imperial County Highway S31 SOUTH | |
130.4 | railroad grade crossing | |||
131.5 | Best Rd | four-way stop | California Highway 111 SOUTH, Best Rd | |
134.0 | Alamo River | |||
135.1 | Wiest Rd | California Highway 115 SOUTH, Wiest Rd | ||
137.4 | California Highway 78 EAST | stop (westbound only) | California Highway 115 SOUTH straight ahead | |
139.5 | Butters Rd | Imperial County Highway S32 SOUTH, Butters Rd | ||
142.3 | Green Rd | Imperial County Highway S33 SOUTH, Green Rd | ||
143.7 | East Highline Canal | |||
150.5 | Coachella Canal | |||
157.2 | Glamis | |||
157.4 | railroad grade crossing | |||
157.6 | Ted Kipf Rd | |||
169.6 | Imperial County Highway S34 SOUTH, Ogilby Rd | |||
172.0 | photograph | |||
172.6 | Imperial Gables Rd | Black Mountain Rd | ||
173.7 | Border Patrol inspection station | |||
185.8 | Milpitas Wash Rd | |||
185.9 | Walters Camp Rd | |||
187.7 | 3 Slashes Rd | |||
197.4 | Clark Way Rd | Palo Verde | ||
197.8 | Riverside County Line | |||
200.8 | unmarked dirt road | California Highway 78 EAST, 32nd Ave | ||
202.1 | California Highway 78 EAST, Rannels Blvd | four-way stop | Rannels Blvd | |
204.1 | 28th Ave | four-way stop | California Highway 78 EAST, 28th Ave | |
207.1 | California Highway 78 EAST, Neighbours Blvd | four-way stop | Neighbours Blvd | |
208.5 | railroad grade crossing | |||
210.7 | 20th Ave | 20th Ave | ||
213.9 | Interstate Highway 10 WEST | interchange | Interstate Highway 10 EAST | end of California Highway 78, photograph |