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California Highway 79March 14, 2002 - Philip J. Erdelsky,
pje@efgh.com
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California Highway 79 begins at an interchange with Interstate Highway 8 just east of Alpine in San Diego County. It follows a somewhat winding path north through Julian, Santa Ysabel, Warner Springs, Temecula and Hemet. It ends at an interchange with Interstate Highway 10 in Beaumont in Riverside County.
Northbound California Highway 79 runs concurrently with other highways in several places:
The junction of California Highways 78 and 371 in Aguanga used to be somewhat confusing. The alignment of roads suggested that Highway 79 was the main highway and Highway 371 was a side road. However, the placement of stop signs suggested that Highway 371 and the northern part of Highway 79 were the main highway and the southern part of Highway 79 was a side road. Not surprisingly, the junction had more than the usual number of warning signs. See photograph. Then the traffic engineers at Caltrans came to their senses, and the junction is now a standard T intersection with three-way stop signs. See photograph.
The following table lists the major intersections and landmarks on California Highway 79.
| miles from south end | left (for northbound traveler) | control | right (for northbound traveler) | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Interstate 8 WEST | interchange | Interstate 8 EAST | California Highway 79 begins |
| 2.6 | California Highway 79 | stop (southbound only) | Old Highway 80 straight ahead | |
| 2.8 | Viejas Blvd | |||
| 6.9 | Green Valley Park (formerly a campground) | |||
| 22.0 | Paso Picacho Campground | |||
| 25.4 | Chambers Park | |||
| 27.3 | County Highway S1, Sunrise Highway | |||
| 32.7 | Jess Martin Park | |||
| 33.1 | California Highway 79 NORTH, California Highway 78 WEST, Main St | stop (northbound only) | California Highway 78 EAST | |
| 33.3 | California Highway 79 NORTH, California Highway 78 WEST | four-way stop | Washington St | straight ahead is Farmer Rd |
| 34.3 | Pine Hills Rd | |||
| 36.9 | Wynola Rd | |||
| 39.0 | Inaja Memorial Park | |||
| 40.0 | Washington St | stop (southbound only) | California Highway 79 NORTH, Washington St | straight ahead is California Highway 78 WEST |
| 41.9 | Mesa Grande Rd | |||
| 47.0 | cattle guard | |||
| 47.0 | California Highway 76 WEST | photograph | ||
| 51.3 | County Highway S2, San Felipe Rd | |||
| 68.8 | Oak Grove Campground | |||
| 72.8 | Riverside County Line, see photograph | |||
| 75.1 | three-way stop | California Highway 371 NORTH | see photograph | |
| 78.7 | County Highway R3 NORTH, Sage Road | |||
| 80.0 | Temecula Creek | |||
| 82.3 | Dripping Springs Campground | |||
| 84.2 | Woodchuck Rd | |||
| 85.5 | Pauba Rd | |||
| 86.8 | Los Caballos Rd | |||
| 87.4 | Temecula Creek | |||
| 87.5 | Anza Rd | |||
| 88.9 | Butterfield Stage Rd | traffic light | Butterfield Stage Rd | |
| 89.8 | Meadows Parkway | traffic light | Meadows Parkway | |
| 90.3 | Margarita Rd | traffic light | Margarita Rd | |
| 91.9 | Pala Rd | traffic light | ||
| 92.3 | La Paz Rd | traffic light | La Paz Rd | |
| 92.6 | Interstate Highway 15 SOUTH | interchange, traffic lights | California Highway 79 NORTH, Interstate Highway 15 NORTH | straight ahead is Front St |
| 94.2 | Rancho California Rd | interchange | Rancho California Rd | |
| 95.8 | Winchester Rd | interchange, traffic lights | California Highway 79 NORTH, Winchester Rd | straight ahead is Interstate Highway 15 NORTH |
| 95.9 | Ynez Rd | traffic light | Ynez Rd | |
| 96.6 | Margarita Rd | traffic light | Margarita Rd | |
| 97.3 | John Jay Ave | traffic light | Nicolas Rd | |
| 98.3 | Murietta Hot Spgs | traffic light | Murietta Hot Spgs | |
| 101.0 | Benton Rd | apparently also Briggs Rd to left | ||
| 101.2 | Benton Rd | |||
| 101.7 | Thompson Rd | Thompson Rd | apparently also Los Alamos Rd to left | |
| 101.7 | Leon Rd | |||
| 105.2 | Scott Rd | Washington St | ||
| 109.0 | traffic light | Domenigoni Pkwy | ||
| 109.8 | Simpson Rd | four-way stop | Simpson Rd | |
| 110.0 | railroad grade crossing | |||
| 112.2 | California Highway 74 WEST | traffic light | California Highway 79 NORTH, California Highway 74 EAST | |
| 114.7 | Warren Rd | traffic light | Warren Rd | |
| 115.2 | Myers St | traffic light | Myers St | |
| 116.2 | Sanderson Ave | traffic light | Sanderson Ave | |
| 116.7 | Kirby St | traffic light | Kirby St | |
| 117.0 | Gilmore St | traffic light | Gilmore St | |
| 117.2 | Lyon Ave | traffic light | Lyon Ave | |
| 117.7 | Palm Ave | traffic light | Palm Ave | |
| 118.2 | Ynez St | Ynez St | railroad grade crossing | |
| 118.2 | County Highway R3 NORTH, State St | traffic light | County Highway R3 SOUTH, State St | |
| 118.4 | Buena Vista St | traffic light | Buena Vista St | |
| 118.7 | Santa Fe | traffic light | Santa Fe | |
| 118.9 | California Highway 79 NORTH, San Jacinto St | traffic light | San Jacinto St | straight ahead is California Highway 74 EAST, Flo |
| 119.2 | Devonshire Ave | four-way stop | Devonshire Ave | |
| 119.4 | Oakland Ave | four-way stop | Oakland Ave | |
| 119.7 | Menlo Ave | four-way stop | Menlo Ave | |
| 120.7 | Esplanade Ave | traffic light | Esplanade Ave | |
| 121.2 | Seventh St | traffic light | Seventh St | |
| 121.5 | Main St | five-way stop | Main St | 45 degrees left is California Highway 79 NORTH, Ramona Blvd |
| 122.4 | County Highway R3 SOUTH, State St | traffic light | California Highway 79 NORTH, State St | |
| 122.9 | Ramona Expwy | traffic light | Ramona Expwy | |
| 124.3 | San Jacinto River | |||
| 126.7 | Sanderson Ave | interchange | California Highway 79 NORTH, Lamb Canyon Rd | |
| 130.0 | Riverside County Disposal Site, County Landfill Rd | traffic light | ||
| 133.0 | pass over railroad | |||
| 133.1 | Interstate Highway 10 WEST | interchange, traffic lights | Interstate Highway 10 EAST | California Highway 79 ends |