California State Route 79
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| Route 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length: | 96.24 mi (154.88 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Major cities: | Beaumont San Jacinto Hemet Murrieta Temecula Anza Lake Henshaw Cuyamaca |
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| Direction: | North-South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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State Route 79 is a highway that goes from Interstate 10 in Riverside County, California to Interstate 8 in San Diego County, California.
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[edit] Route description
Route 79 begins near Beaumont, California at Interstate 10. It begins by traveling south to San Jacinto, California and Hemet, California. In Hemet CA-79 is multiplexed with State Route 74 for a few miles. Then CA-79 turns south on Winchester Road passing by the new Diamond Valley Lake, California. It enters Murrieta, California and Temecula, California before being multiplexed with Interstate 15 for a few miles. CA-79 then goes east through Anza, California and meets State Route 371. Then it crosses into San Diego County and meets State Route 76 near Lake Henshaw, California. It then is multiplexed with State Route 78 in Julian, California. Then CA-79 goes through Cuyamaca, California on its way to Interstate 8.
[edit] History
Originally CA-79 was routed on what is now Old Town Front Street through Downtown Temecula. However, it was originally routed on another road (besides Winchester Road). CA-79 was also closed during the Cedar Fire, and the town of Cuyamaca, California was devastated, as well as Julian, California. Fire damage is still evident from the highway.
[edit] Other names
- Firefighter Steven Rucker Memorial Highway: From Route 78 in Santa Ysabel to Engineers Road in Cuyumaca.
Source: 2004 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances In California
[edit] State law
Legal Definition of Route 79: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 379
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Route 79 is part of the Freeway and Expressway System, as stated by section 253.5 of the California State Highway Code. |
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Route 79 is part of the Scenic Highway System, as stated by section 263.5 of the California State Highway Code. |
