Interstate 805
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Interstate Route 805
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| Length: | 28.51[1] mi (45.88 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | July 1958 by FHWA[2] 1964 renumbering by Caltrans[3] |
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| South end: |  I-5 in San Diego |
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| Major junctions: |
 SR 905 in San Diego SR 15 in San Diego I-8 in San Diego |
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| North end: | I-5 in San Diego |
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Interstate 805 (abbreviated I-805) is a three-digit interstate route in southern California.
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[edit] Route description
I-805, also known as the Jacob Dekema Freeway or simply, the 805, serves the San Diego metropolitan area and acts as an alternate loop route of Interstate 5. The southern terminus departs from I-5 just north of the U.S.-Mexico border at San Ysidro, California. I-805 then goes through Chula Vista, California, National City, California, and then the North Park, Clairemont, University City and Mira Mesa Neighborhoods of San Diego, California. The northern terminus is in Sorrento Valley, San Diego, California, and there is an HOV lane that goes through the merge to rejoin I-5. Eight to ten lanes throughout, Interstate 805 has evolved into a busy commuter route from the International Border into the exploding South Bay bedroom communities of Chula Vista (including Rancho del Rey and Eastlake) and National City. The freeway passes through the Mid-City community of San Diego, then leads into the relatively new business parks at the Golden Triangle (via Governor Drive and La Jolla Village Drive) and Sorrento Valley. The freeway continues to be very busy as it rejoins Interstate 5 near Carmel Valley. As more companies locate along the route of Interstate 805, more traffic utilizes the route as an important connector to get from home to work. In addition to commuter traffic, the freeway is one of two north-south freeways that reach Mexico. Traffic to and from the border is also very common along Interstate 805.
[edit] Future aspirations
There is much construction going on at the northern terminus of I-805, with a truck bypass being built to serve local traffic such as traffic for State Route 56. This work will be completed in the late 2000s. Also, there are plans to reconstruct the I-5-I-805 interchange as well as the addition of 2 HOV Lanes between State Route 52 and Mira Mesa Boulevard.
[edit] History
Plans for the route was passed in legislature in 1959 as Legislative Route Number 241. It was soon after approved as a chargeable interstate in 1958, then subsequently declared a signed state route in 1964. The construction of the route was completed in 1975. Named after Jacob Dekema, a pioneering force from Caltrans who helped shape the San Diego freeway system, Interstate 805 was completed by the mid-1970s, including a towering bridge over Mission Valley and Interstate 8 (an engineering marvel, including San Diego County's only symmetrical stack interchange).
[edit] Control cities
Northbound
- San Diego and Chula Vista - between San Ysidro and Chula Vista
- San Diego and National City - between the southern Chula Vista city limits and National City
- San Diego - between the Chula Vista/National City city limits and the National City/San Diego city limits
- Los Angeles, California - between SR-94 and the northern I-5 interchange
Southbound
- None
[edit] Exit list
Postmiles and exit numbers are in ascending order northbound
| Postmile[1] | Municipality | #[4] | Destinations | Notes |
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| SD 0.00 | San Diego |  Interstate 5 South |
Southbound left exit and northbound entrance Southbound exit merges directly to the United States–Mexico border |
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| Camino de la Plaza | Last USA exit; Southbound exit only; Northbound entrance accessible via the I-5 northbound entrance | |||
| SD 0.65 | 1A | San Ysidro Boulevard | ||
| SD 1.81 | 1B |  State Route 905 |
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| SD 2.90 | 2 | Palm Avenue | ||
| SD 3.65 | Chula Vista | 3 | Main Street; Auto Park Drive | |
| SD 4.41 | 4 | Orange Avenue/Olympic Pkwy | ||
| SD 6.06 | 6 | Telegraph Canyon Road; L Street | ||
| SD 7.16 | 7 | H Street | Split into Exit 7A (East) and Exit 7B (West) southbound | |
| SD 7.76 | 7C | Bonita Road | Combined with Exit 7 - H Street southbound, using bypass ramp | |
| SD 8.90 | 8 |  State Route 54 |
Exit 9 southbound | |
| SD 9.05 | National City | 9 | Sweetwater Road | Exit 8 southbound |
| SD 10.28 | 10 | Plaza Boulevard | ||
| SD 11.31 SD 11.34 |
San Diego | 11A | 43rd Street | Exit 11B southbound; was to be the exit for the now-deleted State Route 252 connecting to Interstate 5 |
| SD R11.14 SD R11.22 SD R11.36 |
11B | 47th Street; Palm Avenue | Exit 11A southbound | |
| SD 12.34 | 12A | Imperial Avenue | ||
| SD 12.95 SD 13.10 SD 13.14 |
12B | Market Street | ||
| SD 13.52 | 13A |  State Route 94 |
No southbound exit or northbound entrance from SR-94, served by SR-15 instead | |
| SD 13.95 | 13B | Home Avenue | ||
| SD 14.65 | 14 |  State Route 15 north - 40th Street(  future Interstate 15) |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| 14 | State Route 15 south to State Route 94 West ( future Interstate 15) |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northbound I-805 to southbound SR-15 served by SR-94 | ||
| SD 15.95 | 15 | University Avenue | Northbound exit accessible via Wabash Avenue; Southbound exit and entrance accessible via Boundary Street | |
| SD 16.43 | 16 | El Cajon Boulevard | ||
| SD 16.99 | 17A | Adams Avenue | Southbound exit, accessible via Madison Avenue and Ohio Street, and northbound entrance, accessible via Madison Avenue and 32nd Street |
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| SD 17.65 | 17B |  Interstate 8 |
Exit 17 northbound | |
| SD 18.89 | 18 | Murray Ridge Road; Phyliss Place | ||
| SD 20.23 | 20A | Kearny Villa Road | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| SD 20.60 | 20B |  State Route 163 |
Exit 20 southbound; northbound to northbound split, southbound to southbound split; no access north to south, or south to north |
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| SD 21.66 | 21 | ( ) Balboa Avenue (former State Route 274) |
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| SD 22.56 | 22 | Clairemont Mesa Boulevard | ||
| SD 23.57 | 23 |  State Route 52 |
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| SD 24.44 | 24 | Governor Drive | ||
| SD 25.40 | 25A | Nobel Drive | ||
| SD 25.94 | 25B | Miramar Road; La Jolla Village Drive | ||
| SD 27.07 | 27A | Mira Mesa Boulevard | Combined as Exit 27 southbound | |
| 27B | Sorrento Valley Road | |||
| SD 28.51 | Interstate 5 North |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
[edit] References
- ^ a b January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
- ^ California Highways: Interstate Highway Types and the History of California's Interstates
- ^ California Highways: Interstate 805
- ^ Cal-NExUS Interchange Exit Numbering
[edit] External links
- WestCoastRoads - Interstate 805
- California Highways: I-805
- Western Exit Guide - Interstate 805 California
- The Big Highways Page: Interstate 805
- Cal-NExUS: Route 805 North
- Cal-NExUS: Route 805 South
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Auxiliary routes of Interstate 5 |
| I-105 | California - Oregon |
| I-205 | California - Oregon/Washington |
| I-305 | California |
| I-405 | California - Oregon - Washington |
| I-505 | California |
| I-605 | California |
| I-705 | Washington |
| I-805 | California |
| past/ future |
I-305: Oregon - I-505: Oregon - I-605: Washington - I-905: California |
