California State Route 7
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| State Route 7 |
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| Defined by S&HC § 307, maintained by Caltrans | |||||||||||||||||
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| Length: | 7 mi[1] (11.27 km) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1990[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| South end: | Mexican border near Calexico | ||||||||||||||||
| North end: | .svg/20px-I-8_(CA).svg.png){kind=small} I-8 near El Centro |
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State Route 7 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, running from the U.S.-Mexico border east of Calexico north to its terminus at SR 154, where Orchard Road (SR 224) continues the route north towards Holtville. The full route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, and is built to expressway standards.
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[edit] Route description
State Route 7 begins at the Calexico East Border Station and is an expressway for its entire length. Just north of the border, SR 7 merges with commercial truck traffic that has gone through the commercial border crossing on Carr Road. From here to Interstate 8, SR 7 is an expressway. At State Route 98, SR 7 has an at-grade intersection. At its northern end, SR 7 turns into County Route S32 (Orchard Road) as it intersects with Interstate 8.[3]
[edit] History
Route 7 was added to the state highway system in 1990,[4] and to the Freeway and Expressway System in 1998.[5] The segment from the Mexican border to State Route 98 was completed in March 1996 at expressway standards; however, the segment from SR 98 to Interstate 8 was not completed until 2005. [3][6][7]
[edit] Major intersections
- Note: Postmiles do not necessarily reflect current mileage.
The entire route is in unincorporated Imperial County.
| Postmile [8][9][10] |
Destinations | Notes |
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| 0.00 | Mexican border | |
| 0.3 | To Carr Road (all cars to Mexico) | Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance |
| 0.67 | Maggio Road | |
| 1.19 |  SR 98 – Calexico, Yuma |
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| I-8 – San Diego, Yuma |
Interchange | |
 CR S32 (Orchard Road) – Holtville |
Continuation beyond I-8 | |
[edit] References
- ^ State Highway Routes, Selected Information - 1994 with 1995 Revisions (PDF)
- ^ California Highways: State Route 7
- ^ a b California @ WestCoastRoads - California 7
- ^ "An act...relating to highways.", 1990 chapter 1187, p. 4964
- ^ "An act...relating to transportation.", 1998 chapter 877
- ^ SR-7.ai
- ^ STATE ROUTE 7
- ^ California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
- ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
- ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
