California State Route 188

State Route 188 (SR 188) is a two mile (3 km) route that connects State Route 94 with the Mexico – United States border. Its southern terminus is at the border near Tecate, Baja California and its northern terminus is near Tecate, California with SR 94. The route was assigned in the area in 1972, and has remained intact mainly since. Previously, this was an alignment of State Route 94.

Route description

State Route 188 or Tecate Road begins at the U.S.-Mexico border in the community of Tecate, Baja California. The route progresses northward, passing through a large commercial district in Tecate, California. State Route 188 heads to an intersection with Thing Road, where it turns to the northeast and out of the commercial district. The route continues to the northeast, intersecting with Humphries Road, where the route becomes highly undeveloped. State Route 188 continues to an intersection with State Route 94 a short distance out of Potrero, where the designation ends and right-of-way merges into State Route 94.^[2]

History

The entire alignment, when routes where first assigned, was designated as California State Route 94. This alignment remained intact for three decades before being realigned to the north.^[3] According to the state law, the current routing of State Route 188 was assigned in 1972, under Chapter 1216.^[4] The route has remained virtually unchanged since.^[5] The route is proposed to have truck scales built along the highway for a cost of $23,870,000 (2006 USD). The current status of the construction is unknown at this point.^[6]

Major intersections

Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage.

The entire route is in San Diego County.

See also

• Major highways in San Diego
• California State Route 186 - A route similar to CA 188 in which the route provides a connector form a freeway to Mexico.

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