| State Route 62 | ||||
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| Defined by S&HC § 362 | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length: | 151.438 mi[1] (243.716 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: | I-10 near White Water | |||
| SR 247 in Yucca Valley US 95 near Vidal |
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| East end: | SR 95S at Arizona state line | |||
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State highways in California(list • pre-1964)
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State Route 62 (SR 62) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California.
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This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System[2] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System[3]. It is also recognized by Caltrans as a scenic highway for its entire length.[4]
SR 62 is designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway from Interstate 10 to Adobe Road in Twentynine Palms. SR 62 is known as the CHP Officer Daniel J. Muehlhausen Memorial Highway from 5.4 mi (8.7 km) west of Route 177 to 4.6 mi (7.4 km) east of Route 177, and the Twentynine Palms Highway from I-10 to SR 177.[5]
The route cuts across the Little San Bernardino Mountains along southern San Bernardino County. Route 62 begins at a freeway-to-freeway intersection with Interstate 10 at the eastern end of the San Gorgonio Pass northwest of Palm Springs in Riverside County and heads due north until its intersection with SR 247 in Yucca Valley, and then it heads east through Twentynine Palms. In 1970, Route 62 ended at the eastern city limit of Twentynine Palms, but it was later extended along the northern boundary of the Joshua Tree National Park to meet Arizona State Route 95 in Parker, Arizona. East of Twentynine Palms, there is a sign warning drivers that there are no services for 100 miles/160 km until reaching Vidal Junction where SR 62 meets US 95. This is one of the most desolate stretches of highway in California, and consequently, the most heavily traveled portion is between I-10 and Twentynine Palms. Travelers between the eastern Coachella Valley and the river utilize that more desolate stretch as the fastest route to the resorts of the Colorado River, accessing it via California State Route 177 in Desert Center.
| County | Location | Postmile [1][6][7] |
Destinations | Notes |
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| Riverside RIV 0.00-9.24 |
0.00 | I-10 – Los Angeles, Indio | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| R3.34 | Pierson Boulevard – Desert Hot Springs | |||
| R6.45 | North Indian Canyon Avenue | Base of the Morongo Grade, a gentle, mountainous stretch of highway leading to the Morongo Basin | ||
| San Bernardino SBD 0.00-79.48 |
Morongo Valley | 1.88 | East Drive – Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, Covington Park | |
| Yucca Valley | 12.40 | SR 247 north (Old Woman Springs Road) / Joshua Lane – Landers, Lucerne Valley, Victorville | ||
| Joshua Tree | 18.26 | Park Boulevard | Serves Joshua Tree National Park | |
| Twentynine Palms | 33.21 | Adobe Road – Palms Base, Amboy | ||
| 34.22 | Utah Trail – Amboy | Serves Joshua Tree National Park | ||
| Riverside RIV 79.48-90.20 |
84.97 | SR 177 south (Desert Center Rice Road) – Desert Center | ||
| San Bernardino SBD 90.20-142.66 |
Vidal Junction | 125.76 | US 95 – Needles, Blythe | |
| Earp | Parker Dam Road – Parker Dam | |||
| 142.66 | Arizona state line | |||
| 142.66 | SR 95S (California Avenue) – Parker, Phoenix | Continuation beyond the Arizona state line | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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