California State Route 7

For highways formerly signed as California State Route 7, see California State Route 7 (pre-1964) and Interstate 710.

State Route 7 marker

State Route 7

State Route 7 highlighted in red
Route information
Defined by Streets and Highways Code § 307
Maintained by Caltrans
Length: 6.718 mi[1] (10.812 km)
Existed: 1990[2] – present
Major junctions
South end: Mexican border near Mexicali
  SR 98 near Calexico
North end: I‑8 / CR S32 near Holtville
Location
Counties: Imperial
Highway system
← US 6I‑8 →

State Route 7 (SR 7) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, running from the Calexico East Port of Entry on the U.S.-Mexico border east of Calexico north to its terminus at Interstate 8 (I-8), where Orchard Road continues the route north towards Holtville. The route provides convenient access to the country of Mexico from I-8. The southern portion of the route opened in 1996, and the rest of the route connecting to I-8 opened in 2005.

Route description

The highway begins at the Calexico East Border Station, which is open from 6 am to 10 pm, seven days a week.[3] Just north of the border, the highway splits into two roads to pass through the customs checkpoints before the two roads merge back together; the fork to the west is for cars, and the fork to the east is for commercial vehicles. SR 7 takes the western fork, which passes over the other fork at the northern end and merges into that highway. From here to I-8, SR 7 is an expressway known as Orchard Road. Before reaching I-8, SR 7 travels north and has an at-grade intersection with SR 98 and a few other roads. At its northern end, SR 7 turns into County Route S32 (still Orchard Road) as it intersects with I-8. The entire route runs through the Sonoran Desert and is built to expressway standards.[4]

The route was constructed to allow commercial traffic to travel between Mexico and the United States.[5] SR 7 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,[6] and is part of the National Highway System,[7] a network of highways that are essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[8] In 2013, SR 7 had an annual average daily traffic (AADT) of 2,450 at the Calexico inspection station, and 15,900 at Menvielle Road along the spur, the latter of which was the highest AADT for the highway.[9]

SR 7 sign

History

SR 7 was added to the state highway system in 1990,[2] and to the Freeway and Expressway System in 1998.[10] The segment from the Mexican border to SR 98 was completed by March 1996 to expressway standards;[11] this cost $9.1 million (about $16 million in 2013 dollars)[12] to complete. However, the border crossing was not opened until December 2, 1996, due to delays in constructing the Mexican portion of the border crossing.[13] Because of the 1994 economic crisis in Mexico, there was not enough money to complete the construction of the road leading up to the border facility on the Mexican side, as well as the Mexican border facility itself.[14] The segment from SR 98 to I-8 began construction in March 2004 at a cost of $64.5 million (about $81.6 million in 2013 dollars);[12] however, it was completed in mid-2005.[15]

Major intersections

Note: Postmiles do not necessarily reflect current mileage. "S" refers to mileage on the spur route of SR 7 towards the border.[9] The entire route is in Imperial County.

LocationPostmile
[16][9][1]		DestinationsNotes
 S0.00Mexico–United States borderSouth end of SR 7
 S0.54
0.00		International Border (commercial trucks, cars)Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
Calexico1.19 SR 98 – Calexico, Yuma
 6.72 I‑8 – San Diego, YumaInterchange; north end of SR 7; I-8 exit 125
 6.72 CR S32 (Orchard Road) – HoltvilleContinuation beyond I-8
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Route map: Bing / Google

References

  1. 1 2 California Department of Transportation. "State Truck Route List". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (XLS file) on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. 1 2 California State Assembly. "An act to amend Sections 253.2, 253.6, 263.2, 302, 324, 335, 336, 414, 423, 428, 448, 452, 521, 522, 535, 536, 544, 554, and 618 of, and to add Section 307 to, the Streets and Highways Code, relating to highways". 1989–1990 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 1187 p. 4964.
  3. ↑ "Service Port - Calexico East - Class A". U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ Google. "SR 7 Map" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  5. ↑ "State-Route 7 Transportation Concept Summary" (PDF). Caltrans. September 2011. p. 2. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ California State Legislature. "Streets and Highways Code Section 250–257". Sacramento: California State Legislature. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  7. ↑ Federal Highway Administration (March 25, 2015). National Highway System: California (South) (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 California Department of Transportation (2013). "All Traffic Volumes on CSHS". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
  10. ↑ California State Assembly. "An act to amend Sections 21644.5, 21670.4, 21681, 99155.1, 99238.5, and 99401.5 of the Public Utilities Code, to amend Section 8352.3 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to amend Sections 73, 163, 164.11, 164.16, 164.17, 164.18, 253.1, 253.3, 302, 319...". 1997–1998 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 877.
  11. ↑ "SR-7.ai" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. December 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  12. 1 2 United States nominal Gross Domestic Product per capita figures follow the Measuring Worth series supplied in Williamson, Samuel H. (2015). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved April 15, 2015. These figures follow the figures as of 2013.
  13. ↑ "State Route 7". California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  14. ↑ Lindquist, Diane (3 March 1996). "Border Opportunity: Economic boom predicted when Calexico crossing opens this summer". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  15. ↑ Salorio, Michael (17 April 2005). "Ceremony marks completion of State Route 7". Imperial Valley Press. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  16. ↑ California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.

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