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| State Route 7 | |||||||||||||
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| Length: | 6.718 mi[1] (10.812 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1990[2] | ||||||||||||
| South end: | Mexican border near Mexicali | ||||||||||||
| Major junctions: |
 SR 98 near Calexico |
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| North end: |   I-8 / CR S32 near Holtville |
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State Route 7 (SR 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 115, where Orchard Road continues the route north towards Holtville.
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Route description
SR 7 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,[3] and is built to expressway standards. 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. After Interstate 8, SR 7 has an at-grade intersection. At its northern end, SR 7 turns into County Route S32 (Orchard Road) as it intersects with State Route 115.[4]
History
Route 7 was added to the state highway system in 1990,[2] and to the Freeway and Expressway System in 1998.[3] 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.[4][5][6]
Major intersections
- Note: Postmiles do not necessarily reflect current mileage.
The entire route is in Imperial County.
| Location | Postmile [1][7][8] |
Destinations | Notes |
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| S0.00 | Mexico – United States border | ||
| S0.54 0.00 |
International Border (commercial trucks, cars) | Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| Calexico | 1.19 | SR 98 – Calexico, Yuma |
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| 6.72 | I-8 – San Diego, Yuma |
Interchange | |
| 6.72 | CR S32 (Orchard Road) – Holtville |
Continuation beyond I-8 | |
References
- ^ a b California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
- ^ a b "An act...relating to highways.", 1990 chapter 1187, p. 4964
- ^ a b "An act...relating to transportation.", 1998 chapter 877
- ^ a b California @ WestCoastRoads - California 7
- ^ SR-7.ai
- ^ State Route 7
- ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
- ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
External links
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