California State Route 94
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State Route 94 in the U.S. state
of California
is the Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway from Interstate 5 in Downtown San Diego to the end of the freeway portion past Route 125
in Spring Valley; the non-freeway segment of SR 94 is Campo Road.
and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System
. However, it is not a scenic highway as designated by Caltrans.
SR 94 is an east–west running freeway that connects the communities of downtown San Diego (becoming the one-way F Street at freeway's westbound terminus at 17th Street; eastbound traffic enters the freeway from the one-way G Street), southeast San Diego, Lemon Grove, La Mesa
, Spring Valley, Casa de Oro. The route turns into a highway at Via Mercado in Rancho San Diego. Route 94 continues through Rancho San Diego by keeping right at the Jamacha Road and Campo Road intersection. The remainder of the route connects the communities of Jamul, Dulzura, Tecate
, Potrero
, Campo
, and Boulevard
. The route ends at the east end by connecting to Interstate 8
.
Perhaps due to its namesake
, this highway served as part of the route of the hearse that carried the body of Coretta Scott King
from San Diego to Atlanta.
to the south of Route 94 and to the north of Interstate 8, the section of Route 125
between Route 94 and Interstate 8 was signed as part of Route 94 (even though both the sections of the current Route 94 west and east of Route 125
were also signed as Route 94). Signage at the interchange of Interstate 8 and Route 125
was later modified to add the Route 125
designation and a "TO" referring to the Route 94 signage (still present), while signs on the freeway itself were changed to Route 125
north and south, as appropriate. The signage changes were made shortly before the opening of the portion of Route 125
immediately north of Interstate 8. One relic of this alignment is that the primary traffic lanes of eastbound Route 94 lead to northbound Route 125
, while southbound lanes of Route 125
lead to westbound Route 94, requiring the use of interchange ramps to continue on the route and direction prior to this interchange.
The entire route is in San Diego County
.
{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Postmile
!Exit
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=13|San Diego
|1.42
|
| – Balboa Park, Downtown San Diego
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|1.42
|1A
|
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|1.85
|1B
|25th Street
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|2.21
|1C
|28th Street
|Signed as exit 1 eastbound
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|2.68
|1D
|32nd Street, Broadway
|No eastbound exit
|-
|3.17
|2
|
|Signed as exits 2A (south) and 2C (north) eastbound; westbound exit to SR 15 north is via exit 3
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|3.63
|2B
|Home Avenue
|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
|-
|4.09
|3
|
|Eastbound exit to I-805 north is via exit 2C
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|4.63
|
|47th Street
|Entrance ramps only
|-
|5.14
|4A
|Euclid Avenue
|Signed as exit 4 westbound
|-
|5.79
|4B
|Kelton Road
|Signed as exit 5 westbound
|-
|6.16
|5
|Federal Boulevard
|Westbound exit is via a U-turn at exit 5
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|7.29
|6A
|College Grove Way
|Westbound exit and entrance
|-
|rowspan=4|Lemon Grove
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|7.76
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|6B
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|College Avenue, Broadway
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|Signed as exit 6 eastbound; no eastbound entrance
|-
|8.27
|7
|Massachusetts Avenue
|
|-
|8.93
|8
|Lemon Grove Avenue
|
|-
|rowspan=2|T10.11
|rowspan=2|9
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|Signed as exits 9A (south) and 9B (north)
|-
|rowspan=2|La Mesa
|-
|R10.88
|9C
|Spring Street – La Mesa
|
|-
|rowspan=5|Spring Valley
|R11.08
|10A
|Bancroft Drive – Casa de Oro
|
|-
|R11.80
|10B
|Kenwood Drive – Casa de Oro
|
|-
|R12.75
|11
|Sweetwater Springs Boulevard – Casa de Oro
|
|-
|R13.33
|12
|Avocado Boulevard, Calavo Drive
|
|-
|colspan=4 align=center|East end of freeway
|-
|
|14.33
|
|
|
|-
|
|14.86
|
|
|
|-
|
|19.40
|
|Indian Springs Drive, Lyons Valley Road – Lawson Valley, Lyons Valley
|
|-
|
|24.57
|
|Otay Lakes Road – Otay Lakes, Chula Vista
, National City
|
|-
|
|38.97
|
|, Ensenada
|
|-
|
|52.15
|
|
|
|-
|
|64.23
|
|Old Highway 80 – Live Oak Springs, San Diego
|Former US 80 west
|-
|Boulevard
|64.82
|
|Old Highway 80, Jewel Valley Road – Jacumba
|Old Highway 80 was former US 80 east
|-
|
|65.38
|
|
|Interchange
|-
|
|65.38
|
|Ribbonwood Road
|Continuation beyond I-8
U.S. state
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of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
is the Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway from Interstate 5 in Downtown San Diego to the end of the freeway portion past Route 125
California State Route 125
State Route 125 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that currently runs from State Route 905 in Otay Mesa near the U.S.–Mexico border to State Route 52 in Santee....
in Spring Valley; the non-freeway segment of SR 94 is Campo Road.
Route description
This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway SystemCalifornia Freeway and Expressway System
The California Freeway and Expressway System is a system of existing or planned freeways and expressways in the U.S. state of California. It is defined by the Streets and Highways Code.-List of roads in the system:*State Route 1 *State Route 2...
and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System
State Scenic Highway System (California)
The State Scenic Highway System is a list of highways, mainly state highways, that have been designated by the California Department of Transportation as scenic highways. The California State Legislature, primarily through Section 263 of the Streets and Highways Code, makes highways eligible for...
. However, it is not a scenic highway as designated by Caltrans.
SR 94 is an east–west running freeway that connects the communities of downtown San Diego (becoming the one-way F Street at freeway's westbound terminus at 17th Street; eastbound traffic enters the freeway from the one-way G Street), southeast San Diego, Lemon Grove, La Mesa
La Mesa, California
La Mesa is a city in San Diego County, California. The population was 57,065 at the 2010 census, up from 54,749 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1869 and officially incorporated as a city on February 16, 1912. Its official flower is the bougainvillea....
, Spring Valley, Casa de Oro. The route turns into a highway at Via Mercado in Rancho San Diego. Route 94 continues through Rancho San Diego by keeping right at the Jamacha Road and Campo Road intersection. The remainder of the route connects the communities of Jamul, Dulzura, Tecate
Tecate, California
Tecate is an unincorporated community in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California, directly adjacent to the Mexican city of Tecate, Baja California. The area is best known for its border crossing between the United States and Mexico, and nearby Tecate Peak.The...
, Potrero
Potrero, California
Potrero is a census-designated place in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California.-Location:State Route 94 connects Potrero by road west to San Diego and east to Campo. Potrero is Spanish for 'pasture land'...
, Campo
Campo, California
Campo is a census-designated place located in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California. The population was 2,684 at the 2010 census....
, and Boulevard
Boulevard, California
Boulevard is a census-designated place in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County. At the 2010 census, it had a population of 315...
. The route ends at the east end by connecting to Interstate 8
Interstate 8
Interstate 8 is an Interstate Highway in the southwestern United States. It runs from the southern edge of Mission Bay at Sunset Cliffs Blvd, in San Diego, California, almost at the Pacific Ocean, to the junction with Interstate 10, just southeast of Casa Grande, Arizona...
.
Perhaps due to its namesake
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the...
, this highway served as part of the route of the hearse that carried the body of Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader. The widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King helped lead the African-American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.Mrs...
from San Diego to Atlanta.
History
Prior to the 1990s construction of additional sections of Route 125California State Route 125
State Route 125 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that currently runs from State Route 905 in Otay Mesa near the U.S.–Mexico border to State Route 52 in Santee....
to the south of Route 94 and to the north of Interstate 8, the section of Route 125
California State Route 125
State Route 125 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that currently runs from State Route 905 in Otay Mesa near the U.S.–Mexico border to State Route 52 in Santee....
between Route 94 and Interstate 8 was signed as part of Route 94 (even though both the sections of the current Route 94 west and east of Route 125
California State Route 125
State Route 125 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that currently runs from State Route 905 in Otay Mesa near the U.S.–Mexico border to State Route 52 in Santee....
were also signed as Route 94). Signage at the interchange of Interstate 8 and Route 125
California State Route 125
State Route 125 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that currently runs from State Route 905 in Otay Mesa near the U.S.–Mexico border to State Route 52 in Santee....
was later modified to add the Route 125
California State Route 125
State Route 125 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that currently runs from State Route 905 in Otay Mesa near the U.S.–Mexico border to State Route 52 in Santee....
designation and a "TO" referring to the Route 94 signage (still present), while signs on the freeway itself were changed to Route 125
California State Route 125
State Route 125 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that currently runs from State Route 905 in Otay Mesa near the U.S.–Mexico border to State Route 52 in Santee....
north and south, as appropriate. The signage changes were made shortly before the opening of the portion of Route 125
California State Route 125
State Route 125 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that currently runs from State Route 905 in Otay Mesa near the U.S.–Mexico border to State Route 52 in Santee....
immediately north of Interstate 8. One relic of this alignment is that the primary traffic lanes of eastbound Route 94 lead to northbound Route 125
California State Route 125
State Route 125 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that currently runs from State Route 905 in Otay Mesa near the U.S.–Mexico border to State Route 52 in Santee....
, while southbound lanes of Route 125
California State Route 125
State Route 125 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that currently runs from State Route 905 in Otay Mesa near the U.S.–Mexico border to State Route 52 in Santee....
lead to westbound Route 94, requiring the use of interchange ramps to continue on the route and direction prior to this interchange.
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
San Diego County, California
San Diego County is a large county located in the southwestern corner of the US state of California. Hence, San Diego County is also located in the southwestern corner of the 48 contiguous United States. Its county seat and largest city is San Diego. Its population was about 2,813,835 in the 2000...
.
{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Postmile
!Exit
Exit number
An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=13|San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
|1.42
|
| – Balboa Park, Downtown San Diego
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|1.42
|1A
|
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|1.85
|1B
|25th Street
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|2.21
|1C
|28th Street
|Signed as exit 1 eastbound
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|2.68
|1D
|32nd Street, Broadway
|No eastbound exit
|-
|3.17
|2
|
|Signed as exits 2A (south) and 2C (north) eastbound; westbound exit to SR 15 north is via exit 3
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|3.63
|2B
|Home Avenue
|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
|-
|4.09
|3
|
|Eastbound exit to I-805 north is via exit 2C
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|4.63
|
|47th Street
|Entrance ramps only
|-
|5.14
|4A
|Euclid Avenue
|Signed as exit 4 westbound
|-
|5.79
|4B
|Kelton Road
|Signed as exit 5 westbound
|-
|6.16
|5
|Federal Boulevard
|Westbound exit is via a U-turn at exit 5
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|7.29
|6A
|College Grove Way
|Westbound exit and entrance
|-
|rowspan=4|Lemon Grove
Lemon Grove, California
Lemon Grove is a city in San Diego County, California. The population was 25,320 at the 2010 census, up from 24,918 as of the 2000 census.-History:...
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|7.76
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|6B
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|College Avenue, Broadway
|bgcolor=#ffdddd|Signed as exit 6 eastbound; no eastbound entrance
|-
|8.27
|7
|Massachusetts Avenue
|
|-
|8.93
|8
|Lemon Grove Avenue
|
|-
|rowspan=2|T10.11
|rowspan=2|9
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|Signed as exits 9A (south) and 9B (north)
|-
|rowspan=2|La Mesa
La Mesa, California
La Mesa is a city in San Diego County, California. The population was 57,065 at the 2010 census, up from 54,749 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1869 and officially incorporated as a city on February 16, 1912. Its official flower is the bougainvillea....
|-
|R10.88
|9C
|Spring Street – La Mesa
La Mesa, California
La Mesa is a city in San Diego County, California. The population was 57,065 at the 2010 census, up from 54,749 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1869 and officially incorporated as a city on February 16, 1912. Its official flower is the bougainvillea....
|
|-
|rowspan=5|Spring Valley
|R11.08
|10A
|Bancroft Drive – Casa de Oro
|
|-
|R11.80
|10B
|Kenwood Drive – Casa de Oro
|
|-
|R12.75
|11
|Sweetwater Springs Boulevard – Casa de Oro
|
|-
|R13.33
|12
|Avocado Boulevard, Calavo Drive
|
|-
|colspan=4 align=center|East end of freeway
|-
|
|14.33
|
|
|
|-
|
|14.86
|
|
|
|-
|
|19.40
|
|Indian Springs Drive, Lyons Valley Road – Lawson Valley, Lyons Valley
|
|-
|
|24.57
|
|Otay Lakes Road – Otay Lakes, Chula Vista
Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the State of California, and the seventy seventh largest city in the U.S....
, National City
National City, California
National City is a city in San Diego County, California. The population was 58,582 at the 2010 census, up from 54,260 at the 2000 census. National City is the second oldest city in San Diego County and has a historic past.-History:...
|
|-
|
|38.97
|
|, Ensenada
Ensenada, Baja California
Ensenada is a coastal city in Mexico and the third-largest city in Baja California. It is located south of San Diego on the Baja California Peninsula. The city is locally referred to as La Cenicienta del Pacífico, or, The Cinderella of the Pacific...
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|-
|
|52.15
|
|
|
|-
|
|64.23
|
|Old Highway 80 – Live Oak Springs, San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
|Former US 80 west
|-
|Boulevard
Boulevard, California
Boulevard is a census-designated place in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County. At the 2010 census, it had a population of 315...
|64.82
|
|Old Highway 80, Jewel Valley Road – Jacumba
Jacumba, California
Jacumba is a census-designated place in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California. It was treated as a census-designated place for the first time in the 2010 census, when it had a population of 561. The ZIP code is 91934 and the town lies within area code 619...
|Old Highway 80 was former US 80 east
|-
|
|65.38
|
|
|Interchange
|-
|
|65.38
|
|Ribbonwood Road
|Continuation beyond I-8