California State Route 62
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State Route 62 |
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Defined by S&HC § 362, maintained by Caltrans | |||||||||||||||||
Length: | 151 mi[1] (243 km) | ||||||||||||||||
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West end: | I-10 near White Water | ||||||||||||||||
Major junctions: |
SR 247 in Yucca Valley US 95 near Vidal |
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East end: | SR 95S in Parker, AZ | ||||||||||||||||
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State Route 62 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 limits in Twentynine Palms, but it was later extended along the northern boundary of the Joshua Tree National Park to meet State Route 95 in Parker, Arizona. East of Twentynine Palms, there is a sign warning drivers that there are no services for 100 miles/160km 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.
This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System[2] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System[3].
[edit] Other names
Route 62 has the following names, as designated by various state laws:[4]
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: From Interstate 10 to Adobe Road in Twentynine Palms.
- CHP Officer Daniel J. Muehlhausen Memorial Highway: From 5.4 mi west of Route 177 to 4.6 mi east of Route 177.
- Twentynine Palms Highway: From Interstate 10 to Route 177.
[edit] 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 numbers reset at some county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.
County | Location | Postmile [5][6][7] |
Destinations | Notes |
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Riverside RIV 0.00-9.24 |
0.00 | I-10 – Los Angeles, Indio | Interchange | |
R3.34 | Pierson Boulevard – Desert Hot Springs | |||
San Bernardino SBD 0.00-79.48 |
Yucca Valley | 12.40 | SR 247 (Old Woman Springs Road) / Joshua Lane – Landers, Lucerne Valley, Victorville | |
Twentynine Palms | 34.22 | Utah Trail – Amboy, Joshua Tree National Park | ||
Riverside RIV 79.48-90.20 |
84.97 | SR 177 – Desert Center | ||
San Bernardino SBD 90.20-142.66 |
Vidal Junction | 125.76 | US 95 – Needles, Blythe | |
Earp | Parker Dam | |||
142.66 | SR 95S | Arizona state line |
[edit] References
- ^ January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
- ^ CA Codes (shc:250-257)
- ^ CA Codes (shc:260-284)
- ^ 2007 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California. Caltrans, 132. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
- ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
- ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006