A massive Southern California Edison dual-circuit power line carries two 500kV circuits as part of the West of Colorado River power transmission system considered part of Path 46. These lines originate at the Lugo substation southeast of Hesperia, where they interconnect with lines coming from Vincent (junction of California 14 and Angeles Forest Highway) and Northern California. These lines also carry incoming power from power plants located in places as disparate as Lake Mead/Hoover Dam; Laughlin, Nevada; Delta, Utah; and near Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Four Corners region. Photo taken 11/14/04.
The next exit is Exit 65, Beech Avenue. This left exit is only available for carpool (HOV) lane users. Photo taken 11/14/04.
A mileage sign provides the distance to Rialto (five miles), San Bernardino (nine miles), and Redlands (20 miles). California 210 ends at Interstate 10 in Redlands. Photo taken 11/14/04.
The next exit along California 210/Foothill Freeway east is Exit 66, Citrus Avenue. Photo taken 11/14/04.
This mileage sign along California 210/Foothill Freeway east provides the distance to the next three exits: Exit 66, Citrus Avenue; Exit 67, Sierra Avenue; and Exit 68, Alder Avenue. The END FREEWAY appellation was removed once the freeway was completed in 2007. Photo taken 11/14/04.
Eastbound California 210/Foothill Freeway reaches Exit 66, Citrus Avenue. Photo taken 11/14/04.
The next exit along California 210/Foothill Freeway east is Exit 67, Sierra Avenue (0.75 mile). Photo taken 11/14/04.
The right lane of California 210/Foothill Freeway east becomes exit only for Exit 67, Sierra Avenue. Photo taken 11/14/04.
A California 210 east reassurance shield is posted prior to Exit 67, Sierra Avenue in Fontana. Photo taken 11/14/04.
Eastbound California 210/Foothill Freeway reaches Exit 67, Sierra Avenue in Fontana. This stretch of California 210 was the first east of San Dimas to open (it opened in 2001), and at the time the 2004 photo was taken, California 210 reverted back to Highland Avenue after this interchange. The last segment of California 210 between Sierra Avenue and Interstate 215 opened in July 2007, and now the freeway passes freely through this interchange. Photo taken 11/14/04.
This view shows California 210 under construction in 2004. The segment between Sierra Avenue and Alder Avenue unofficially opened to traffic by early 2006, but the entire segment from Sierra Avenue to Interstate 215 officially opened in July 2007. Photo taken 11/14/04.
The next exit along California 210/Foothill Freeway east is Exit 68, Alder Avenue (0.75 mile). At the time this photo was taken, the freeway functioned as a Super Two pending full completion of the freeway in 2007. Photo taken 01/28/06.
A California 210 east reassurance shield is posted prior to Alder Avenue. Photo taken 01/28/06.
Eastbound California 210/Foothill Freeway reaches Exit 68, Alder Avenue. Now California 210 leaves Fontana and enters the city of Rialto, the "Bridge to Progress." As of the 2000 Census, Rialto had a population of 91,873 people and incorporated in November 17, 1911. Photo taken 01/28/06.
The next three exits along California 210 east are: Exit 70, Ayala Drive; Exit 71, Riverside Avenue; and Exit 72, Pepper Avenue. These exits are not posted here ... yet.
This mileage sign provides the distance to the next two exits along California 210/Foothill Freeway east: Exit 73, State Street and University Parkway and Exit 74, Junction Interstate 215 north to Barstow and Las Vegas and south to San Bernardino and Riverside. This picture was taken during the Play on the Freeway festivities prior to the freeway's opening. Photo taken 06/24/07.
The freeway carries three through lanes and one high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane on its newest segment. Ahead, the freeway turns a bit to the northeast. Photo taken 06/24/07.
A carpool (HOV) lane entrance/exit is available a short distance later. Photo taken 06/24/07.
The next exit along eastbound is Exit 73, State Street south and University Parkway north to Business California 30/Highland Avenue. Business California 30 follows Highland Avenue from this interchange east through San Bernardino, and it returns to the freeway at Exit 79. As far as we know, there are no plans to renumber Business California 30 as Business California 210. Photo taken 06/24/07.
California 210 approaches the Lytle Creek Wash bridge crossing. This bridge was constructed in 2007 and carries the freeway over the often dry but sometimes very wet wash that drains both Lytle Creek and Cajon Wash. Photo taken 06/24/07.
This view looks southeast from the eastbound lanes of California 210 into Lytle Creek Wash and the railroad bridge crossing over the wash. Photo taken 06/24/07.
At the Lytle Creek Wash bridge, California 210 leaves Rialto and enters the city of San Bernardino. Named on May 20, 1810 (for Roman Catholic St. Bernardino de Sienna), the city of San Bernardino was incorporated in 1854. Home of the first McDonald's restaurant (opened by the McDonald brothers in 1948 on Business U.S. 66 at 1398 North E Street), San Bernardino is the seat of San Bernardino County. The city consists of 59.2 square miles, has about 16 inches of rainfall annually, sits at an elevation of 1,046 feet above sea level, and had a population of 185,401 people as of the 2000 Census. Downtown San Bernardino is located south of California 210 via Interstate 215/Barstow Freeway south. Photo taken 06/24/07.
California 210 crosses the Lytle Creek Wash. Photo taken 06/24/07.
This view looks south along the Lytle Creek Wash toward the railroad bridge (again). Photo taken 06/24/07.
California 210 approaches the 1965 Union Pacific Railroad undercrossing. Photo taken 06/24/07.
A little more than a year later, we see that the railroad bridge over California 210/Foothill Freeway had since added the name "San Bernardino" painted on it; however, graffiti had already unfortunately obscured the lettering. Photo taken 11/10/08.
After passing under the bridge, the right lane becomes exit only for Exit 73, State Street south and University Parkway north to Business California 30/Highland Avenue. Use Exit 73 to Highland Avenue (former California 30) and to Business California 30 east to San Bernardino. Photo taken 11/10/08.
California 210 approaches Exit 73, State Street south and University Parkway north to Business California 30/Highland Avenue. University Parkway travels north past former California 30 and Business California 30/Highland Avenue to the California State University at San Bernardino main campus. The portion of University Parkway between California 210 and Interstate 215 was formerly named as Strate Street, but that designation changed in 2007 with the opening of the California 210 freeway. Photo taken 06/24/07.
A California 210 reassurance shield route marker is posted shortly thereafter without a cardinal direction (east). Photo taken 06/24/07.
Eastbound California 210 reaches Exit 73, State Street south and University Parkway north to Business California 30/Highland Avenue. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Prior to the opening of the California 210 Freeway, this view looks east along California 210 after the State Street and University Parkway offramp (Exit 73). The freeway consists of three main lanes and one carpool (HOV) Lane. Photo taken 06/24/07.
The next exit along California 210 east is Exit 74, Junction Interstate 215 north to Barstow and south to downtown San Bernardino and Riverside. The latter connection was not yet opened when we passed through in 2008. A 2009 project intiated construction of a freeway connection from California 210 east to Interstate 215 south; this ramp was completed and opened to traffic on July 23, 2012.1 The right land becomes exit only for Exit 74; the left three lanes continue east on California 210 to Redlands and Mountain Resorts (including Big Bear Lake and Lake Arrowhead). Photos taken 11/10/08 and 11/14/04.
Eastbound California 210/Foothill Freeway reaches Exit 74, Junction Interstate 215 north to Barstow and south to downtown San Bernardino and Riverside. The carpool (high occupancy vehicle lane) comes to an end at this point. Compare the changes to the interchange between 2004 and 2008. Check back later for views of the newly opened ramp to Interstate 215 south. Photos taken 11/10/08 and 11/14/04.
The transition ramp only connects to Interstate 215 north to Barstow, but at the time this picture was taken, provisions were in place for a then-future connection to Interstate 215 south to downtown San Bernardino and Riverside. This connection opened in July 2012. Photo taken 11/10/08.
A loop ramp makes the connection from Interstate 210/Foothill Freeway east to Interstate 215 north. Now we leave the newest segment of freeway and return to 1989 freeway between Interstate 215 and California 259 that was originally built as California 30 and now is California 210 (Future Interstate 210). Photos taken 11/10/08 and 11/14/04.
This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits along California 210/Foothill Freeway east: Exit 75, H Street; Exit 76, Junction California 18/Waterman Avenue; and Exit 78, Del Rosa Avenue. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Continuing east, Interstate 210 becomes the Martin A. Matich Freeway. This section of freeway was originally signed as California 30 when it was built in 1971. Photo taken 06/24/07.
The next exit along California 210/Martin A. Matich Highway (Foothill Freeway) is Exit 75, H Street. Photo taken 06/24/07.
The next exit along California 210/Foothill (Matich) Freeway east is Exit 76, Junction California 18/Waterman Avenue. California 18 travels north from here, connecting San Bernardino with the national forest, including Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake. Traffic from California 259 will merge onto eastbound California 210 a short distance ahead. Photo taken 06/24/07.
California 210 widens again once traffic from California 259 merges onto the eastbound freeway. This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits along California 210/Foothill Freeway east: Exit 76, Junction California 18/Waterman Avenue; Exit 78, Del Rosa Avenue; and Exit 79, Junction Business California 30/Highland Avenue. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Now California 210 is traveling on 1968 freeway. California 18 -- which used to begin near Long Beach and incorporated portions of California 91, Interstate 215, Californis 259, and California 210 -- is now truncated to begin here at Exit 76. Almost all of the former route is freeway, and signage for its old business route (Business California 18) still remains along portions of Highland Avenue (between California 259 and Sierra Way) and Sierra Way (from Highland Avenue to California 18). The former route of California 18, which was eliminated in the 1960s as part of a larger plan to simplify route numbering in Southern California, helps explain why a business route for California 18 would begin at California 259 and extend north along Sierra Way. Photo taken 06/24/07.
To the north, California 18 follows Waterman Avenue north as a four-lane expressway into the San Bernardino Mountains. While Interstate 210 and California 210 have generally followed the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, the mountain name changes after passing Cajon Wash and Cajon Pass/Summit. Now the foothills to the north are for the San Bernardino Mountains, which include Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake. Several ski resorts are found in these high-reaching mountains, and the highest state highway mountain pass in Southern California (along California 38) is located within the San Bernardino Mountains. Upon reaching the top of the mountains, California 18's expressway meets California 138 at a trumpet interchange near Crestline, then follows the Rim of the World Highway east toward Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake. California 18 eventually emerges from the mountains at Victorville, where it meets U.S. 66 and Interstate 15. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Eastbound California 210/Foothill Freeway reaches Exit 76, Junction California 18/Waterman Avenue. There is no direct connection to Business California 18/Sierra Way, so use this exit to the business route (take California 18 north and 30th Street west a few blocks to Sierra Way). The pull-through sign for California 210 used to show California 30 at the time this photo was taken; it has since been adjusted to show 210. Note the control city changes to Redlands for the remaining distance to the eastern terminus at Interstate 10. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Now on the offramp to Exit 76 is a sign for northbound California 18/Waterman Avenue to Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, and mountain resorts (left turn). Turn right (south) along Waterman Avenue to San Bernardino. A proposal to build an extension of California 18 as a north-south freeway (parallel to Interstate 215 roughly along Sierra Way) between California 210 and Interstate 10 is still on the books as a legislative route, but there are no known active plans to construct it. Photo taken 06/24/07.
At the top of the offramp is a traffic signal and an old California 30 freeway entrance shield assembly (since replaced). Photo taken 06/24/07.
Back on the main line, a white bridge identification sign shows the Waterman Avenue overpass to be the Route 18/30 separation structure, which was built in 1968. Photo taken 06/24/07.
The next exit along California 210/Foothill (Matich) Freeway east is Exit 77, Del Rosa Avenue. Photo taken 06/24/07.
This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits along California 210/Foothill Freeway east: Exit 78, Del Rosa Avenue; Exit 79, Junction Business California 30/Highland Avenue; and Exit 81, Junction California 330/City Creek Road. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Eastbound California 210/Foothill Freeway reaches Exit 78, Del Rosa Avenue. Photo taken 06/24/07.
The next exit along California 210/Foothill Freeway east is Exit 79, Junction Business California 30/Highland Avenue (0.75 mile). Photo taken 06/24/07.
The right lane becomes exit only for Exit 79, Junction Business California 30/Highland Avenue. The business route extends from this interchange west to California 259 Exit 1 (Highland Avenue) and California 210 Exit 73 (State Street) via Highland Avenue. Photo taken 06/24/07.
This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits along California 210/Foothill Freeway east: Exit 79, Junction Business California 30/Highland Avenue; Exit 81, Junction California 330/City Creek Road; and Exit 82, Baseline Street. Photo taken 06/24/07.
A single California 210 reassurance shield is posted shortly thereafter. This was the first California 210 shield posted along former California 30 between California 259 and Interstate 10 (in spring 2007). Photo taken 06/24/07.
Eastbound California 210/Foothill Freeway reaches Exit 79, Junction Business California 30/Highland Avenue. Use Highland Avenue east to Patton State Hospital and then into the city of Highland. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Only two eastbound lanes continue across the Highland Avenue bridge. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Room for eventual expansion of California 210 is available in the median. Photo taken 06/24/07.
A California 30 east reassurance shield was posted after the onramp from Highland Avenue, but it has since been replaced with a California 210 route marker. Photo taken 06/24/07.
The next exit along California 210/Foothill Freeway east is Exit 81, Junction California 330/City Creek Road north to Running Springs, Lake Arrowhead, and Big Bear Lake. California 330 serves as another four-lane expressway alternative to California 18 for access to the mountain resorts in the San Bernardino Mountains. It connects California 210 in Highland with California 18 in Running Springs. Photo taken 06/24/07.
The next three exits from California 210/Foothill Freeway east all serve the city of Highland: Exit 81, Junction California 330/City Creek Road; Exit 82, Baseline Street; and Exit 83, Fifth Street. Photo taken 06/24/07.
This mileage sign provides the distance to the next two exits along California 210/Foothill Freeway east: Exit 81, Junction California 330/City Creek Road and Exit 82, Baseline Street. Photo taken 06/24/07.
The right lane of California 210/Foothill Freeway east becomes exit only for Exit 81, Junction California 330/City Creek Road north to Running Springs. The left two lanes continue east on California 210 (former California 30) to Redlands. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Eastbound California 210/Foothill Freeway reaches Exit 81, Junction California 330/City Creek Road. At this interchange, California 210 primary direction turns from east to due south. Before California 30's freeway between California 330 and Interstate 10 was completed, California 30 used to continue along today's California 330 north to Running Springs. The freeway extension resulted in a route renumbering that occurred in 1972; the segment of north-south freeway was completed in 1993. The interim route prior to freeway construction was Orange Street, which was signed as California 106 from 1964 to 1972 and as California 30 from 1972 until 1993. Photo taken 06/24/07.
No gore point signage is posted for Exit 81, Junction California 330/City Creek Road. The interchange between California 210 and California 330 is a tri-level stack. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Within the California 210-330 interchange, a sign is posted for the next exit along California 210/Foothill Freeway east: Exit 82, Base Line Road in Highland. Photo taken 06/24/07.
This view shows the heart of the California 210-330 interchange. The freeway begins to turn south at this point. Around this point, California 210 enters the city of Highland. Located at an elevation of 1,350 feet above sea level, Highland had a population of 44,605 as the 2000 Census and was incorporated on November 24, 1987. Photo taken 06/24/07.
A new right lane joins eastbound California 210/Foothill Freeway; that lane becomes exit only for Exit 82, Base Line Road. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Eastbound California 210/Foothill Freeway reaches Exit 82, Base Line Road (two-lane exit). Photo taken 06/24/07.
The next exit along eastbound California 210 is Exit 83, Fifth Street (to Greenspot Road) in Highland. Use Fifth Street east to Greenspot Road; Greenspot Road provides a back route to California 38/Mill Creek Road northwest of Yucaipa. Photo taken 06/24/07.
This mileage sign along eastbound California 210/Foothill Freeway provides the distance to the final four exits: Exit 83, 5th Street (to Greenspot Road); Exit 84, San Bernardino Avenue; and Exits 85A-B, Junction Interstate 10. Photo taken 06/24/07.
After crossing City Creek, eastbound California 210 reaches Exit 83, Fifth Street (to Greenspot Road) in Highland. The freeway ends at Interstate 10 a few miles ahead. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Upon crossing Fifth Street, California 210 leaves Highland and enters the city of Redlands (population 63,591, incorporated December 3, 1888). Photo taken 06/24/07.
A California 30 east reassurance shield and postmile are posted after the onramp from Fifth Street. Now this has been replaced with a California 210 shield. Photo taken 06/24/07.
This mileage sign provides the distance to the final three exits from California 210 east: Exit 84, San Bernardino Avenue and Exits 85A-B, Junction Interstate 10 east/west. Photo taken 06/24/07.
California 210 crosses over the Santa Ana River on this pair of bridges. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Use Exit 84 to Citrus Plaza Drive. Upon exiting, turn left/right for San Bernardino Avenue or continue straight for Citrus Plaza Drive. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Eastbound (southbound) California 210 reaches Exit 84, San Bernardino Avenue and Citrus Plaza Drive. Photo taken 06/24/07.
California 210 widens out to four eastbound lanes for the final distance to the route's end at Exits 85A-B, Junction Interstate 10 east/west. Stay left for Interstate 10 east to Palm Springs, Indio, and Phoenix. Stay right for Interstate 10 west to San Bernardino, Pomona, and Los Angeles. Photo taken 06/24/07.
Eastbound California 210 ends as the route splits. The left two lanes connect to Exit 85B, Junction Interstate 10 east to Palm Springs, Indio, and Phoenix. The right two lanes connect to Exit 85A, Junction Interstate 10 west to San Bernardino, Pomona, and Los Angeles. No END California 210 shield assembly is posted here. Photos taken 06/24/07.
This series of photos follows the transition ramp from eastbound (southbound) California 210 to Interstate 10 east to Palm Springs, Indio, and Phoenix. Photos taken 06/24/07.
Footnotes:
Ramp opens as more I-215 closures planned by Dug Begley, The Press Enterprise, July 25, 2012. Relevant quote: "The last direct link needed between Interstate 215 and Highway 210 is complete, as part of an ongoing $700 million freeway widening through the city. Drivers can now go directly from the eastbound 210 to southbound I-215, via a ramp that opened Monday, July 23."
