Original concrete is still in use along Harbor Drive between Rosecrans Street (former California 209) and Nimitz Boulevard. A landscaped median separated the two directions of traffic. Despite the age of this roadway, this portion of Harbor Drive is not a former route of any U.S. or state highway. Photo taken 02/19/05.
Hotels and other businesses line this section of Harbor Drive. If you like old exposed concrete roadways still in use, you'll love this segment of Harbor Drive. Photos taken 02/19/05.
Eastbound Harbor Drive approaches Nimitz Boulevard. Turn left here to follow Nimitz Boulevard north to Mission Bay Park and points north via Mission Bay Drive, Ingraham Street, or Sea World Drive. Continue straight to cross the Naval Training Center channel and approach San Diego International Airport. Photo taken 02/19/05.
Harbor Drive expands to three lanes in each direction. Passing by the old Naval Training Center (now part of the Liberty Station neighborhood), eastbound Harbor Drive approaches Laning Road north into Liberty Station. Photo taken 02/19/05.
After crossing the Naval Training Center channel, this mileage sign along eastbound Harbor Drive provides the distance to Terminal Two (0.50 mile), Terminal One (0.75 mile), Commuter Terminal (one mile), and Rental Car Return (1.25 miles). The traffic signal ahead serves Lee Court and Spanish Landing Park, which is operated by the San Diego Unified Port District. Photo taken 02/19/05.
A series of signs provides the airlines assigned to each terminal. They are color coded (lavender for Terminal 2, blue for Terminal 1, and red for the commuter terminal). Photos taken 02/19/05.
Eastbound Harbor Drive approaches the entrance to San Diego International Airport Terminal Two. Continue straight ahead for Terminal One and the commuter terminal. Photo taken 02/19/05.
At the traffic signal for San Diego International Airport Terminal 2, turn right to Spanish Landing Park. Photo taken 02/19/05.
Harbor Drive functions as an expressway as it passes along the southern edge of the airport. Traffic signals govern the flow of traffic at the Terminal 2 entrance as well as the roads to Terminal 1 and the commuter terminal. A maze of flyover ramps ahead provide direct airport access for traffic incoming from downtown San Diego. Photo taken 02/19/05.
The next intersection along eastbound Harbor Drive is with Harbor Island Drive. Turn left to Terminal 1 and right to connect to Harbor Island. The island has hotels, restaurants, and bay access along its linear frontage. Photo taken 02/19/05.
Eastbound Harbor Drive approaches Harbor Island Drive. This is the second entrance to San Diego International Airport. A flyover ramp, which brings traffic from the airport onto eastbound Harbor Drive, flies over the mainline. Photo taken 02/19/05.
Another roadside sign along eastbound Harbor Drive indicates the connection to Harbor Island. Photo taken 02/19/05.
As traffic merges onto eastbound Harbor Drive from the right, an overhead sign announces the next intersection, which connects to the commuter terminal of San Diego International Airport. Photo taken 02/19/05.
Eastbound Harbor Drive leaves the grounds of the airport and approaches Laurel Street. Turn left here to Little Italy, Uptown, and Balboa Park. While access to Interstate 5 is available via Laurel Street, a better route is via Grape Street. Photo taken 02/19/05.
India Street north
India Street enters the Little Italy neighborhood; this arch is located north of Date Street. Photo taken 03/24/08.
Ingraham Street north
After crossing the San Diego River and passing the offramp to eastbound Sea World Drive, Sports Arena Drive ends and Ingraham Street begins. The next exit along northbound Ingraham Street connects to West Mission Bay Drive. Photo taken 10/28/04.
The left two lanes continue along Ingraham Street north toward Pacific Beach; the right two lanes depart onto West Mission Bay Drive northwest to Mission Beach. Photo taken 10/28/04.
At Perez Cove Way, turn right to the main entrance to Sea World. Ingraham Street continues north through the middle of Mission Bay Park. Photo taken 10/28/04.
Ingraham Street crosses over Mission Bay twice. This bridge carries Ingraham Street over the channel south of Vacation Island, and the second bridge connects Vacation Island with the Crown Point neighborhood in Pacific Beach. Photos taken 10/28/04.
A signalized intersection with Vacation Road on Vacation Island serves a large parking area associated with Ski Beach on the east side of Ingraham Street and a resort located west of Ingraham Street. Photo taken 10/28/04.
The almost-expressway segment of Ingraham Street ends with a traffic signal with Riviera Drive and Crown Point Drive. The left lane connects to Riviera Drive, the middle lane continues north on Ingraham Street, and the right lane connects to Crown Point Drive. Photo taken 10/28/04.
Northbound Ingraham Street meets Riviera Drive and Crown Point Drive at this traffic signal. Photo taken 10/28/04.
Ingraham Street south
Southbound Ingraham Street approaches the entrance to Sea World (traffic signal), which is located on the southern shore of Mission Bay. Photo taken 05/22/04.
After passing by the traffic signal, southbound Ingraham Street briefly takes on the characteristics of a freeway. The first exit ramp is to westbound West Mission Bay Drive en route to Mission Beach. Photo taken 05/22/04.
Immediately after the offramp to West Mission Bay Drive west to Mission Beach, the next exit from southbound Ingraham Street is with Sunset Cliffs Boulevard south to Ocean Beach and Nimitz Boulevard. Photo taken 02/19/05.
A single lane offramp leads from Ingraham Street south to Sunset Cliffs Boulevard south. Photo taken 02/19/05.
The second exit ramp is to Sunset Cliffs Boulevard, which leads southwest to Point Loma and Ocean Beach. Photo taken 05/22/04.
Finally, Ingraham Street reaches its end at the Sea World Drive interchange, where the through traffic is defaulted onto Sports Arena Drive southbound. Sea World Drive heads east to meet Interstate 5; this is the only connection to northbound Interstate 5. Photo taken 05/22/04.
Southbound Ingraham Street passes under Sea World Drive in the sprawling Mission Bay Park interchange; from here, Sports Arena Boulevard continues south toward the Midway District and San Diego Sports Arena. Photo taken 05/22/04.
After California 52 comes to its end, La Jolla Parkway picks up the route onward to La Jolla as a city of San Diego street. Photo taken 05/22/04.
There is only one exit along La Jolla Parkway between Interstate 5 and Torrey Pines Road: La Jolla Scenic Drive North, which travels north through neighborhoods toward the University of California at San Diego (UCSD). Photo taken 05/22/04.
Westbound La Jolla Parkway reaches the offramp to La Jolla Scenic Drive North. Photo taken 05/22/04.
The Pacific Ocean comes into view as La Jolla Parkway descends into La Jolla Shores. Photo taken 05/22/04.
The intersection between La Jolla Parkway and Torrey Pines Road was reconstructed in 2002-2003, and the revised traffic signal system has reduced waiting times for the many motorists who pass through this intersection. Photo taken 05/22/04.
La Jolla Parkway comes to its end upon reaching the Torrey Pines Road and Hidden Valley Road intersection. Continue straight ahead on Torrey Pines Road to enter the village of La Jolla. Photo taken 05/22/04.
Miramar Road
Miramar Road intersects former U.S. 395 at the Kearny Villa Road intersection. Turn south here to follow the expressway that briefly served as Interstate 15. The expressway ends at California 163. Photo taken 10/08/05.
Mission Center Road
Northbound Mission Center Road approaches its interchange with Friars Road in the Mission Valley community. A mural painted into the highway bridge serves as an entry monument. Photo taken 06/16/06.
Mount Soledad
Views the top of Mount Soledad, near the interchange of Interstate 5 and California 52 in La Jolla. The pictures are in clockwise direction, starting in the north looking toward Torrey Pines, then turning south toward downtown. Note the late-afternoon sun angle, which makes views to the south much hazier. Photos taken 03/01.
Ninth Avenue north
Many redevelopment activities are currently taking place in downtown San Diego. Several projects are clustered on Cortez Hill, which is named for the famous El Cortez Hotel, which was redeveloped into a condominium complex earlier this decade after years of laying dormant. As a result of this reconstruction, many other buildings nearby have been retrofitted or replaced with new construction, including the tower shown as proposed for the northeastern corner of 9th Avenue and Ash Street. Photo taken 10/06/05.
This view of the 9th Avenue and Ash Street intersection is afforded from northbound 9th Avenue. The billboard for the proposed new tower on the northeast corner is visible, as is the older style one-way signage that is white on black with button copy. Photo taken 10/06/05.
Nimitz Boulevard north
After the Rosecrans Street intersection northbound Nimitz Boulevard prepares to split. Stay right for the continuation of Nimitz Boulevard north to Mission Bay Park and Interstate 8. Stay left for the connection to Lowell Street north and Evergreen Street west. These old, wooden signs have been in this position for a long time and have deteriorated significantly. They are still in place as of 2009. Photos taken 02/19/05.
Nimitz Boulevard connects Harbor Drive with Interstate 8 and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard across Point Loma along a multi-lane, divided highway. This sign is the first advance warning for Interstate 8 along northbound Nimitz Boulevard in Point Loma. Photo taken 05/22/04.
Use Interstate 8 east to Interstate 5 south or Nimitz Boulevard straight ahead to Sunset Cliffs Boulevard to Sea World Drive east to Interstate 5 north. There is no direct connection from eastbound Interstate 8 to northbound Interstate 5. Photo taken 05/22/04.
Northbound Nimitz Boulevard reaches the offramp for Interstate 8 east to Interstate 5 south; Nimitz Boulevard changes into Sunset Cliffs Boulevard and then Sea World Drive by continuing straight ahead into Mission Bay Park. Photo taken 05/22/04.
This is the gore point signage found on northbound Nimitz Boulevard for the connection to Interstate 8. This marks the western terminus of Interstate 8. Photo taken 05/22/04.
Nimitz Boulevard south
After splitting from Sunset Cliffs Boulevard, southbound Nimitz Boulevard assumes a near-expressway configuration with access limited to traffic signals and a half-diamond interchange with Famosa Boulevard. Photo taken 02/19/05.
The only exit from southbound Nimitz Boulevard is Famosa Boulevard, which connects to Catalina Boulevard southwest to Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery (military reservation) and Cabrillo National Monument. Photo taken 02/19/05.
Southbound Nimitz Boulevard meets the offramp to Famosa Boulevard west to Catalina Boulevard south. Photo taken 02/19/05.
Some distance south of Famosa Boulevard, southbound Nimitz Boulevard approaches former California 209/Rosecrans Street in Roseville. This trailblazer shield for California 209 was gone as of 2008. Photo taken 02/19/05.
Old Town Transit Station
A massive viaduct carries ten lanes of Interstate 5 over the Old Town Transit Center parking lot and Pacific Highway in Old Town San Diego. These pictures were taken looking east from Pacific Highway toward the viaduct, then looking south while under the viaduct. Photos taken 03/18/09.
Underneath the railroad tracks is a pedestrian tunnel that connects Old Town State Park with the large parking lot located under the Interstate 5 viaduct. The first three photos show the tunnel looking west, and the second three photos show the tunnel looking east. Photos taken 03/18/09.
Park Boulevard
Park Boulevard passes under the University Heights Business District arch. This gateway arch is located north of El Cajon Boulevard and Normal Street in the city of San Diego. Photo taken 05/15/08.
