U.S. 395 and San Diego County Route S-13/Mission Road south
U.S. 395 and San Diego County Route S-13/Vista Way south
U.S. 395 south and California 76 west
U.S. 395 and San Diego County Route S-14/Santa Fe Avenue south
U.S. 395 and San Diego County Route S-14/Mission Road south
U.S. 395 and Business Loop I-15/Centre City Parkway south
U.S. 395/Pomerado Road south
In Rancho Bernardo, Pomerado Road is designated as San Diego County Route S-5 between Interstate 15 and Rancho Bernardo Road. S-5 shifts from Pomerado Road to Rancho Bernardo Road as suggested by this trailblazer sign. Photos taken 06/19/08.
Historic U.S. 395 originally followed Pomerado Road from Lake Hodges in Rancho Bernardo south through Poway to Scripps Ranch. This view looks southwest along Pomerado Road as it passes through the eucalyptus woodlands in Scripps Ranch, which is part of the city of San Diego. A newer alignment of U.S. 395 between Rancho Bernardo and Scripps Ranch was built later to provide a more direct route; it was replaced by today's Interstate 15 corridor. Photo taken 10/11/10.
Leaving the eucalyptus woodlands in Scripps Ranch, U.S. 395 approaches Interstate 15/Escondido Freeway. Stay right for the connection to Interstate 15 north to Riverside or south to downtown San Diego. Pomerado Road is named for the communities along its route: Poway, Merton, and Esconidido. Merton is an old name for the post office located at the intersection of Pomerado Road and Poway Road in Poway. Photo taken 10/11/10.
Southbound (westbound) U.S. 395/Pomerado Road meets the onramp to Interstate 15 north (right exit). Photo taken 10/11/10.
This series of pictures shows the ramp configuration and signage for the connection from Pomerado Road west with Interstate 15 north. The bridge over Interstate 15 was modified in 2011 in conjunction with the Managed Express Lanes project. Photos taken 09/28/11.
Preparing to cross over Interstate 15, the second right connects Historic U.S. 395/Pomerado Road with Interstate 15 south to downtown San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, and Tijuana. To continue on historic U.S. 395, continue west on Miramar Road, then turn left onto Kearny Villa Road south. Photo taken 10/11/10.
The right two lanes prepare to transition onto Interstate 15 south, while westbound Pomerado Road transitions onto Miramar Road. While the original pavement of old U.S. 395 is long gone in favor of the modern Interstate 15 interchange, it is easy to continue west to reconnect with the older alignment. Photo taken 09/28/11.
Westbound Pomerado Road and Miramar Road approach the two-lane onramp to Interstate 15 south. Photo taken 10/11/10.
U.S. 395/Kearny Villa Road south
An extant section of U.S. 395 expressway passes through Miramar Marine Corps Air Station on a path parallel to Interstate 15. The expressway begins at California 163 (Cabrillo Freeway), has interchanges at Harris Plant Road and Miramar Way, and ends at Miramar Road in Mira Mesa. Here, southbound U.S. 395 (Kearny Villa Road) follows the expressway around the TRACON and then south toward California 163. Photo taken 10/08/05.
After Miramar Road, the Kearny Villa Road expressway bends around the Federal Highway Administration's TRACON. Photo taken 10/08/05.
The speed limit on this section of expressway is 65 miles per hour. Photo taken 10/08/05.
The first (unmarked) interchange is with Miramar Way. Follow Miramar Way east to Interstate 15. Photo taken 10/08/05.
This sign advises of the California 163 interchange in 1.25 miles, but it omits the Harris Plant Road interchange. Photo taken 10/08/05.
A road with a narrow footprint, the median is a jersey barrier (K-rail), with limited shoulders. Photo taken 10/08/05.
At this older bridge, some eucalyptus trees rise above an otherwise scrub landscape. Photo taken 10/08/05.
Southbound U.S. 395/Kearny Villa Road reaches Harris Plant Road. Photo taken 10/08/05.
The next exit along southbound is for south California 163 (Cabrillo Freeway). Photo taken 10/08/05.
This interchange connects with southbound California 163 and northbound Interstate 15. To southbound Interstate 15, use California 52 west. Kearny Villa Road enters the community of Kearny Mesa in the city of San Diego. Photo taken 10/08/05.
