CA state route 78

[Desert Man]

I been on the freeway section of CA 78 a.k.a. the Vista Way between Escondido and Oceanside in San Diego county a few years ago. Wikipedia has CA 78 as today's featured article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_78

[rschen7754]

Yep. It only took 11 years to get it there...

[andy3175]

Here's the AARoads page for CA 78:

https://www.aaroads.com/california/ca-078.html

It was last updated about three years ago, in 2013, and it includes pictures of the relatively new Brawley Bypass.

[kendancy66]

A couple of weeks ago i followed 78 from Oceanside and made it to Julian before bailing out to 79 south to I-8 and  back home via San Diego.  Lots of curvy road and mountains.  One of these days i will get all the way to Blythe

[JustDrive]

The drive from Brawley to Blythe is pretty desolate, but you do see all the people headed to Glamis on weekends the further east you go.

[nexus73]

I been on the freeway section of CA 78 a.k.a. the Vista Way between Escondido and Oceanside in San Diego county a few years ago. Wikipedia has CA 78 as today's featured article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_78

The part of the 1947 map I found most interesting was the routing of US 395 through Vista and the proposed route being marked, which was later built.  I am curious, do you know when the new for the time US 395 was finished?

Rick

[MarkF]

I think the 395 routing north of Escondido off of the 78 alignment was built in 1948.

[coatimundi]

I would always try to get people to take that route at least once going from Phoenix or Tucson to San Diego. The terrain changes are pretty amazing, but I love that you can actually stop and walk around on the dunes. I know you can stop on I-8, but you're technically supposed to pay the entry fee (something like $20 last time I was there), and you don't feel so inclined to stop when driving on an interstate. Glamis is also pretty interesting during the off-roading season.
Pretty intense road.