Interstate 5 California - North

Photos showing button copy guide signs, previous traffic patterns and interchange designs along Interstate 5 north through the Golden State.

Button copy sign for Pacific Highway (old U.S. 101) on Interstate 5 north at Exit 18A. This sign was replaced by 2007. 05/22/04

Advance sign for Exit 26A on I-5 north. In 2005 the word "EAST" was covered up (probably to avoid confusion with La Jolla Parkway, which only travels west from this interchange). 05/22/04

Advance sign for Exit 26A on I-5 north. In 2005 the word "EAST" was covered up (probably to avoid confusion with La Jolla Parkway, which only travels west from this interchange). 05/22/04

Interchange sequence sign posted before the completion of the Local Bypass lanes at the I-5/805 merge for SR 56 east. 05/22/04

Interchange sequence sign posted before the completion of the Local Bypass lanes at the I-5/805 merge for SR 56 east. 05/22/04

The approach to the Sorrento Valley Road off-ramp changed with the opening of the Local Bypass lanes. 05/22/04

Interstate 5 north is six lanes now through the Sorrento Valley Road interchange (Exit 30). 05/22/04

Interstate 5 north at the partition with the Local Bypass roadway for SR 56, around the time the project ended. 04/15/06

By 2008, the signage for SR 56 and Carmel Valley Road had changed. Exit numbers were added to the Carmel Valley Road off-ramp, and replacement pull-through signage was placed on the adjacent Local Bypass. 03/18/06

The new ramp under construction at the I-5/805 merge is now part of a truck bypass/dual freeway that improved the flow for cars and trucks through the Interstate 5/805 merge. 05/22/04

With the local bypass roadway to California 56 completed, a new reflective mileage sign was added. 03/24/06
Photos by AARoads
Page Updated Sunday January 19, 2025.