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California 111 North - Imperial County Line to Indio

California 111 north & Business Loop I-10 west
	The routing of California 111 through Coachella and Indio is a bit confusing, as the original alignment (along Grapefruit Boulevard in Coachella and Indio Boulevard/"Highway 111" in Indio) is maintained by local agencies (Riverside County, City of Coachella, and City of Indio). As a result, the state-maintained segments are not continuous. California 111 is generally unsigned along Indio Boulevard, which originally was U.S. 60-70-99 and California 111, later California 86-111 and Business Loop I-10, and now is unsigned California 111 and (mostly) unsigned Business Loop I-10. Photo taken 05/07/06.
	The routes divide as California 111 prepares to turn left onto Highway 111 northwest, and Business Loop I-10 (Indio Boulevard) and Historic U.S. 60-70-99 proceed north to return to Interstate 10. This sign used to advise that through traffic on California 111 should turn left onto what is now Highway 111 west, but the sign is now gone. Highway 111 travels northwest to serve Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Cathedral City, and Palm Springs. Photo taken 05/07/06.
	Northbound California 111 prepares to turn left onto Highway 111 en route to Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Cathedral City, and Palm Springs. Business Loop I-10 continues ahead via Indio Boulevard. Photo taken 05/07/06.
	Another California 111 trailblazer is posted along northbound Indio Boulevard for the left turn to Highway 111. By 2008, this sign was removed. Photo taken 05/07/06.
	Looking back to 1999, an end shield for California 86 north used to be posted along northbound California 111 at the intersection with Business Loop I-10 / Historic U.S. 99 northwest split in Indio; this sign assembly was gone by 2007. California 86 used to continue north all the way to Interstate 10 via Business Loop I-10, but the section of the business route north of this point was decommissioned by the state. This was an unusual ending point for California 86 since California rarely signs cosigned routes for routes that do not split apart (in other words, back in 1999, California 86 used to merge with California 111, but it never did become a solo route again). These signs were gone by 2006; now California 86 has been shifted onto the former California 86S expressway. Photo taken 06/12/99.

To California 111 north via Golf Center Parkway west
	The routing of California 111 through Coachella and Indio is a bit confusing, as the original alignment (along Grapefruit Boulevard in Coachella and Indio Boulevard/"Highway 111" in Indio) is maintained by local agencies (Riverside County, City of Coachella, and City of Indio). Northwest of there, portions of California 111 have been decommissioned all the way toward Palm Springs. California 111 is generally unsigned along its original alignment, but an implied overlap is partially signed along the California 86 expressway (former California 86S) between California 195 (66th Avenue) and Interstate 10. Traffic on westbound Interstate 10 can depart the freeway at Exit 144, Golf Center Parkway, to reconnect with "Highway 111" in Indio. This sign is posted on the off-ramp from Interstate 10 west to Golf Center Parkway. A traffic signal has been installed since this picture was taken. Photo taken 05/07/06.
	Golf Center Parkway crosses over Interstate 10 and will approach an intersection Avenue 45 before crossing the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. Beyond the railroad crossing lies Highway 111. Photo taken 05/07/06.
	South-westbound Golf Center Parkway approaches Avenue 45. A second bridge ahead carries Golf Center Parkway over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and connects to locally maintained Highway 111. Photo taken 05/07/06.
	A California 111 trailblazer used to be posted between Avenue 45 and the Union Pacific Railroad bridge. When the city of Indio took over what is now Highway 111, shields such as this one were removed. Photo taken 05/07/06.
	Westbound Golf Center Parkway crosses the Union Pacific Railroad tracks on this two-lane bridge. At the base of the bridge is a signalized intersection with Highway 111, which travels northwest toward Palm Springs and southeast toward Coachella and the eastern shore of the Salton Sea. Photo taken 05/07/06.
	This button-copy destination sign is no longer in place. It used to point the way to El Centro via California 111 or California 86 south and Palm Springs via California 111 northwest. Between Indio and Palm Springs, most of what is now "Highway 111" is no longer state-maintained. Individual segments of California 111 have gradually been turned over to local municipalities through the 2000s and 2010s. Photo taken 05/07/06.
	A second guide sign on westbound Golf Center Parkway used to indicate that California 111 north traffic could turn right or California 86-111 south could turn left. This sign, like the others before it, is gone now. Photo taken 05/07/06.
	Westbound Golf Center Parkway meets Highway 111 at this traffic signal. Turn right for Highway 111 northwest to Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Cathedral City, and Palm Springs. Turn left for Highway 111 southeast to downtown Indio, Coachella, east shore of Salton Sea, Brawley, El Centro, Calexico, and Mexicali. This traffic signal is #94 along the California 111/Highway 111 corridor (as ordered starting in Palm Springs and heading southeast). Photo taken 05/07/06.

   

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