State Route 54 Business - El Cajon
An Interstate Business Route shield for SR 54 Business stands along N 2nd Street between Interstate 8 and Oakdale Avenue in El Cajon. - 05/08/2005
When California 54 within the city limits of El Cajon was decommissioned in 1999, the entire segment of the former state highway was shielded with Interstate California 54 Business shields. These shields would normally be associated with an Interstate 54, but they were given this number since California 54 was retracted within the city limits. This page shows some of these business route signs that were placed along Second Street in El Cajon, which are clearly the wrong types of shields to be used on what is essentially a city street. It is signed east-west, even though Second Street runs north-south. Even though these business route shields have gained notoriety as an oddity and blooper, several of the route markers are still in place as of December 2012.
2nd Street - East
SR 54 Business reassurance marker posted along Jamacha Road north of E Washington Avenue in El Cajon. The business route angles northwest from Washington Avenue onto N 2nd Street at E Main Street (Business Loop I-8).
12/12/99
N 2nd Street is a six-lane commercial arterial extending SR 54 Business north from Main Street to a diamond interchange (Exit 19) with Interstate 8.
05/08/05
The freeway entrance ramp for Interstate 8 east leads to Alpine and El Centro.
05/08/05
Removed in 2019, a guide sign for I-8 west appeared along SR 54 Business (Second Street) north at the Interstate 8 over crossing.
05/08/05
Removed by 2005, this end shield for SR 54 Business was posted along 2nd Street north at the westbound entrance ramp for Interstate 8. 2nd Street at I-8 also represents the north end of San Diego County Route S-17, but the county route is unsigned north of SR 94.
12/12/99
A previous end shield for SR 54 at 2nd Street and I-8 was subsequently replaced with a Interstate 54 Business Route shield. The trailblazer for I-8 was retained from that assembly.
12/12/99
The replacement for the SR 54 end sign assembly was this marker for Interstate 8 west. This assembly was removed by 2011.
05/08/05
2nd Street - West
The first shield for SR 54 Business eastbound precedes Oakdale Avenue along 2nd Street south of Interstate 8 in El Cajon. The west banner was removed by 2005.
12/12/99
SR 54 Business west reassurance shield assembly posted along northbound Second Street in El Cajon after the intersection with Main Street (Business Loop I-8). There are no shields for Business Loop I-8 on Second Street.
11/06/04
Photo Credits:
- Andy Field: 12/12/99, 11/06/04, 05/08/05
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Page Updated Thursday December 20, 2012.