In the California Route Marker Program, which designates
county routes in California
County routes in the U.S. state of California are controlled and maintained by the respective counties in which they are located. However, they are generally patrolled by the state's California Highway Patrol. They are typically major thoroughfa ...
, only two highways exist in the "R" zone, which encompasses
Riverside County
Riverside County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,418,185, making it the fourth-most populous county in California and the 10th-most populous in the Unit ...
. A third route existed until 1970.
R1
County Route R1 was converted into
SR 243 in 1970. Its southern end was at
SR 74 in
Mountain Center and its north end was in
Banning.
R2
County Route R2 is also known as Kaiser Road. Its southern end is
SR 177 near
Desert Center
Desert Center is a census designated place in the Colorado Desert in Riverside County, California. It is in southern California, between the cities of Indio and Blythe at the junction of Interstate 10 and State Route 177, about halfway between Pho ...
, and its north end is at
Eagle Mountain, a modern day ghost town. Eagle Mountain is not openly accessible; its perimeters have been fenced and gated, with a site manager appointed to handle access requests.
The route was defined in 1964, and has not been altered since then.
Major intersections
R3
County Route R3 is also known by several other names along its route. Portions of the highway are called Sage Road, Cactus Valley Road, and State Street. Its southern end is
SR 79 at
Radec and its north end is
SR 74.
At its north end in
Hemet
Hemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California. It covers a total area of , about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto. The population was 89,833 at the 2020 census.
The foundin ...
, it provides a major transportation route.
Historic information conflicts as to the date the route was defined. Some information indicates the highway was created in 1966, although other sources give a commissioning date of 1973. This is a former routing of
SR 79.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Roads in Riverside County, California