Transportation in San Diego–Tijuana

Transportation in San Diego–Tijuana occurs by various means. Though, in the four cities of San Diego, Tijuana, Tecate, and Rosarito Beach, the automobile serves as most important means of transportation. The international metropolitan region maintains an intricate highway infrastructure. As a large metropolitan area in Western North America, many roadways, including Interstates, California State Route, State Routes, and Mexican Federal Highways, hold a terminus in the area. These roads have grown accustomed to support the masses of the commuting populace within the international region and are constantly being expanded and/or renovated. Transportation is a crucial issue in the metropolitan area. The streets and highways of the region affect environmental health and have influence over the degree of regional connectivity. Binational discussions about coordinating public transportation across the border are currently underway. San Diego–Tijuana is the site of two major international airports and numerous regional airports. It is also the site of the Port of San Diego and miles from the nearby Port of Ensenada.

Major highways

The major freeways within the conurbation are Interstate 5, Interstate 8, Interstate 15, and Interstate 805 linking San Diego–Tijuana with regions from as far away as the Pacific Northwest, the Arizona Sun Corridor, and the Rocky Mountains; and Mexican Federal Highway 1, Fed 1, Mexican Federal Highway 2, Fed 2, and Mexican Federal Highway 3, Fed 3 (and corresponding toll roads for highways 1 and 2) connecting the metropolitan region to Ensenada, Baja California, Ensenada, Baja California Sur, and the Mexicali Valley. Interstate 5 and Mexican Federal Highway 1, Fed 1 are critical to the North American Free Trade Agreement due to their confluence at the San Ysidro Port of Entry linking British Columbia, the West Coast of the United States and the Gold Coast (Baja California), Gold Coast of Baja California at the busiest port of entry in the world. In the Imperial and Mexicali valleys, both Interstate 8 (California), Interstate 8 and Mexican Federal Highway 2, Fed 2 are connected by California State Route 111, State Route 111 and from this junction lead to the coastal center at San Diego–Tijuana. This connection ultimately links the region to the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Rio Grande Valley on the Gulf of Mexico.

Within the metropolitan region, Interstate 805 is a freeway that links Tijuana to Del Mar, California, Del Mar, running through the South Bay, San Diego, South Bay cities of Chula Vista, California, Chula Vista and National City, California, National City. San Diego–Tijuana is linked to Ensenada by numerous ways. These include Mexican Federal Highway 3, Fed 3 that runs from Tecate, Baja California, Tecate thru Valley of the Palms to the port city, and by way of Mexican Federal Highway 1, Fed 1 and Mexican Federal Highway 1D, Fed 1D that run from Tijuana thru Rosarito Beach to the ''Cinderella of the Pacific''.

State Routes connect regions of the metropolitan region with other California megapolitan areas, California agglomerations. California State Route 79, State Route 79 connects to the Greater Los Angeles area and California State Route 78, State Route 78 connects to the Imperial Valley. On a regional scale California State Route 52, State Route 52 connects communities in northern San Diego. Routes connecting Ports of Entry larger San Diego county cities, include California State Route 905, State Route 905 connecting the Otay Mesa Port of Entry with large South Bay cities. Others such as California State Route 125, State Route 125 link South Bay with East County, San Diego, East County. Some routes are much more extensive connecting areas such as South Bay with those as far away as the Mountain Empire, San Diego, Mountain Empire as California State Route 94, State Route 94 does.

Interstates

* Interstate 5 (California), Interstate 5 - San Diego Freeway
* Interstate 8 (California), Interstate 8 - Mission Valley Freeway, Ocean Beach Freeway
* Interstate 15 (California), Interstate 15 - Escondido Freeway
* Interstate 805 (California), Interstate 805 - Jacob Dekema Freeway

California State Routes

* California State Route 15, State Route 15
* California State Route 52, State Route 52
* California State Route 56, State Route 56
* California State Route 75, State Route 75
* California State Route 78, State Route 78
* California State Route 79, State Route 79
* California State Route 94, State Route 94
* California State Route 125, State Route 125
* California State Route 163, State Route 163
* California State Route 905, State Route 905

Federal Tollways

* Mexican Federal Highway 1D, Fed 1D - Tijuana–Ensenada Scenic Tollway
* Mexican Federal Highway 2D, Fed 2D - Mexicali–Tijuana Tollway

Federal Highways

* Mexican Federal Highway 1, Fed 1 - Transpeninsular Highway
* Mexican Federal Highway 2, Fed 2 - California Border Highway
* Mexican Federal Highway 3, Fed 3 - Tecate Federal Highway

Baja California State Highways

* Baja California State Highway 201, State Highway 201 - Corredor Tijuana-Rosarito 2000

Maritime transport

The only deepwater port in the metropolitan region is the Port of San Diego. It is one of three major ports in Southern California as well as the primary entry point for numerous automobile brands. Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Cruises, and Holland America Line are among nine cruise line companies to serve the region. The cruise ships have stops in Ensenada, Baja California, Ensenada, to the south, and in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, Long Beach, to the north.

Marinas dot the coast line of San Diego–Tijuana. Nineteen currently exist in San Diego County.

Air transport

San Diego International Airport, San Diego International and Tijuana International Airport, Tijuana International Airports service the metropolitan area. They are the major venues by which air transport occurs. Tijuana International Airport now is home to the Cross Border Xpress, CBX. Lastly, there is McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, California, Carlsbad.

See also

* Transportation in San Diego

References

External links

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