California State Route 163

State Route 163 marker
State Route 163
Cabrillo Freeway
Map
SR 163 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length11.088 mi[1] (17.844 km)
History1948 as US 395, 1969 as SR 163
Tourist
routes
Cabrillo Parkway through Balboa Park
Major junctions
South end I-5 in San Diego
Major intersections
North end I-15 in San Diego
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesSan Diego
Highway system
SR 162 SR 164

State Route 163 (SR 163), or the Cabrillo Freeway, is a state highway in San Diego, California. The 11.088-mile (17.844 km) stretch of the former US 395 freeway runs from downtown San Diego just south of an interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5), extending north through historic Balboa Park and various neighborhoods of San Diego to an interchange with I-15 in the neighborhood of Miramar. The freeway is named after Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, the first European to navigate the coast of present-day California.

The historic section of freeway through Balboa Park south of I-8 was the first freeway in San Diego County and one of the first in California.[2] Prior to 1964, this was the southernmost section of U.S. Route 395 (US 395), which was truncated to Hesperia when it was replaced by I-15. This section is also designated as a State Scenic Highway.

  1. ^ California Department of Transportation. "State Truck Route List". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (XLS file) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Marshall, David (2007). San Diego's Balboa Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-7385-4754-1.