California State Route 243

State Route 243 marker
State Route 243
Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway
SR 243 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length29.625 mi[1] (47.677 km)
Tourist
routes
Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway
Major junctions
South end SR 74 in Mountain Center
North end I-10 in Banning
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesRiverside
Highway system
SR 242 SR 244

State Route 243 (SR 243), or the Banning-Idyllwild Panoramic Highway, is a 30-mile (48-kilometer) two-lane state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from Banning (in the north) to Idyllwild (in the south) in Riverside County. The highway is a connector between Interstate 10 (I-10) and SR 74. Along its route, it provides access to the San Bernardino National Forest. A road from Banning to Idyllwild was planned around the turn of the twentieth century, and was open by 1910. The road was added to the state highway system in 1970.

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