California State Route 75

State Route 75 marker
State Route 75
Map
State Route 75 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length13.306 mi[1] (21.414 km)
Existed1924[2]–present
Tourist
routes
Silver Strand Highway and the San Diego–Coronado Bridge[4]
RestrictionsNo flammable tank vehicles or explosives on the Coronado Bridge[3]
Major junctions
South end I-5 near San Ysidro
Major intersections SR 282 in Coronado
North end I-5 in San Diego
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesSan Diego
Highway system
SR 74 SR 76

State Route 75 (SR 75) is a 13-mile (21 km) north-south state highway in San Diego County in the U.S. state of California. It is a loop route of Interstate 5 (I-5) that begins near Imperial Beach, heading west on Palm Avenue. The route continues north along the Silver Strand, a thin strip of land between the Pacific Ocean and San Diego Bay, through Silver Strand State Beach. SR 75 then passes through the city of Coronado as Orange Avenue and continues onto the San Diego–Coronado Bay Bridge, which traverses the bay, before joining back with I-5 near downtown San Diego.

The Silver Strand Highway was constructed and open to the public by 1924. What would become SR 75 was added to the state highway system in 1933, and designated Legislative Route 199 in 1935. SR 75 was not officially designated until the 1964 state highway renumbering. The Coronado Bay Bridge opened in 1969, and provided a direct connection between San Diego and Coronado. Since then, various proposals have taken place to relieve commuter traffic between San Diego and Naval Air Station North Island that traverses the city of Coronado. However, none of these proposals have gained support, including an attempt in 2010.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference trucklist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1933year was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ California Department of Transportation (January 22, 1980). "§ 1403.1. Prohibited Loads and Vehicles". California Code of Regulations. 21 CCR § 1403.1. Retrieved March 15, 2015 – via WestLaw Next (Thomson Reuters).
  4. ^ California Department of Transportation (August 2019). "Officially Designated State Scenic Highways and Historic Parkways" (XLSX). Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 27, 2019.