Former California State Highway 209
According to Dan Faigin of cahighways.org, CA 209 no longer exists. It previously ran from the I-5/I-8 interchange southwestward along Rosecrans St, then westward up a hill along Canon St, then southward along Catalina Blvd and through a U.S. military reservation, ending at Cabrillo National Monument on Point Loma. Though CA 209 no longer officially exists, several route markers remain, both on I-8 and along the route itself. All photos were taken by the webmaster in October, 2007.
Northbound "CA 209" coming out of Cabrillo National Monument. | |
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Three photos showing former CA 209 (including one with a route marker still existing) through the military reservation, between Cabrillo National Monument and Catalina Blvd. |
Now along northbound Rosecrans St, this is the intersection with Hugo St. One block east (to the right) along Hugo St is the start of Harbor Drive. | |
Along northbound Rosecrans St, somewhere north of Nimitz Blvd. The area to the right used to be a U.S. Navy Recruit Training Center. The center closed in the 1990s, and has since been extensively redeveloped with both housing and retail. | |
Southbound Rosecrans St at Oliphant St (a few blocks north of Nimitz Blvd), showing a white-background "END BIKE LANE" sign. | |
Southbound on the military reservation, with a military cemetery on the left. | |
The south end of former CA 209 is at the entrance to Cabrillo National Monument. |
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