Interstate 215 (California)
Interstate 215 (I-215) is a 54.5-mile-long (87.7 km) north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Inland Empire region of the San Bernardino–Riverside urban area in Southern California. It has portions designated as the Barstow, Escondido, and Armed Forces Freeways. I-215 is a bypass auxiliary route of I-15, running from Murrieta to northern San Bernardino. While I-215 connects the city centers of both Riverside and San Bernardino, its parent I-15 runs to the west through Corona and Ontario.
Interstate 215 | ||||
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I-215 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of I-15 | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 55.060 mi (88.610 km) | |||
| Existed | 1982–present | |||
| History | 1960s as a highway, 1982 as a number | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | I-15 in Murrieta | |||
| SR 74 in Perris SR 60 / SR 91 in Riverside I-10 in Colton SR 66 in San Bernardino SR 210 in San Bernardino | ||||
| North end | I-15 near San Bernardino | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Riverside, San Bernardino | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Part of I-215 was once signed as Interstate 15E (I-15E), but this was changed in 1974 as almost all of the Interstates around the country with directional suffixes were eventually renumbered or eliminated.
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