Interstate 210 - California Travel Information

Interstate/California 210 (Former California 30)

Interstate 210 East
	After the California 210 freeway was completed into San Bernardino County as far as Interstate 15, the signs at the former Interstate 210/California 30 interchange were changed to reflect the elimination of California 30 and the creation of California 210. Looking east along Interstate 210, these signs lead one to believe that Interstate 210 ceases to exist here and that California 210 continues east along the same path. Former Interstate 210 east, which used to turn south to Interstate 10 at Pomona, is now signed as California 57. Photo taken 05/23/03 by Pete Sison.
	Rather than placing brand new signs, green overlays were used to show the new California 57 and California 210 shields on these older signs. California 210 was submitted to AASHTO to be included in the Interstate Highway System, but it was denied in 1999. Once California 210 is a continuous freeway all the way to Redlands, it is likely that California 210 will be resubmitted for consideration as Interstate 210. The California Streets and Highways Code was changed to reflect that California 57 took over the former eastern stub of Interstate 210, but the Federal Highway Administration Route Log and Finders List still incorporates that stretch of California 57 as Interstate 210. That discrepancy will likely be corrected in 2007 once the California 210 freeway between Interstate 15 and Interstate 215 is complete. Photo taken 05/23/03 by Pete Sison.
California 210 Freeway - East
	Eastbound California 210 approaching Campus Avenue, a future interchange. The land to the south (right) of the freeway will become a large commercial center based on current plans. Photo taken 09/28/02.

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	This vacant land, as seen from the freeway looking south, will someday feature a large shopping area and housing, accessible from the Campus Avenue interchange. Much of the land that is currently vacant along the California 210 corridor is ripe for development due to the increased access provided by the freeway. One tent at the "Play on the Freeway" event was dedicated to this new commercial development. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Eastbound California 210 approaching the Campus Avenue undercrossing. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	One of the roads to be extended north to meet the new freeway in Upland is Campus Avenue. This road will be extended north to the freeway, with a major shopping and retail development located at the southern half of the interchange. As seen in this picture along eastbound, California 210 currently passes over a dirt road, with expectations that someday this will be a major interchange with commercial services available. Housing will be constructed in the vicinity of this interchange as well. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Eastbound California 210 on the Campus Avenue undercrossing. Note the concrete barrier in place across the median immediately after the bridge. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Offramp from eastbound California 210 to Mountain Avenue. The vehicles on the road here were leaving the "Play on the Freeway" festivities in Upland. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Eastbound California 210 at Mountain Avenue. This is the first exit into Upland, and on the day this picture was taken, the last exit signed and striped. The pavement markings end just beyond the overcrossing. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Eastbound California 210 at San Antonio Avenue. There is no interchange programmed for this overpass. Photo taken 09/28/02.

California 30 Freeway around San Bernardino - Eastbound
	This date stamp is located on the first bent (bridge support) along eastbound. Note that it was constructed in 1998, which is accurate since the bridges were the first fixtures to be placed on California 210 while it was under construction. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	View of the soundwall and retaining wall along the California 210 freeway at the San Antonio Avenue overcrossing looking north. This section of the freeway is recessed (below ground level) to minimize the impacts of the freeway on the neighborhood on either side of the highway. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Eastbound California 210 approaching Fruit Street. There are several overcrossings between this vantage point and the freeway offramp to Fruit Street. While the first overpass is a roadway, the second two overpasses are actually flumes that carry storm drain/waterways over the freeway. This is an effort to ease drainage issues on this recessed freeway. If the culverts did not pass over the freeway, the additional water would go to the lowest point, which in this case is the freeway. Even so, there are massive storm drains built under the freeway to carry excess water away during rainstorms and from mountain runoff. At the time this picture was taken, some of the overhead signs had not been placed, including this Fruit Street exit sign. Note the lack of exit numbers. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Eastbound California 210 signage for the Fruit Street Overcrossing. The mileage (48.08) is the distance from Interstate 5 east to this spot, since Interstate 210/California 210 is wholly within Los Angeles County to this point. Photos taken 09/28/02.

	On this day, some of the signage had not been erected for California 210. This sign for Towne Avenue is no exception; it was sitting on the freeway under the Fruit Street overpass. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Eastbound California 210 as seen from the Fruit Street overpass. This road is virtually complete; once the remaining signs are placed and lane markings painted, it will be ready for traffic. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Emerald Wash Flume overcrossing on westbound California 210 just after the Fruit Street exit. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Eastbound California 210 lane markings under the Fruit Street overcrossing. These lane markings are unlike any other found on a California freeway: They appear to made of painted concrete, and the Botts Dots are not to be found. It remains to be seen if this will become a new standard for California lane markings. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Eastbound California 210 approaching Exit 64A, Junction Interstate 15, one and one-half miles. This is a new reflective sign, which is the only style of sign found on California 210. Photo taken 01/21/02.
	Eastbound California 210 transitions onto Interstate 15. Photo taken 01/21/02.
	Transition from southbound Interstate 15 onto eastbound California 210. Photo taken 01/21/02.
	Eastbound California 210 approaching Exit 67, Sierra Avenue in Fontana, next right. Photo taken 01/21/02.
	Eastbound California 210 at Exit 67, Sierra Avenue in Fontana. This stretch of California 210 was the first to open (in 2001), and it currently reverts back to Highland Avenue after this interchange. The last segment of California 210 planned for construction and completion is the portion between Sierra Avenue and Interstate 215. Photo taken 01/21/02.
	Eastbound California 210 approaching the temporary end of the freeway after the Sierra Avenue offramp (the overpass is visible in the distance). Photo taken 01/21/02.
	Eastbound California 210 passing under the Sierra Avenue overpass. The freeway ends in one-quarter mile. Photo taken 01/21/02.
	Eastbound California 30/Future California 210 approaches Exit 76, Junction California 18 (Waterman Avenue). California 18 leads north from here, connecting San Bernardino with the national forest, including Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake. Photos taken 05/02/02.


	Eastbound California 30/Future California 210 reaches Exit 76, Junction California 18 North and Business California 18 South/Waterman Avenue. The first picture shows the offramp, and the second picture shows the signage for California 18 along the ramp itself. This exit marks the southern terminus of California 18. Photos taken 05/02/02.

	Now a few miles east of California 18 and the California 330 interchange, eastbound California 30/210 reaches Exit 82, Base Line Road in Highland. Photo taken 04/18/04.
	The next exit along eastbound California 30/210 is Exit 83, 5th Street/Greenspot Road in Highland. Greenspot Road provides a back route to California 38/Mill Creek Road northwest of Yucaipa. Photo taken 04/18/04.
	Mileage sign along eastbound California 30/210 for the next three exits: Exit 83, 5th Street/Greenspot Road; Exit 84, San Bernardino Avenue; and Exits 85A-B, Junction Interstate 10. Photo taken 04/18/04.
	Eastbound California 30/210 at Exit 83, 5th Street/Greenspot Road in Highland. Photo taken 04/18/04.
Interstate 210 - Other Pictures
	Interstate 210 freeway entrance shield assembly in San Dimas near Raging Waters, the first exit along westbound after the Kellogg Interchange (Junction California 57, California 71, and Interstate 10). This particular shield is located near the Park and Ride. Photo taken 05/01/02.

	This freeway entrance sign is located on the north-south stub section of Interstate 210 between California 210 and Interstate 10 on Via Verde in San Dimas. Photo taken 05/01/02.
California 210 Freeway - Other Pictures
	Junction California 210 signage on northbound Fruit Street California 210 in La Verne. Note this new, reflective sign has a California 210 plate covering an Interstate 210 shield. Yes, Interstate 210. Road enthusiast Ali Pezeshkpour emailed Caltrans regarding these neutered California 210 shields in this area and why almost all of the California 210 advance signs are green overlays covering up the shield. Originally, we thought it was covering up a California 30 shield. However, the California 210 shield is covering an Interstate 210 shield. Here's what the Caltrans spokeswoman wrote in response to Ali's letter: "The 210 freeway is an Interstate freeway. It is a spur from the Interstate 10. The green signs are temporary and will be removed in time. As we were constructing the 210 extension to the Interstate 15, the signs were updated and the green sign temporarily placed over the interstate sign until the project." Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Along with the previous sign, this was the only sign exposed on this day; all of the other signs and most of the freeway entrance shields were covered in a black plastic sheet, since the freeway was not yet open at this time. This sign is the California 210 freeway entrance shield at Fruit Street. These two pictures show the freeway entrance shield guarding the onramp to westbound. The shield is neutered (has no state name), which is not standard. Photos taken 09/28/02.

	Southbound Fruit Street bridge over California 210. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	This series of pictures shows the landscaping along Euclid Avenue (which may or may not be California 83 this far north; the jury is still out on that, since there will not be an initial interchange between California 210 and California 83). The landscaping on this bridge makes it nearly impossible for the casual motorist to notice the transition from a normal roadway to a bridge and then back again. This picture looks westward across the bridge, with the freeway in the background. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	View of eastbound California 210 as seen from the Euclid Avenue overcrossing. Grass and bushes grow well on top of this bridge. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	View of southbound Euclid Avenue as seen from the north end of the bridge. Notice the differences: the pavement changes slightly, the pepper trees in the median are slightly younger and less mature, there is a sidewalk where none was present before, and there are a few antique street lights. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	In addition to the pepper trees in the median and grass along the shoulder, there are orange trees placed in distinct intervals across the bridge. This picture shows one such orange tree, with the eastbound freeway visible behind it. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Northbound Euclid Avenue crossing over the freeway. Note that the center median pedestrian/bicycle trail (along a former trolley corridor) is maintained as if it did not cross a bridge at all. The blue sign in the median is temporary, as it was advertising the "Play on the Freeway" festivities on September 28, 2002. Photo taken 09/28/02.
California 30 Freeway around San Bernardino - Other Pictures
	Trailblazer signage for California 30 from Highland Avenue (Business California 18/30) in San Bernardino. This shield points the way to eastbound California 30 via hidden northbound California 259. Photos taken 05/02/02.
	Freeway entrance shield assembly for westbound California 30 as seen from Fifth Street in Highland. Photo taken 04/18/04.
Former California 30/Baseline Road
	Westbound Former California 30 entering the stub freeway in San Dimas/La Verne. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Westbound Former California 30 approaching Mountain Avenue in Upland. An entrance to the new California 210 freeway is located just north (right) of this intersection on Mountain Avenue. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Westbound Former California 30 after Euclid Avenue in Upland. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	Construction signage along Highland Avenue for Old California 30 near the California 210/Interstate 15 interchange in Rancho Cucamonga/Fontana. Photo taken 03/15/01.
California 210: Play on the Freeway Day
	On September 28, 2002, the City of Upland and the San Bernardino Association of Governments (SANBAG) held an "open house" to show off the newly constructed California 210 freeway. This event was held underneath and adjacent to the Euclid Avenue overpass, and attendees parked their cars at the Mountain Avenue onramp. People then walked from their parking spots to the festivities. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	This picture shows the line of cars entering the freeway on the future Mountain Avenue onramp. Parking was perpendicular along the freeway. With all of the attendees on this overcast and somewhat drizzly morning, the parking area stretched for nearly a half-mile. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	After a long walk from the parking area, the festivities began at the Euclid Avenue overpass. The tents housing various organizations were located on the east side of the overpass. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	The speaker's platform and gathering area was located under the Euclid Avenue Bridge on the eastbound lanes. The westbound lanes were used for a road race (bike, walk, or run various distances). A video screen showed a documentary on how the freeway was constructed. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	The Play on the Freeway festivities consisted of several booths with food and beverages as well as a variety of informational booths for local government agencies and a variety of businesses. There were also an assortment of smaller carnival-style games. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	More parking was present on the west end of the festival area, presumably for those who were working the event. This picture looks westward, with the Euclid Avenue overpass visible. Photo taken 09/28/02.
	View of the distant Play on the Freeway festivities as seen looking westward from a hill toward the Euclid Avenue overpass. Photo taken 09/28/02.

Page Updated October 19, 2007.