California State Route 371
State Route 371 | ||||
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Map SR 371 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 20.753 mi[1] (33.399 km) | |||
| Existed | 1974[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 79 in Aguanga | |||
| East end |  SR 74 near Anza | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Riverside | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 371 (SR 371) is a state highway in Riverside County, California, serving as a 20.75-mile (33.39 km) connector from SR 79 near Aguanga to SR 74 near Anza. The highway crosses through the private community of Lake Riverside, as well as Cahuilla and the Cahuilla Indian Reservation. It is the primary road running through Anza but mostly serves rural areas.
SR 79, SR 371, and SR 74 form a heavily-used, scenic shortcut from Temecula in southwestern Riverside County to the Coachella Valley in central Riverside County. This provides a shorter corridor from San Diego to the Coachella Valley, avoiding the heavily congested freeway route via Interstate 15 to Murrieta, Interstate 215 to Riverside, SR 60 to Beaumont, and then Interstate 10.
SR 371 was formerly part of SR 71 until 1974.
Route description
SR 371 begins as Cahuilla Road at an intersection with SR 79. It travels northeast away from the community of Aguanga, loosely paralleling Tule Creek for the first few miles. SR 371 continues through the Lake Riverside community, crossing over the outflow of the lake. The highway enters the Cahuilla Indian Reservation and passes by the Cahuilla Creek Casino in Cahuilla before passing through the community of Anza. SR 371 briefly becomes Kenworthy Bautista Road and parallels Hamilton Creek as it enters the San Bernardino National Forest before terminating at SR 74.[3]
History
Route 277 from Temecula to Anza was added to the state highway system in 1959.[4] In the 1964 state highway renumbering, the part from US 395 to SR 74 was included as part of SR 71.[5] In 1974, the portion of SR 71 from Temecula to Corona was deleted, and the route from Aguanga to Anza was re-signed as SR 371.[2]
Before 2003, the intersection with SR 79 was very dangerous, as northbound SR 79 traffic had to stop at a stop sign and there was no such sign for southbound SR 79 traffic or for SR 371 traffic headed towards its western terminus. Now, there are stop signs in every direction at that intersection.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Riverside County.
| Location | mi [6][7] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Aguanga | 0.00 | 0.00 |   SR 79 to I-15 – Warner Springs, Temecula, San Diego | West end of SR 371 | |
| Mountain Center | 20.68 | 33.28 | SR 74 – Idyllwild, Hemet, Indio | East end of SR 371 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ California Department of Transportation. "State Truck Route List". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (XLS file) on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ a b California State Assembly. An act to amend Sections 315, 371, and 379 of, to add Sections 315.1, 379.1, 494, 494.1, 494.2, 607.1 and 607.2 of, and to repeal Section 331 of, the Streets and Highways Code, relating to state highways, and declaring the... 1973–1974 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 537.
- ^ Riverside County Road Atlas (Map). Thomas Brothers. 2008.
- ^ California State Assembly. An act to amend Sections 306, 320, 332, 351, 362, 365, 369, 374, 382, 388, 397, 407, 408, 409, 410, 415, 422, 435, 440, 446, 453, 456, 460, 467, 470, 476, 487, 492, 493, 494, 506, 521, 528, and 529... 1959 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 1062, p. 3121.
- ^ California State Assembly. An act to add Section 253 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 300) to Chapter 2 of Division 1 of, and to repeal Section 253 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 300) of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of, the... 1963 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 385, p. 1182.
- ^ California Department of Transportation (2016). Postmile Services (Map). California Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
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