California State Route 115

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State Route 115

SR 115 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length36.25 mi[1] (58.34 km)
Major junctions
South end I-8 near Holtville
Major intersections
North end SR 111 / CR S30 in Calipatria
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesImperial
Highway system
← SR 114→ SR 116

State Route 115 (SR 115) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs in Imperial County from Interstate 8 (I-8) southeast of Holtville to SR 111 in Calipatria. The routing was added to the state highway system in 1933, and was constructed by 1934; SR 115 was officially designated in the 1964 state highway renumbering.

Route description

SR 115 northbound towards Calipatria

SR 115 begins with an interchange at I-8. It then heads northwest through the community of Date City and briefly enters the city of Holtville. Near its exit of the city, it intersects a few county roads before turning due north and continuing through rural Imperial County, eventually beginning an overlap with SR 78 and continuing west. East of Alamorio, SR 115 turns due north again, and intersects CR S26. After a few miles, the highway turns due west, reaching its north end in Calipatria at SR 111.[2]

SR 115 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System.[3] SR 115 is eligible to be included in the State Scenic Highway System,[4] but it is not officially designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation.[5] In 2022, SR 115 had an annual average daily traffic (AADT) of 730 vehicles between Wirt Road and East Avenue, and 10,050 vehicles between the intersection of Walnut Avenue and 5th Street and the intersection of the highway with Holt Avenue, the latter of which was the highest AADT for the highway.[6]

History

File:Downtown Calipatria, California (2018-04-01) (crop).jpg
Downtown Calipatria

The routing from Brawley to Calipatria was added to the state highway system in 1933;[7] following the completion of the road from Yuma to San Diego, increased tourism and growth led to the development of more highways in Imperial County, and the construction of the system was expected to aid in future growth, according to the Los Angeles Times.[8] The northern section above SR 78 was legislatively defined as Route 187; the part of the highway south of Route 187, extending to Route 26 near Bonds Corner, was defined as Route 201.[9]

The roadway had been constructed by 1934, though the state described the majority of it as a "low type" road.[10] That year, a contract was awarded to oil the road from Bonds Corner to Niland for $8,338.50.[11] In 1937, another contract was awarded to grade and surface Route 187 between Holtville and Brawley for $87,460.[12] The portion from Route 78 to US 80 was paved by 1938,[13] and the entire road had been paved by 1940.[14]

The routing was signed as Route 115 by 1956.[9][15] In late 1958, the section from Sandia Turn to Alamorio was being paved at a cost of $992,000.[16] By May of the next year, that construction had completed, and another contract was in place for shifting 4.3 miles (6.9 km) of the roadway connecting to US 80 (later I-8) around Holtville west by 1.5 miles (2.4 km) for a cost of $518,000.[17] By 1960, the highway continued just west of Holtville to an intersection with US 80, where it ran concurrently with US 80 briefly before heading south to a junction with SR 98 in Bonds Corner.[18][19]

SR 115 was officially defined in the 1964 state highway renumbering.[9][18] The segment south of SR 78 was altered in 1972; the portion between I-8 south to SR 98 near Bonds Corner was deleted, and the definition was clarified from "Route 8 near Holtville" to "Route 8 southeasterly of Holtville".[20] By 1975, the routing of SR 115 had been adjusted to end at I-8, south of the old US 80 routing.[21][22]

Future

The 2007 Imperial County Transportation Plan proposed the improvement of SR 115 from the Evan Hewes Highway north to SR 111 from a two-lane highway to a four-lane expressway.[23] In 2023, the Southern California Association of Governments included $232 million of expressway improvements in their long-term plan.[24]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Imperial County.

Locationmi
[25][1]		kmDestinationsNotes
​0.000.00 I-8 – San Diego, YumaInterchange; south end of SR 115
Holtville6.5510.54Holt Avenue (CR S32 north)South end of CR S32 overlap; former SR 115 north
6.7010.78Cedar Avenue (CR S32 south)North end of CR S32 overlap
​8.1913.18
 CR S80 west (Evan Hewes Highway) – El Centro, San Diego		Former US 80
​11.0417.77 CR S28 (Worthington Road) – Imperial
​17.1727.63 CR S27 (Keystone Road)
​19.8231.90
 SR 78 east – Glamis, Palo Verde, Blythe		South end of SR 78 overlap; former CR S78 east
​22.1935.71
 SR 78 west – Holtville, Brawley		North end of SR 78 overlap
​27.0043.45 CR S26 (Rutherford Road)
Calipatria36.2558.34 SR 111 (Sorenson Avenue) – Brawley, Niland, IndioNorth end of SR 115
36.2558.34 CR S30 (Main Street)Continuation beyond SR 111
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b California Department of Transportation (2016). Postmile Services (Map). California Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  2. ^ San Diego County Road Atlas (Map). Thomas Brothers. 2009.
  3. ^ "Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Division 1". California Streets and Highways Code. Sacramento: California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Article 2.5 of Chapter 2 of Division 1". California Streets & Highways Code. Sacramento: California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  5. ^ California Department of Transportation (August 2019). "Officially Designated State Scenic Highways and Historic Parkways" (XLSX). Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
  6. ^ California Department of Transportation (2022). "All Traffic Volumes on CSHS". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
  7. ^ California State Assembly. An act to amend sections 2, 3 and 5 and to add two sections to be numbered 6 and 7 to an act entitled 'An act to provide for the acquisition of rights of way for and the construction, maintenance... Fiftieth Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 767, pp. 2034–2042.
  8. ^ "Many Projects Under Construction Mean Renewed Prosperity for Imperial County". Los Angeles Times. June 3, 1934. p. D5.
  9. ^ a b c California State Assembly. An act to establish a Streets and Highways Code, thereby consolidating and revising the law relating to public ways and all appurtenances thereto, and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts specified herein. Fifty-first Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 29, p. 287.
  10. ^ California Division of Highways (1934). Road Map of the State of California (Map). [1:1,463,040]. Sacramento: California Division of Highways. OCLC 26955146.
  11. ^ "Let Contract for Oiling Highways". Imperial Valley Press. El Centro, California. June 7, 1934. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Contracts Let on Highway Project". Imperial Valley Press. El Centro, California. August 17, 1937. p. 3.
  13. ^ California Division of Highways (1938). Road Map of the State of California (Map). [1:1,463,040]. Sacramento: California Division of Highways.
  14. ^ California Division of Highways (1940). Road Map of the State of California (Map). [1:1,463,040]. Sacramento: California Division of Highways.
  15. ^ California Division of Highways (1956). Road Map of the State of California (Map). [1:1,411,705]. Sacramento: California Division of Highways.
  16. ^ California Division of Highways (November 1958). "District XI". California Highways and Public Works. 37 (6): 46. OCLC 7511628.
  17. ^ California Division of Highways (May 1959). "District XI". California Highways and Public Works. 38 (3): 45. OCLC 7511628.
  18. ^ a b 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.
  19. ^ California Division of Highways (1960). Road Map of the State of California (Map). [1:1,411,705]. Sacramento: California Division of Highways.
  20. ^ California State Assembly. An act to amend Sections 263.3, 263.8, and 415 of, and to add Section 486 to, the Streets and Highways Code, relating to state highways. 1972 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 742.
  21. ^ California Division of Highways (1970). State Highway Map: California (Map). [1:1,341,120]. Sacramento: California Division of Highways.
  22. ^ California Department of Transportation (1975). California State Highways (Map). [1:990,366]. Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
  23. ^ "SR 115 Transportation Concept Report" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. May 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  24. ^ Staff (December 21, 2023). "Draft regional plan identifies 86 key projects to". Imperial Valley Press. El Centro, California. p. 1.
  25. ^ California Department of Transportation (October 2018). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.

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