Moreno Valley Freeway
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The Moreno Valley Freeway is a freeway segment of California State Highway 60 and Interstate 215, connecting Riverside to communities further east in the Inland Empire and (via Interstate 10) to the Coachella Valley. Its western terminus is at the intersection of the Pomona (California State Route 60) and Riverside freeways (California State Route 91 and Interstate 215), near downtown Riverside. The freeway is cosigned as California State Route 60 and Interstate 215 for several miles in Riverside, traveling southeast, until the border between Riverside and Moreno Valley, where Interstate 215 branches southward as the Escondido Freeway, and California State Route 60 (maintaining the Moreno Valley Freeway designation) branches eastward for approximately 20 miles. After passing through Moreno Valley and the rugged hill country to the east (known as the Badlands to the locals), it ends at Interstate 10 in Beaumont.
Owing to the rapid development of the Inland Empire since the 1980s, the Moreno Valley Freeway now suffers from severe congestion. The Northern most section that shares its roadbed with Interstate 215 is currently under construction to improve traffic flow.
[edit] Legal definition
Route 60 from Route 10 to Route 91. [Assembly Concurrent Resolution 45, Chapter 103 (1989)]
Source: 2004 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California (PDF)
[edit] Communities served
Communities along the Moreno Valley Freeway include:
[edit] Major intersections
Freeways intersecting the Moreno Valley Freeway include:
- Riverside Freeway
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- Pomona Freeway
- Escondido Freeway
- Redlands Freeway
