California Interstate 15 Corona Freeway Photographs (Temecula to Corona)
Left - Facing south along Interstate 15 from the Riverside-San Diego County Boundary near Temecula. From this point northerly to Lake Elsinore, Interstate 15 is known as the Temecula Valley Freeway. South of the Riverside-San Diego County Boundary, Interstate 15 is known as the Escondido Freeway.
(Photograph taken on February 25, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Facing south along the Temecula Valley Freeway (Interstate 15) towards the Hwy 79 South Interchange in Temecula
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Night view of reflectorized "button copy" freeway guide sign marking an on-ramp to Interstate 15 in Murrieta
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Night view of reflectorized "button copy" freeway guide sign marking an on-ramp to Interstate 15 near Murrieta
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Freeway entrance to the Temecula Valley Freeway (Interstate 15) at the Bundy Canyon Road Interchange near Wildomar
(Photograph taken on June 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Facing north along the Temecula Valley Freeway (Interstate 15) near the Hwy 74 Interchange in Lake Elsinore
(Photograph taken on June 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Above - Interstate 15 route marker at a freeway entrance near Lake Elsinore
(Photograph taken on June 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Hwy 74 Underpass at Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore. Note the rather extreme steps that CalTrans often takes to protect its freeway guide signs from would-be graffiti artists. The overhead sign is barricaded off from the overpass by a chain-link fence and the sign itself is surrounded by razor wire.
(Photograph taken on February 23, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Approaching the Hwy 74 Interchange on southbound Interstate 15 at Lake Elsinore. The freeway's name changes from the Temecula Valley Freeway to the Corona Freeway in Lake Elsinore. The Corona Freeway designation continues north to the Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) Interchange in Corona, after which Interstate 15 is called the Ontario Freeway.
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Interstate 15 emerges from scenic Walker Canyon just before entering the urbanized areas of Lake Elsinore
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Interstate 15 winds its way past the green mountains of Walker Canyon
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Facing south along the Corona Freeway (Interstate 15) near Alberhill
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Facing south along Interstate 15 between Glen Ivy Hot Springs and Alberhill
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - The Corona Freeway (Interstate 15) was originally constructed with a wide grass median. However, temporary concrete barriers have recently been installed beside the freeway in order to prevent median crossover collisions.
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - The Corona Freeway (Interstate 15) winds through some very scenic mountains on its route between Temecula and Corona
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Approaching the Temescal Canyon Road Interchange on southbound Interstate 15. This road was the original route of Hwy 71 between Corona and Temecula before this section of Interstate 15 was built in the early 1980s.
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing south along the Corona Freeway (Interstate 15) towards the Magnolia Avenue Interchange in Corona
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - The flyover from the westbound Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) merges with Interstate 15 in Corona
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Overhead freeway guide signs marking the entrance ramps to Interstate 15 from the Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91)
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Close-up of the reflectorized "button-copy" guide sign for Interstate 15 South to San Diego at the Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) Interchange
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Close-up of the reflectorized "button-copy" guide sign for Interstate 15 North to Barstow. This sign has a non-reflectorized Interstate 15 shield on it. California appears to have experimented with these partially-reflectorized signs in the 1990s, before switching to new signs with full reflective sheeting a few years ago.
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Facing west along the Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) towards the Interstate 15 Interchange. This enormous four-level semi-directional stack interchange was completed in 1989, as part of a much larger project to connect the previously discontinuous north and south legs of Interstate 15 through Corona and Ontario. Until Interstate 15 was completed in the early 1990s, traffic had to use a temporary route of Interstate 15 along adjacent Hamner Avenue (Hwy 31).
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Overhead freeway guide sign indicating the destination control cities on Interstate 15: Barstow and San Diego
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Pull-through overhead freeway guide sign on the westbound Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) approaching the Corona Freeway (Interstate 15) Interchange. The coastal cities that form the western portion of the Los Angeles metro area are referred to collectively as the "Beach Cities" on this sign. It is interesting to note that the Hwy 91 Freeway actually stops several miles before reaching the coast, even though this sign may suggest otherwise.
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Ground-mounted sign on the Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) indicating the Interstate 15 destination control cities of Barstow, Lake Elsinore and San Diego
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Overhead signs approaching the Interstate 15 Interchange on the westbound Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91). From here, the Riverside Freeway passes through the Santa Ana Mountains on its way through towards the coast. Interstate 15 stays on the eastern side of the Santa Ana Mountains.
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Overhead sign on the eastbound Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) for the upcoming Corona Freeway (Interstate 15) Interchange
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Pull-through overhead freeway guide sign on the eastbound Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) approaching the Corona Freeway (Interstate 15) Interchange
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Overhead freeway guide signs on the eastbound Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) at the Corona Freeway (Interstate 15) Interchange
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Heading eastbound on the Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) at the Corona Freeway (Interstate 15) Interchange in Corona. The only loop ramp at this interchange connects southbound Interstate 15 to eastbound Hwy 91. This loop ramp can be seen joining the Riverside Freeway at right.
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - The Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) passes below Interstate 15 at the Corona Interchange. This particular interchange is one of the most impressive stack interchanges in the Los Angeles area, because all of the ramp connections are above-grade on flyovers. Many of the directional stack interchanges built on Los Angeles freeways have tunnels below the interchange, hidden from view.
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Passing through the four-level stack interchange at the Corona Freeway (Interstate 15) and the Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91), facing east
(Photograph taken on February 24, 2009 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Overhead freeway guide signs on the northbound Corona Freeway (Interstate 15) for the Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) Interchange
(Photograph taken on June 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Overhead freeway guide sign on Interstate 15 for the Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) Interchange in Corona
(Photograph taken on June 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing west along the Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) from the northbound Interstate 15 Flyover in Corona
(Photograph taken on June 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - The Riverside Freeway (Hwy 91) is very heavily traveled and is one of the more congested corridors in the Los Angeles area. There is one High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) carpool lane in each direction along most sections of Hwy 91 within Riverside County, including this section of Hwy 91 at Interstate 15.
(Photograph taken on June 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
