Category Archives: SR-79

Old US 60 in eastern Moreno Valley

A short section of original US 60 can be found east of the intersection of Allesandro Blvd and Gilman Springs Road in the eastern Moreno Valley. This section of US 60 was bypassed by the current alignment, now State Route 60, in 1936. Gilman Springs Road, at that time, became State Route 79, which was rerouted onto Lamb Canyon Road to the east in 1963.

It is not known exactly when this section of concrete roadway was built but, judging by the records of other sections in the vicinity, it is likely that it was built around 1917. Gilman Springs road was realigned here, bypassing this short stretch, sometime in the late 1930’s or early 1940’s.

Image of the Week – 7/14/2017

Aerial view of I-8 (right), US 80 (left), and State 79 (center and left) near Descanso, east of San Diego, CA

Image of the Week – 4/25/2017

State 79 at Samagatuma Creek with new bridge railing. This is a new style of metal railing that Caltrans has been installing on bridges lately.

Image of the Week – 2/3/2017

Old alignment of State 79 (right) and the current alignment (left), between Temecula and Winchester in Riverside County.