Pines to Palms Scenic Byway
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SR 74 highlighted in red
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| Length: | 111.471 mi (179.395 km) SR 74 is broken into pieces, and the length does not reflect the overlaps that would be required to make the route continuous. |
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| Existed: | 1934 – present | |||
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 I-5 in San Juan Capistrano
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| East end: | Palms to Pines Highway at Palm Desert city limit | |||
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| Counties: | Orange, Riverside | |||
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State Route 74 (SR 74), part of which forms the Palms to Pines Scenic Byway and the Ortega Highway, is a mostly scenic highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs from Palm Desert in Riverside County westward to San Juan Capistrano in Orange County.
SR 74 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System. However, it is only an eligible scenic highway as designated by Caltrans from the western boundary of the San Bernardino National Forest to its junction with SR 111. State Route 74 is called the California Wildland Firefighters Memorial Highway (from Lake Elsinore to San Juan Capistrano), as designated by various state laws.
SR 74 begins at an interchange with I-5 in the city of San Juan Capistrano and heads east as the Ortega Highway, loosely paralleling San Juan Creek. The highway leaves the San Juan Capistrano city limits and turns northeast, going through the community of Rancho Mission Viejo and entering Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park and eventually Cleveland National Forest. After going through San Juan Hot Springs, SR 74 enters Riverside County.
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