State Route 905 | ||||
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SR 905 highlighted in red
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Length: | 8.964 mi (14.426 km) | |||
Existed: | 1986 (from SR 117) – present | |||
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West end: | Oro Vista Road / Tocayo Avenue in San Diego | |||
I-5 in San Diego I-805 in San Diego SR 125 / SR 11 in Otay Mesa |
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East end: | Fed. 2 at Mexican border near Otay Mesa | |||
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Counties: | San Diego | |||
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Interstate 905 | |
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Location: | San Diego |
State Route 905 (SR 905) is a state highway in San Diego, California, that connects Interstate 5 (I-5) and Interstate 805 in San Ysidro to the United States – Mexico border at Otay Mesa. The entire highway from I-5 to the international border is a freeway with a few exits that continues east from the I-805 interchange before turning southeast and reaching the border.
SR 905 was formerly routed on Otay Mesa Road, which had been in existence since at least 1927. Before it was SR 905, the route was first designated as part of SR 75, before it was redesignated as SR 117. The freeway was completed between I-5 and Otay Mesa Road in 1976. The border crossing opened in 1985 after several delays in obtaining funding for the construction of what would become SR 905. After becoming SR 905 in 1986, the highway was converted to first an expressway in 2000 and then a freeway in 2010 and 2011. Plans are for this highway to eventually become known as Interstate 905.
SR 905 begins at the intersection of Tocayo Avenue and Oro Vista Road in Nestor. It begins as a freeway, intersecting with I-5 at a partial cloverleaf interchange. After interchanges with Beyer Boulevard and Picador Boulevard, the freeway then intersects I-805. Following this, SR 905 veers southeast to parallel Otay Mesa Road, with interchanges at Caliente Avenue (in Pacific Gateway Park), Britannia Boulevard, and La Media Road. The route interchanges with the SR 11 freeway, which is planned to be a toll facility that will serve a new border crossing east of Otay Mesa. Immediately after, SR 905 turns south to its final interchange at Siempre Viva Road before the route ends at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, which truck traffic must use to cross the border.