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By sheer numbers, the Interstate 5 in
California is the longest & most commonly traveled California
highway... the i-5 is the main north-south transportation corridor
through California for both people and cargo.
The i-5 in California
runs the entire north-south length of the state...
from the south at the
US/Mexico border
(just south of
San Diego,
CA),
to the north at the
Siskiyou Mountains
(just north of
Yreka,
CA).
The i-5 generally runs in a north-south direction,
however, the highway does has a slight south-east/north-west directional slant in the southern half
of the state.
The i-5 conveniently directly connects several of the larger cities in California, like;
San Diego,
Los Angeles,
and
Sacramento, and of course, the i-5 connects many
dozens of
smaller cities along it's route... making for easy automotive travel
between a large number of Californian cities.
The i-5 also indirectly connects to several
other larger Californian cites like;
San Francisco,
San Jose,
and San Bernardino... and while these cities do not connect
directly to the i-5, they are located within a relatively short
drive of the highway and connect via other easily connectable local highways; IE:
- San Francisco
is located within approx. 70 miles of the i-5,
- San Jose
is located within approx. 55 miles of the i-5,
- San
Bernardino is located within approx. 58 miles of the i-5.
The i-5 in California is
intersected by several other major interstate highways; IE:
- Interstate 8 connects with the i-5 in the San Diego area,
which travels eastward.
- Interstate 15 connects with the i-5 in the San Diego
area, which travels northeastward
- Interstate 10 connects with the i-5 in the Los Angeles area,
which travels east & southeastward.
- Interstate 80 connects with the i-5 in the Sacramento area,
which travels northeastward.
According to the software program
Streets & Trips,
the length of the i-5 in California is approx. 780 miles long,
with an estimated driving time of approx. 11 hrs. & 12 minutes.
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