State Route 142 ( SR 142 ), also known as Carbon Canyon Road for most of its length, is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that connects Brea in Orange County with Chino Hills in San Bernardino County . The eastern portion of the route is known as Chino Hills Parkway .
24-483: La Vida Hot Springs were a historically significant natural spring and nearby hot-water well in Carbon Canyon , Chino Hills , Orange County, California , United States. The La Vida springs were located about halfway between Pomona and Anaheim . They are very close to the point where the borders of Los Angeles , Orange , and San Bernardino counties meet, specifically about 1.35 mi (2.17 km) southwest of
48-613: A freeway up to Rio Rancho Road before reverting to an expressway up to Mission Boulevard. (Previously, it was an expressway until its northern terminus, but this segment was upgraded to a freeway in 2012.) The route becomes a short freeway for about a mile until it meets at the Kellogg Interchange in San Dimas , where it terminates at I-10 and SR 57 . As of December 2016, all traffic signals were removed. Traffic entering and exiting
72-495: A full eight-lane freeway. This project is underway and is expected to be fully complete by 2027. Additionally, the Riverside County Transportation Commission is constructing a two-lane flyover ramp between eastbound SR 91 and northbound SR 71 to replace the current one-lane loop ramp. Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964 , based on
96-592: A letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964 , based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary ( for a full list of prefixes, see California postmile § Official postmile definitions ). Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines;
120-565: A natural spring or seep known to indigenous people, and a water well drilled in 1893 as part of the exploration of the Brea-Olinda Oil Field . La Vida Mineral Springs, sometimes called LaVida Hot Springs, was operated as a resort and spa from the 1910s to the 1980s. The resort had swimming pools, a café, and cabins and a motel for visitors. The springs were also the site of LaVida Beverage bottling plant. (La Vida Beverage later moved many operations to Fullerton .) Major development of
144-431: A road from Brea to Chino was added to the state highway system. It was designated as Route 177 in 1935. In the 1964 state highway renumbering , this became part of SR 142. A routing from Chino to Upland was added to the state highway system as Route 274 in 1959, and was added to SR 142 in the 1964 renumbering from SR 71 to SR 30 (later SR 210), but no highway has been built along that route. Except where prefixed with
168-585: A west-to-east alignment (including its original eastern segment that extended through Temecula and Anza ), and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary ( for a full list of prefixes, see California postmile § Official postmile definitions ). Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines;
192-544: Is a popular shortcut from the business centers of Brea and surrounding Orange County to the Inland Empire . The road has multiple tight curves, so travel is not recommended for long vehicles, such as big rigs . SR 142 begins in the city of Brea as Valencia Avenue at a junction with SR 90 . The road heads northeast to an intersection with Carbon Canyon Road, which assumes the designation of SR 142 and continues east through Carbon Canyon Regional Park . SR 142 continues into
216-747: Is called the Corona Freeway , formerly the Corona Expressway and before then the Temescal Freeway . SR 71 is designated as the Chino Valley Freeway between SR 83 and the Kellogg Interchange. Beginning at its southern terminus, SR 91 in Corona, SR 71 is an expressway for a half-mile when it intersects with Pomona Rincon Road. After this intersection, SR 71 becomes
240-773: Is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System , and is part of the National Highway System , a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration . SR 142 is eligible to be included in the State Scenic Highway System , but it is not officially designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation . In 1933,
264-645: Is part of the National Highway System , a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration . SR 71 is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System ; however, it is not designated as a scenic highway by Caltrans. The original routing of SR 71, according to the 1934 listing, was from US 80 (now I-8 ), in San Diego north to US 66 (now SR 66 ), near Claremont via Lake Elsinore and Temecula . The route between Claremont/Pomona and Lake Elsinore roughly followed
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#1733086211459288-745: The Chino Valley Freeway was built in 1971 from the Kellogg Interchange to SR 60 (the Pomona Freeway). The section from SR 60 to SR 91 (the Riverside Freeway) was completed in March 1998. In September 2008, construction began on the Mission 71 Project in Pomona. A bridge was constructed to allow Mission Boulevard to pass over SR 71, which now has entrance and exit ramps to Mission. Also,
312-636: The Mission Boulevard exit, all aspects of the highway, such as its alignment, lane width, pavement, barriers, and access, 'upgrade' to freeway standards. The section of the highway between Corona and Chino is notorious for thick winter fogs at dawn and dusk, resulting in many automobile collisions when drivers fail to slow down due to reduced visibility. Residents of Los Serranos (now Chino Hills ) recall being awakened by sounds of crinkling bumpers, fenders, and headlights. As this freeway/expressway serves as an important northwest-southeast corridor between
336-472: The Orange County line. The water well was about 150 ft (46 m) north of Carbon Canyon Road, and the bottling plant that existed for a time was adjacent to the well. The closest human settlement is historic Olinda . The La Vida subdivision of the geologic Puente Formation is named for rock layers found in the vicinity of La Vida Mineral Springs. La Vida is the site of two separate water sources,
360-557: The cities in the Pomona and San Gabriel valleys (eastern Los Angeles County ) and the cities of western Riverside County , it is heavily traveled. It is used as an alternative to SR 57 (the Orange Freeway) situated to the west and I-15 (the Ontario Freeway) located to the east. When the route runs through Chino Hills and Chino , there is a high-occupancy vehicle lane available for use; however, this carpool lane ends when
384-594: The community of Olinda before crossing into the Sleepy Hollow area of the city of Chino Hills in San Bernardino County . SR 142 continues northeast through Chino Hills to an intersection, where it continues eastbound on Chino Hills Parkway. The highway ends at an interchange with SR 71 on the border of Chino Hills and Chino , near the California Institution for Men , a state prison . SR 142
408-440: The early 1930s. Former boxer Archie Rosenbaum had a stake in the place at one time, and La Vida eventually became a popular resort for Southern California's Jewish community in the mid-20th century. The site was bought and operated by a Japanese-American family in the 1970s and 1980s but was closed following a 1988 fire. Only a restaurant survived, which became a popular biker bar. The 2008 Freeway Complex Fire destroyed most of
432-470: The intersection with Ninth Street was closed. The freeway was extended south to the former intersection at Ninth Street, where it resumes expressway status to the intersection with Old Pomona Road. The construction project was completed in December 2011. The City of Pomona is currently working with Caltrans to convert the rest of SR 71 within its borders from its current status as a four-lane expressway to
456-491: The path of the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line. When the portion between San Diego and Temecula was redesignated US 395 , SR 71 was rerouted to run from Pomona to Aguanga. In 1973, it was cut back to its present terminus in Corona, with the portion between Corona and Temecula becoming I-15 and the portion between Temecula and Aguanga becoming SR 79 and SR 371 . The early section of
480-535: The remaining infrastructure on the site except the concrete water tank. The well produced 25,000 to 30,000 gallons a day. Despite the common name "hot springs," La Vida is classified by geothermal energy researchers as a warm spring; the water temperature was 43 °C (109 °F). California State Route 142 Running from State Route 90 , Imperial Highway, in Brea to State Route 71 in Chino Hills, SR 142
504-442: The roads that lead into the nearby neighborhoods (North Ranch Road, Old Pomona Road, and Phillips Drive) may no longer enter or exit northbound due to added barriers in the highway's median. However, until 2021, southbound traffic could use these streets. (North Ranch Road, Old Pomona Road, and Phillips Drive can enter the highway via a stop sign .) These streets have been completely closed to southbound access as of 2021. Just south of
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#1733086211459528-406: The route enters Riverside County (to the south) and Los Angeles County (to the north). The route is a four-lane highway between SR 91 and Central Avenue (excluding HOV lanes), a six-lane highway (excluding HOV lanes) from Central Avenue to SR 60 , and again a four-lane highway from SR 60 to I-10/SR 57. SR 71 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System , and
552-536: The site began with a $ 150,000 investment in 1924, and with the paving of the Carbon Canyon Road in 1925, which was touted as a "benefit to ranchers". This development might have also been beneficial to bootleggers that were based at La Vida during the Prohibition era. At least one of the buildings on the site had a "Thirties Deco look," and the owners of the beverage company were based in downtown Los Angeles in
576-582: The start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column. SR 71 (CA) State Route 71 ( SR 71 ) is a 15-mile (24 km) state highway in the U.S. state of California . Serving Riverside , San Bernardino , and Los Angeles counties, it runs from SR 91 in Corona to the Kellogg Interchange with I-10 and SR 57 on the border of Pomona and San Dimas . The segment from SR 91 to SR 83 in Chino Hills
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