Laguna Summit is a highway pass through the Cuyamaca Mountains of southeastern San Diego County, California , traversed by Interstate 8 at an altitude of 4,055 feet (1,236 m).
12-612: Of the four 4,000 feet (1,200 m) highway summits eastward of San Diego, the Laguna Summit is the second. The first highway summit has been unnamed until " Carpenter Summit " was proposed in late 2019, now pending the United States Geological Survey approval. The third is Crestwood Summit followed by the Tecate Divide . Laguna Summit is located east of Pine Valley , just to the east of
24-496: A 4,000 foot highway summit, at the old Laguna Junction, now called Laguna Summit before descending towards Buckman Springs Road. Google Street view. Carpenter Summit Carpenter Summit is a highway pass name approved through the United States Geological Survey . This pass was created during the construction of I-8 from 1972 to 1974 in this area, but was never named unlike the three other 4,000 feet (1,200 m) then named during construction. The name “Carpenter Summit”
36-484: Is crossed by Interstate 8 at an altitude of 4,140 feet (1,260 m). The Tecate Divide is also a highway summit on Interstate 8. It is the fourth 4,000 feet (1,200 m) highway summit east ward of San Diego through the Cuyamaca Mountains . The first highway summit had been unnamed until " Carpenter Summit " was proposed in late 2019, now pending with the United States Geological Survey . The second
48-493: Is divided at this location by an east–west ridge with a peak of 4,120 feet (1,260 m). Google Street view of I-8 East bound 4,000 foot elevation sign. Google Street view of I-8 West bound 4,000 foot elevation sign. Of the four 4,000 feet (1,200 m) highway summits eastward of San Diego, the Laguna Summit is the second. The third is Crestwood Summit followed by the Tecate Divide . The Interstate 8 route
60-658: The Viejas Indian Reservation , before entering the Laguna Mountains and the Cleveland National Forest mostly paralleling the alignment used by old US 80. By August 1970, the remainder of the freeway had been funded, with the part from Japatul Valley Road to Laguna Junction costing $ 22 million (about $ 133 million in 2023 dollars), (about $ 91 million in 2023 dollars). A portion of old US 80 that followed
72-532: The beginning of 1974, the new projected completion date for this I-8 section was mid-1975, with 22 miles (35 km) of two-lane highway remaining. The new Pine Valley Creek bridge and the segment extending from Japatul Valley Road to Pine Valley was dedicated on November 24, 1974, and was scheduled to open on November 26; this left 8 miles (13 km) of freeway to be constructed. The final stretch of I-8 in California, from Sunrise Highway to La Posta Road,
84-472: The grade eastward from Pine Valley up to the Sunrise Highway junction had to be closed for construction. A cut off road (now named old US 80) direct from Pine Valley eastward to the Sunrise Highway, also known as County Route S1 (a route to Mt. Laguna) was made prior to freeway construction. Near the "Laguna Junction", was a road house cafe of the same name for travelers that existed from 1916 until it
96-473: The intersection with the Sunrise Highway , which heads north towards the Laguna Mountains . The pass is also traversed by Old Highway 80 at the junction of County Route S1, also known as the "Sunrise Highway" then continuing as a frontage road of Interstate 8 on the south side of the freeway. The Interstate 8 route was realigned from Arnold Way onto Alpine Boulevard as it passed through Alpine and
108-462: Was completed in May 1975. Tecate Divide The Tecate Divide is a mountain ridge in southeastern San Diego County, California , running in a north-south direction on the southeast fringe of the Cuyamaca Mountains . It reaches an altitude of 4,239 feet (1,292 m), and passes between the towns of Live Oak Springs to the west and Boulevard, California on its eastern slope. The divide
120-402: Was proposed in late 2019 then submitted and as of October 2020 pending the various levels of place name acceptance. This highway pass is the first of four which were completed through the Cuyamaca Mountains of southeastern San Diego County, California and traversed by Interstate 8 East bound at an altitude of 4,052 feet (1,235 m) and West bound at 4,078 feet (1,243 m). The freeway
132-505: Was realigned from Arnold Way onto Alpine Boulevard as it passed through Alpine and the Viejas Indian Reservation , before entering the Laguna Mountains and the Cleveland National Forest mostly paralleling the alignment used by old US 80. By August 1970, the remainder of the freeway had been funded in this area, with the part from Japatul Valley Road to Laguna Junction costing $ 22 million (about $ 133 million in 2023 dollars), (about $ 91 million in 2023 dollars). By
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#1732772349100144-470: Was removed in 1971 to provide land for the I-8 interchange. The United States Geological Survey now cites "Laguna Junction" as a historical place name replaced by "Laguna Summit." A section of old US 80 — with the first few miles signed as SR 79 — continues to serve as access to the communities of Descanso , Guatay and Pine Valley ; SR 79 intersected US 80 east of Descanso. I-8 crests
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