State Route 209 was a state highway

State highway

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 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of California

California

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, connecting Point Loma with the interchange

Interchange (road)

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 of I-5 and I-8 in San Diego.

Route description

The route began at the Cabrillo National Monument

Cabrillo National Monument

Cabrillo National Monument is located at the southern tip of the Point Loma Peninsula in San Diego, California. It commemorates the landing of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542. This event marked the first time that a European expedition had set foot on what later...

 and passed through Fort Rosecrans Military Reservation

Naval Base Point Loma

Located in Point Loma, a neighborhood of San Diego, California, Naval Base Point Loma was established on 1 October 1998 when Navy facilities in the Point Loma area of San Diego were consolidated under Commander, Navy Region Southwest...

 and Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is situated in the city of San Diego, California, on the Fort Rosecrans Military Reservation. The cemetery is located approximately 10 miles west of downtown San Diego, overlooking the bay and the city...

, then through the neighborhood of Point Loma via Catalina Boulevard, Cañon Street, and Rosecrans Street.

The Rosecrans Street portion of the highway follows the route of the historic La Playa Trail, the oldest European trail on the west coast, which connected the Spanish settlements in Old Town

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, located in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, California, is a state protected historical park in San Diego. It commemorates the early days of the town of San Diego and includes many historic buildings from the period 1820 to 1870. The park was...

 and Mission San Diego de Alcala

Mission San Diego de Alcalá

Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá, in San Diego, California, was the first Franciscan mission in the Las Californias Province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. It was founded in 1769 by Spanish friar Junípero Serra in an area long inhabited by the Kumeyaay Indians...

 with the ship loading and unloading area at La Playa.

History

This route was deleted

Deleted state highways in California

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 in 2003. As signs get replaced on I-5, references to Route 209 are disappearing; however, Route 209 is still well marked on Rosecrans.

Major intersections