California State Route 7
State Route 7 | ||||
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SR 7 and the car route through customs highlighted in red; the truck route through customs highlighted in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 6.718 mi (10.812 km) | |||
| Existed | 1990–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Mexican border near Calexico | |||
| North end | ||||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| County | Imperial | |||
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State Route 7 (SR 7) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, running from the Calexico East Port of Entry on the border with Mexico east of Calexico north to its terminus at Interstate 8 (I-8), where Orchard Road continues the route north towards Holtville. The route provides convenient access to the country of Mexico from I-8. The highway splits to pass through the customs checkpoints: the spur route to the west is for cars, and the main highway to the east is for commercial vehicles. The southern portion of the route opened in 1996, and the rest of the route connecting to I-8 opened in 2005.