Temecula Valley Freeway - Definition and Overview

The Temecula Valley Freeway is a segment of Interstate 15 in Riverside County, California, traveling northwest to southeast through the southern portions of the Inland Empire region. It begins at the Ortega Highway (California State Highway 74) in Lake Elsinore, where the Corona Freeway ends; travels south through the cities of Murrieta (where it is joined by the Escondido Freeway, signed as Interstate 215) and Temecula; and ends at the Riverside/San Diego county line. Thereafter, I-15 is designated as the Escondido Freeway.

Communities along the Temecula Valley Freeway include:

• Lake Elsinore
• Murrieta
• Temecula

Freeways intersecting the Temecula Valley Freeway include:

• Corona Freeway
• Escondido Freeway