California's Route 111

411.  Route 111 is from:
   (a) The international border south of Calexico to Route 78 near
Brawley, passing east of Heber.
   (b) Route 78 near Brawley to Route 86 via the north shore of the
Salton Sea.
   (c) Route 10 near Indio to the southeast city limit of Rancho Mirage.
   (d) West city limits of Cathedral City to Route 10 near
Whitewater, passing near Palm Desert.

411.5.  Upon a determination by the commission that it is in the
best interests of the state to do so, the commission may, upon terms
and conditions approved by it, relinquish a portion of Route 111 to a
city in which that portion of the highway is located, if the city
has agreed to accept it.  The relinquishment shall be effective on
the day immediately following the commission's approval of the terms
and conditions.


      Route 111 from:
   (a) The international boundary south of Calexico to Route 78 near
Brawley passing east of Heber.
   (b) Route 78 near Brawley to Route 86 near Mecca via the north
shore of the Salton Sea.
   (c) San Rafael Drive in Palm Springs to Route 10 near Whitewater.  [CS&HC Sec. 253.6]


      Route 111 from:
   (a) Bombay Beach in Salton Sea State Park to Route 195 near Mecca.
   (b) Route 74 near Palm Desert to Route 10 near Whitewater.  [CS&HC Sec. 263.6]


      For a not-so-good time relaxing and fishing, you can spend your time in the Salton Sea
State Recreation Area, one of Southern California's most popular boating parks.  The Sea is
230 feet below sea level.  In 1905, floodwaters of the Colorado River broke an irrigation
diversion dam near Yuma.  River water flowed freely into the basin for two years.  When it
was finally cut off, a lake forty-five miles long and twenty miles wide had been formed.
Evaporation reduced the Sea to  its present size of thirty miles by fifteen miles.  When it
was formed, the Sea's water was fresh, but, in dissolving the salt flats, it became saline.
Fishing for the orangemouth corvina, sargo, and gulf-croaker, which have been planted in the
Sea in the 1950s, is prevalent between June and October.  Boating and camping are also
popular.  
      A marina for the Salton Sea is located at the lake's northern end in Desert Beach.
      In the vicinity of Palm Springs there's the Oasis Water Park.


      This route passes by a bunch of cities and desert resorts like, oh:

Palm Springs
Palm Desert
Country Club
Indian Wells
Indio
Coachella

      Officially, Route 111 does not pass by the cities of Cathedral City and Rancho Mirage,
since these two cities decided to relinquish Route 111 in their jurisdictions, as suggested above.

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