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State Route 62
Twentynine Palms Highway, Desert Center Rice Road, CHP Officer Daniel J. Muelhausen Memorial Highway Defined by S&HC § 362, maintained by Caltrans
Length:	151.438 mi[1] (243.716 km)
West end:	I-10 near White Water
Major junctions:	SR 247 in Yucca Valley US 95 near Vidal
East end:	SR 95S at Arizona state line
State highways in California (list - pre-1964) < SR 61 SR 63 > History - Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

Signage at the eastern terminus in Parker, Arizona

State Route 62 (SR 62) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. The route cuts across the Little San Bernardino Mountains along southern San Bernardino County. Route 62 begins at a freeway-to-freeway intersection with Interstate 10 at the eastern end of the San Gorgonio Pass northwest of Palm Springs in Riverside County and heads due north until its intersection with SR 247 in Yucca Valley, and then it heads east through Twentynine Palms. In 1970, Route 62 ended at the eastern city limit of Twentynine Palms, but it was later extended along the northern boundary of the Joshua Tree National Park to meet Arizona State Route 95 in Parker, Arizona. East of Twentynine Palms, there is a sign warning drivers that there are no services for 100 miles/160 km until reaching Vidal Junction where SR 62 meets US 95. This is one of the most desolate stretches of highway in California, and consequently, the most heavily traveled portion is between I-10 and Twentynine Palms. Travelers between the eastern Coachella Valley and the river utilize that more desolate stretch as the fastest route to the resorts of the Colorado River, accessing it via California State Route 177 in Desert Center.

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System^[2] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System^[3].

Other names

Route 62 has the following names, as designated by various state laws:^[4]

• Blue Star Memorial Highway: From Interstate 10 to Adobe Road in Twentynine Palms.
• CHP Officer Daniel J. Muehlhausen Memorial Highway: From 5.4 mi (8.7 km) west of Route 177 to 4.6 mi (7.4 km) east of Route 177.
• Twentynine Palms Highway: From Interstate 10 to Route 177.

Major intersections

Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. The numbers reset at some county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.

County	Location	Postmile [1][5][6]	Destinations	Notes
Riverside RIV 0.00-9.24		0.00	I-10 – Los Angeles, Indio	Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		R3.34	Pierson Boulevard – Desert Hot Springs
		R6.45	North Indian Canyon Avenue	Base of the Morongo Grade, a gentle, mountainous stretch of highway leading to the Morongo Basin
San Bernardino SBD 0.00-79.48	Morongo Valley	1.88	East Drive – Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, Covington Park
	Yucca Valley	12.40	SR 247 north (Old Woman Springs Road) / Joshua Lane – Landers, Lucerne Valley, Victorville
	Joshua Tree	18.26	Park Boulevard	Serves Joshua Tree National Park
	Twentynine Palms	33.21	Adobe Road – Palms Base, Amboy
		34.22	Utah Trail – Amboy	Serves Joshua Tree National Park
Riverside RIV 79.48-90.20		84.97	SR 177 south (Desert Center Rice Road) – Desert Center
San Bernardino SBD 90.20-142.66	Vidal Junction	125.76	US 95 – Needles, Blythe
	Earp		Parker Dam
		142.66	Arizona state line
		142.66	SR 95S – Parker, Phoenix	Continuation beyond the Arizona state line

References

External links

• California @ WestCoastRoads.com - State Route 62
• Caltrans: Route 62 highway conditions
• California Highways: SR 62