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El Cajon takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was owned by the family of Don Miguel de Pedrorena, a Californio ranchero and signer of the California Constitution.. El Cajón, Spanish for "the box", was first recorded on September 10, 1821, as an alternative name for sitio rancho Santa Mónica to describe the "boxed-in" nature of the valley in which it sat.
El Cajon Boulevard is a major east–west thoroughfare through San Diego, La Mesa and El Cajon, California.Before the creation of Interstate 8 it was the principal automobile route from San Diego to El Cajon, the Imperial Valley, and points east as U.S. Route 80; it is now signed as a business loop of Interstate 8.
El Cajon Transit Center (formerly Main & Marshall station) is a San Diego Trolley station served by the Copper, Green and Orange lines in the San Diego suburb of El Cajon, California. The station is a major commuter center for the large suburb and is the convergence of multiple local and regional bus routes operated by the San Diego ...
Grossmont College, located in El Cajon, and Cuyamaca College, located in Rancho San Diego, are two community colleges in the East County region. San Diego Christian College is located in Santee. Landmarks
The route serves downtown San Diego, Mission Valley, and the cities of La Mesa and El Cajon. [6] [7] The Green Line has the second highest ridership of the San Diego Trolley's three core lines, transporting 13,673,926 riders during FY 2014 - according to MTS. [8]
El Cajon Transit Center: Daily Green Line: 2005 19.8 mi (31.9 km) 27 12th & Imperial Transit Center: El Cajon Transit Center Daily Silver Line: 2011 2.7 mi (4.3 km) 9 12th & Imperial Transit Center (clockwise loop around Downtown San Diego) Holidays Copper Line: 2024 3.8 mi (6.1 km) 4 El Cajon Transit Center Santee station: Daily
The route connects downtown San Diego with the cities of Lemon Grove, La Mesa, and El Cajon. [6] [7] The Orange Line has the lowest ridership of the San Diego Trolley's three core lines, transporting 10,896,289 riders during FY 2014 according to the MTS. [8]
In the meantime, parts of El Cajon Boulevard through downtown El Cajon were widened in 1935. [46] Federal funds were allocated for rerouting US 80 in 1940; [45] by then, La Mesa Boulevard had been designated as a U.S. 80 Business Route, and El Cajon Boulevard then carried the US 80 designation to San Diego. [47]