California State Route 163

State Route 163
Cabrillo Freeway
SR 163 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length	11.088 mi[1] (17.844 km)
History	1948 as US 395, 1969 as SR 163
Tourist routes	Cabrillo Parkway through Balboa Park
Major junctions
South end	I-5 in San Diego
Major intersections	I-8 in San Diego I-805 in San Diego SR 52 in San Diego
North end	I-15 in San Diego
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Counties	San Diego
Highway system
State highways in California Interstate US State Scenic History Pre‑1964 Unconstructed Deleted Freeways
← SR 162 → SR 164

State Route 163 (SR 163), or the Cabrillo Freeway, is a state highway in San Diego, California. The 11.088-mile (17.844 km) stretch of the former US 395 freeway runs from downtown San Diego just south of an interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5), extending north through historic Balboa Park and various neighborhoods of San Diego to an interchange with I-15 in the neighborhood of Miramar. The freeway is named after Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, the first European to navigate the coast of present-day California.

The historic section of freeway through Balboa Park south of I-8 was the first freeway in San Diego County and one of the first in California.^[2] Prior to 1964, this was the southernmost section of U.S. Route 395 (US 395), which was truncated to Hesperia when it was replaced by I-15. This section is also designated as a State Scenic Highway.