Mission Valley, California

Mission Valley is a wide valley trending east-west in San Diego, California, through which the San Diego River flows to the Pacific Ocean. Due to its massive size, it is divided into two neighborhoods: Mission Valley East and Mission Valley West. [cite web
url = http://www.sandiego.gov/neighborhoodmaps/
title = City of San Diego - Neighborhoods Map
publisher = [http://www.sandiego.gov/ City of San Diego]
accessdate=2007-01-28]

Mission Valley serves as an important shopping and entertainment center for San Diego. Some newly-built condominiums and apartments can be found in the area as well.

Boundaries

Mission Valley stretches as far west as Interstate 5 and as far east as Interstate 15. The exact boundary between Mission Valley East and West is State Route 163. [cite web
url = http://www.sandiego.gov/neighborhoodmaps/eastern.shtml
title = City of San Diego - Eastern Neighborhoods Map
publisher = [http://www.sandiego.gov/ City of San Diego]
accessdate=2007-01-28] [cite web
url = http://www.sandiego.gov/neighborhoodmaps/western.shtml
title = City of San Diego - Western Neighborhoods Map
publisher = [http://www.sandiego.gov/ City of San Diego]
accessdate=2007-01-28]

Transportation

Mission Valley serves as a path for Interstate 8 and is crossed at its mouth by Interstate 5. Both I-8 and I-5 serve as the major east-west and north-south routes respectively, for San Diego. At the Jack Schrade Interchange, Interstate 805 crosses Mission Valley and connects with Interstate 8. Interstate 15 and State Route 163 also cross Mission Valley and connect with Interstate 8.

The Green Line of the San Diego Trolley system also runs through the Valley. The main hub for buses is located at the Fashion Valley Transit Center and Mall.

Attractions

To the east up Mission Valley is Mission San Diego de Alcala, for which the area is named. At the southwestern end is Presidio Park.

Three major shopping malls located in Mission Valley are Fashion Valley Mall (Mission Valley West), Hazard Center Mall (Mission Valley East) and Westfield Mission Valley (Mission Valley East). The frontage roads parallel to Interstate 8 from Presidio Park to Highway 163 are named Hotel Circle North and Hotel Circle South, for the many hotels and motels located on them. Other commercial developments can be found in the valley as well, including smaller shopping plazas, auto malls and vocational schools.

Qualcomm Stadium, home of the San Diego Chargers and the San Diego State University (SDSU) Aztecs football teams, is located in Mission Valley East near the I-8/I-15 interchange. Nearby, Dave & Buster's restaurant and entertainment venue is located at the intersection of the I-8 and I-805. At the outlet of Mission Valley is SeaWorld, Mission Bay, and many other San Diego attractions.

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