I-5 at Via de la Valle Live Traffic Cam, Del Mar
About this camera
Del Mar is the setting for this live view of Interstate 5 at Via de la Valle. Commuters, truckers and travellers alike can use it to spot slowdowns before they reach them.
Via de la Valle leads to the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds, where traffic peaks during the summer racing season and the county fair. Del Mar is famous for its racetrack, where the turf meets the surf, and for the San Diego County Fair held at the fairgrounds each summer.
On summer weekends, beach traffic and visitors heading to Del Mar, La Jolla and the coastal towns add to the usual flow. Weekday commutes are heavy toward downtown and the Sorrento Valley and UTC job centres in the morning and back out in the afternoon.
I-5 links the largest cities on the Pacific Coast, including San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Portland and Seattle. Where I-5 meets I-805 near Sorrento Valley, the two freeways merge in a junction that locals simply call the Merge. Through San Diego, I-5 runs close to the coast, connecting the San Ysidro border crossing, downtown, Old Town, Mission Bay, La Jolla and the beach towns of North County.
The feed comes from Caltrans, the California Department of Transportation, as part of its statewide network of traffic cameras.
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Source: Caltrans — California Department of Transportation · Checked 28 min ago
Frequently asked questions
Where does this traffic camera point?
The camera is on I-5 at Via de la Valle in Del Mar, San Diego County, California. It shows the traffic flow.
What does I-5 connect?
Interstate 5 is the main north-south highway of the West Coast, running about 1,380 miles from the Mexican border at San Ysidro to the Canadian border at Blaine, Washington.
Who operates this camera?
The camera is operated by Caltrans, the California Department of Transportation, which streams it free of charge as part of its statewide traffic camera network.
