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Highway in California
State Route 213
(
SR 213
) is a
state highway
in the
U.S. state
of
California
, in
Los Angeles County
. The
California State Legislature
has designated the route as
Western Avenue
from 25th Street in
San Pedro
north to the
San Diego Freeway
(Interstate 405) in
Torrance
. From 25th Street to Carson Street, the California Transportation Commission has officially adopted Western Avenue as a state highway. The segment of Western Avenue from 25th Street south to Paseo del Mar may have SR 213 signage but is not legally part of the highway. The northerly two miles from Carson Street to Interstate 405 has also not yet been adopted and remains a city street.
[2]
Beyond Interstate 405, Western Avenue, continues through Torrance,
Gardena
, and
Los Angeles
to Los Feliz Boulevard in
Hollywood
as a city street.
Route description
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Signage of SR 213 begins at the intersection of Western Avenue with Paseo del Mar at Royal Palms County Beach next to the
Pacific Ocean
. From here, the route follows Western Avenue northeast along the edge of White Point Park to its intersection with 25th Street, where the legal definition of SR 213 actually begins.
SR 213 continues north through
San Pedro
before briefly entering
Rancho Palos Verdes
and passing by a naval reservation. Western Avenue then enters
Lomita
before returning to the Los Angeles city limits in the community of
Harbor City
. SR 213 intersects with
SR 1
before forming the eastern boundary of the city of
Torrance
and the western boundary of
Harbor Gateway
. SR 213 intersects with Carson Street and meets its legislative northern terminus; however, SR 213 is signed for a few more miles north to
I-405
, where the signage ends.
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SR 213 is part of the
National Highway System
,
[4]
a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the
Federal Highway Administration
.
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History
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Route 291 was defined by the
California State Legislature
as a highway from 25th Street in San Pedro to Route 158, along Western Avenue.
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The route was redesignated as SR 213 in the
1964 state highway renumbering
from 25th Street to I-405.
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Major intersections
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Except where prefixed with a letter,
postmiles
were measured on the road as it was in
1964
, based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary (
for a full list of prefixes, see
California postmile § Official postmile definitions
).
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Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The entire route is in
Los Angeles County
.
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a
b
Segment has not been adopted yet and remains a city street.
See also
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References
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a
b
c
California Department of Transportation.
"State Truck Route List"
. Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from
the original
(
XLS file
)
on September 5, 2015
. Retrieved
June 30,
2015
.
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"State Route 213"
.
Daniel P. Faigin
. Retrieved
February 2,
2019
.
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Los Angeles County Road Atlas
(Map). Thomas Brothers. 2008.
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Federal Highway Administration (March 25, 2015).
National Highway System: Los Angeles, CA
(PDF)
(Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration
. Retrieved
September 13,
2017
.
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Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012).
"What is the National Highway System?"
.
National Highway System
. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration
. Retrieved
July 1,
2012
.
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California State Assembly.
"
1961
Session of the Legislature"
.
1961
Session of the Legislature.
Statutes of California
. State of California. Ch. 1838.
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California State Assembly.
"
1963
Session of the Legislature"
.
1963
Session of the Legislature.
Statutes of California
. State of California. Ch. 1729.
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"California Streets & Highways Code § 513"
.
California Office of Legislative Counsel
. Retrieved
January 1,
2019
.
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California Department of Transportation (July 2007).
"Log of Bridges on State Highways"
. Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
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California Department of Transportation
,
All Traffic Volumes on CSHS
, 2005 and 2006
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