Thoroughfare in southern California, United States
The
Imperial Highway
is a west-east thoroughfare in the counties of
Los Angeles
,
Orange
,
Riverside
,
San Diego
, and
Imperial
in the U.S. state of
California
. The main portion of the existing route begins at Vista Del Mar in Los Angeles near the
Los Angeles International Airport
and ends at the
Anaheim
?
Orange
city line at Via Escola where it becomes Cannon Street. Historically, the Imperial Highway extended from Vista Del Mar to
Calexico
, where a portion of the highway still exists. The original route was replaced with other highways, leading the older portions of the Imperial Highway to fall out of use.
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Route
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The total length of the
Greater Los Angeles
portion of the Imperial Highway is approximately 41 miles (66 km), of which 14 miles (23 km) run through Orange County and 27 miles (43 km) through Los Angeles County.
Between SR 91 and SR 39, Imperial Highway is signed as
State Route 90
. A
de facto
freeway portion of the route in
Yorba Linda
is also known as the
Richard M. Nixon Freeway
.
The portion in Los Angeles County between
Lakewood Boulevard
and Valley View Avenue is located about one mile north of, and runs parallel to,
Rosecrans Avenue
.
Cities
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Starting from Cannon Street & Via Escola in
Orange
, going east to west Cannon Street becomes Imperial Highway upon entering
Anaheim
. The highway then passes through the cities and communities of
Anaheim Hills
,
Yorba Linda
,
Placentia
,
Brea
,
Fullerton
,
La Habra
,
La Mirada
,
Santa Fe Springs
(some sections in La Mirada and Santa Fe Springs are next to unincorporated LA County),
Norwalk
,
Downey
,
South Gate
,
Lynwood
,
Los Angeles
(
Watts
, and
South LA
? a portion after South LA is in unincorporated LA County),
Inglewood
,
Hawthorne
,
El Segundo
(southside of street only), and
Westchester
(part of Los Angeles on the northside). Imperial Highway ends at
Dockweiler Beach
on Vista Del Mar near Playa Del Rey, just past
LAX
.
Freeways
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Along its route, Imperial Highway crosses over or under these freeways from west to east:
- Interstate 105
- Interstate 405
- Interstate 110
- Interstate 710
- Interstate 605
- Interstate 5
- California State Route 57
- California State Route 91
- Interstate 8
Transportation
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Metro Local
lines 120 and formerly 625 run through Imperial Highway, as well as
Norwalk Transit
line 4; Metro line 625 ran between Pershing Drive and
La Cienega Boulevard
. Metro line 120 runs between Aviation Boulevard and
Norwalk Station
, and Norwalk line 4 between Norwalk Station and Beach Boulevard. Imperial intersects with the
Metro A
and
C Lines
at Wilmington Avenue in
Willowbrook
at the
Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station
. There is also another C Line
station
at
Aviation Boulevard
.
Western terminus coordinates (El Segundo):
33°55′50.91″N
118°26′5.42″W
/
33.9308083°N 118.4348389°W
/
33.9308083; -118.4348389
Eastern terminus coordinates (Anaheim):
33°50′7.76″N
117°47′43.32″W
/
33.8354889°N 117.7953667°W
/
33.8354889; -117.7953667
History
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Imperial Highway was initially conceived as a commercial route connecting
Imperial County
to Los Angeles County.
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A segment remains today in Imperial County which connects Interstate 8 near
Ocotillo
. Another segment adjacent to Lake Elsinore (Riverside County) was once indicated on 1960s vicinity maps by H.M. Gousha (
Gousha
), publisher of street maps.
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citation needed
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Other uses
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There are other Imperial Highways in the United States, including one in
San Diego
(better known as Imperial Avenue) and in the
Detroit
suburbs of
Redford Township, Michigan
and
Westland, Michigan
. Westland's version runs two blocks, northeast from Hambleton Street, across John Hauk Road and stopping at Pardo Street.
[
citation needed
]
References
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Further reading
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- Brigandi, Phil (Spring 2010). "From the Desert to the Sea: The Story of the Imperial Highway".
The Riverside County Chronicles
(2). Riverside County Historical Commission; Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District: 29?34.
ISBN
978-1547004010
.
External links
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Media related to
Imperial Highway
at Wikimedia Commons
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