California State Route 103

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For the earlier highway signed as Route 103, see
California State Route 103 (1964-1969)
.

Long Beach
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesLos Angeles
Highway system
← US 101→ SR 104

State Route 103 (SR 103) is a

Interstate 110
.

Beyond SR 1, the freeway is owned by the City of Long Beach to its end at Willow Street. For a time, this segment had the unusual unsigned designation of State Route 103U, with the U signifying "un-relinquished", because the state legislature had removed this segment from the state highway system in 1983 but the City of Long Beach did not agree to take it over until 2000.[3] The portion is still signed as part of SR 103 instead of SR 103U.

SR 103 does not directly connect to any other freeways. It was originally planned to continue north to the

motion pictures. Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and The Fast and the Furious were three movies that used it for location purposes.[citation needed
]

Route description

The state route begins at

Los Angeles midway through the bridge. It then leaves SR 47 and reenters Long Beach, where it meets SR 1
. The SR 103 state highway designation officially ends at SR 1, but the freeway, now controlled by the City of Long Beach from this point on, continues north and ends at an intersection with Willow Street.

SR 103 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,[4] and is part of the National Highway System,[5] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.[6]

History

Prior to 1969, Route 103 was what is now

U.S. Route 395
, which used SR 163, until 1969.)

The entire Terminal Island Freeway was once part of

Interstate 710 from SR 1 south to Ocean Boulevard.[3] The city has since explored plans to remove this portion of the freeway.[2]

Exit list

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).[7] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The entire route is in Los Angeles County.

LocationPostmile
[7][1][8]		Exit
[9]		DestinationsNotes
Long Beach3.50[N 1]Berth T136 Gate 2Continuation beyond SR 47
3.50
San Pedro
South end of SR 47 overlap; south end of SR 103
​South end of freeway
3.58[N 1]4New Dock StreetSouthbound exit & northbound entrance
Schuyler Heim Bridge over Cerritos Channel
Los Angeles
4.57[N 1]
0.00		5
 SR 47 north (Anaheim Street) / Pier A Way		North end of SR 47 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
0.90Anaheim StreetNo northbound exit
Pacific Coast Highway) – Long Beach, Santa Monica
1.59North end of state maintenance
​Willow Street –
At-grade intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. ^ a b c d e Indicates that the postmile represents the distance along SR 47 rather than SR 103.

See also

  • sign 
    California Roads portal

References

  1. ^ a b California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ a b California Highways: State Route 103
  3. ^ a b "District 7: A Closer Look At 2000 Achievements" (PDF). Caltrans. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Division 1". California Streets and Highways Code. Sacramento: California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Federal Highway Administration (March 25, 2015). National Highway System: Los Angeles, CA (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b California Department of Transportation. "State Truck Route List". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (XLS file) on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  8. ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
  9. California Numbered Exit Uniform System, State Route 47 Freeway Interchanges
    , Retrieved on 2009-02-07.

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