California State Route 42
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East end | Norwalk | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | California | |||
Counties | Los Angeles | |||
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State Route 42 (SR 42) is a decommissioned
Route description
State Route 42 began at
At
History
Legislative Route 174 was defined in 1933 to run from
Note: the present alignment of I-5 between Chapman Avenue in
By 1942, the piece of SR 10 east of
Location | Inglewood - Norwalk |
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Existed | 1934–1960 |
Around 1960, SR 10 was renumbered to State Route 42 due to the nearby
Location | Inglewood - Norwalk |
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Existed | 1968–1993 |
In 1965, the unbuilt part from
Despite being officially Route 105 since 1968, the route continued to be signed as SR 42, not only along its defined alignment from SR 1 to I-605, but past I-605 to
Interstate 105 was constructed from 1982 to 1994.[9] Even after the new route was finished, the old route continued to be signed as SR 42, even after the last section was relinquished in mid-2000.[3] Some signs still remained in 2004.[13] Since the widening of Interstate 5 between Interstate 605 and the Los Angeles-Orange County line, Firestone Boulevard does not connect with it anymore, instead ending at Bloomfield Avenue. Access to Firestone Boulevard from I-5 is now via Rosecrans Avenue.[1]
Major intersections
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 ( ).[15] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The entire route was in Los Angeles County.
Location | Postmile [2][14] | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Los Angeles | 0.00 | West Manchester Avenue | Continuation beyond SR 1 | ||
0.00 | Lincoln Boulevard ) | West end of SR 42 | |||
1.32 | Sepulveda Boulevard | ||||
Inglewood | | La Cienega Boulevard | |||
2.91 | I-405 (San Diego Freeway) | Interchange | |||
3.83 | La Brea Avenue | Former SR 107 | |||
5.42 | Crenshaw Boulevard | ||||
Los Angeles | 6.42 | Western Avenue | Former SR 213 | ||
7.42 | Vermont Avenue | ||||
7.93 | Figueroa Street | ||||
8.04 | San Pedro | Interchange | |||
8.19 | Broadway | ||||
9.44 | Central Avenue | East end of Manchester Avenue; west end of Firestone Boulevard | |||
Florence-Graham | 10.97 | Alameda Street | Former SR 47 | ||
South Gate | 11.61 | Long Beach Boulevard | |||
14.53 | Long Beach Freeway) – Pasadena, Long Beach | Interchange | |||
14.81 | Garfield Avenue | ||||
Lakewood Boulevard) – Long Beach, Pasadena | |||||
San Gabriel River Freeway ) | Interchange | ||||
| SR 90 | ||||
| I-5 south (Santa Ana Freeway) – Santa Ana | Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; east end of SR 42. The entrance and exit were permanently closed in 2013 with the widening of I-5, and thus motorists have since been redirected south on Bloomfield Avenue and east on Rosecrans Avenue. | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- California Roads portal
Notes
- ^ The direct interchange with I-5 has since been demolished in 2013, 13 years after SR 42 was officially decommissioned.
References
- ^ a b c Upton, Kim (March 3, 2013). "Firestone Boulevard Ramps Will Close Permanently, plus Other Closures and Work on the I-5 South". TheSource. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ a b California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
- ^ a b c d e California Highways: Former State Route 42
- ^ California Highways: Legislative Route 174
- ^ California Highways: Unsigned State Route 51
- ^ 1942 Gousha Los Angeles and vicinity map Archived 2006-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1955 Gousha Los Angeles district map Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ District VII State Highway Numbering Map, September 20, 1963
- ^ a b California Highways: Interstate 105
- ^ California Highways: State Route 90
- ^ California Highways: Interstate Highway Types and the History of California's Interstates
- ^ "October 21, 2000 photo of signage on Interstate 5 north at former SR 42". Archived from the original on November 5, 2005. Retrieved March 23, 2006.
- ^ "July 6, 2004 photo of signage on Interstate 710 south approaching Firestone Boulevard". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2006.
- ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 1996
- ^ 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.