California State Route 47

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San Pedro
Major intersections
North end SR 91 in Compton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesLos Angeles
Highway system
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US 48

State Route 47 (SR 47) is a

Santa Monica Freeway (I-10) near downtown Los Angeles
.

Route description

State Route 47 begins at the south end of the

Interstate 710, with access to downtown Long Beach.[2]

State maintenance begins again on the Terminal Island Freeway, which is also signed as

lift bridge opened in 1948. Just beyond the bridge, SR 47 leaves the freeway, which continues northeast as SR 103, onto Henry Ford Avenue, and state maintenance ends. The remainder of what is signed as SR 47,[3] along Henry Ford Avenue and Alameda Street to the Gardena Freeway (SR 91), is locally maintained. Henry Ford Avenue quickly crosses the Dominguez Channel and Anaheim Street, and merges with Alameda Street, which continues southwest into Wilmington as a local street.[2]

The entire route is part of the

at-grade intersections along the gap on Terminal Island, and Alameda Street is a surface roadway, albeit one with few intersections, as it runs alongside the Alameda Corridor rail line.[2]

Alameda Street

Main article: Alameda Street

The part of Alameda Street rebuilt during the

at-grade intersection here is the split with Santa Fe Avenue north of Del Amo Boulevard, just south of the underpass where Alameda Street moves from the east to the west side of the rail line. (Before the corridor was built, the crossover was further south, at Dominguez Street, halfway between Carson Street and Del Amo Boulevard.)[2]

The Vincent Thomas Bridge

North of Artesia Boulevard, the rail line descends into the 10-mile (16 km)

Santa Monica Freeway (I-10), at the north end of what is legislated as Route 47. The street continues north through the east side of downtown Los Angeles, crossing the Santa Ana Freeway (US 101) just west of Union Station, and ending soon after at Elmyra Street, where it becomes Spring Street.[2]

History

The

SR 15) to the east.[14]

Plans for

Schuyler Heim Lift Bridge.[19] Construction began in early 1946,[20] and the completed link was dedicated on January 10, 1948,[21] replacing the older Henry Ford Bridge
.

Early plans also included a north–south freeway on each side of the

Golden State Freeway (which had replaced the rest of the Riverside Parkway).[24][25] The Industrial Freeway south of the Santa Monica Freeway became Route 270 in 1959,[26] but the ex-Riverside Parkway piece north of the Arroyo Seco Parkway never became a state highway.[27]

In the

traffic signals
remain on the former and on the ramps connecting Ocean Boulevard with the Terminal Island Freeway.)

Early maps show that the Terminal Island Freeway was to extend north to the

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority plan to improve the connection near the south end of Alameda Street, possibly by building a new expressway replacement for SR 47 south of SR 1, or by extending SR 103 northwest via the originally-planned alignment to Alameda Street south of I-405.[45]

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 (for a full list of prefixes, see California postmile § Official postmile definitions).[1] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The entire route is in Los Angeles County.

LocationPostmile
[1][46][47]		Exit
[48]		DestinationsNotes
San Pedro, Los Angeles
R0.001AGaffey StreetSouthbound left exit; northbound entrances accessible from Miraflores Avenue and the I-110 north on-ramp.
R0.001B
Los Angeles
South end of SR 47
R0.43
0.72		1CHarbor BoulevardSigned as exit 1A northbound
Los Angeles Harbor Main Channel0.86Vincent Thomas Bridge
Wilmington, Los Angeles
2.301BFerry StreetNorthbound exit and entrance
​Site of the former toll plaza; north end of freeway and state maintenance
​Ferry StreetSouthbound exit and entrance
​Navy WayAt-grade intersection
​Berths 301–305 (Terminal Way) / Berths 401–406 (Navy Way)Southbound exit only
I-710 north / Pier T (Avenue) – Piers B-J, Downtown Long Beach
Interchange
​South end of freeway and state maintenance
3.584New Dock Street – Pier SSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
Schuyler Heim Bridge over Cerritos Channel
Terminal Island Freeway
) / Willow Street		Northbound left exit and southbound left entrance
​North end of freeway and state maintenance
​
Pacific Coast Highway
)		Interchange
Carson​Sepulveda BoulevardInterchange
​223rd StreetInterchange
​
SR 7
; I-405 exit 33A
​Carson StreetInterchange
​Del Amo BoulevardInterchange
Gardena Freeway) – Long Beach
Interchange; SR 91 east exit 10B, west exit 10
​
Gardena Freeway) / Artesia Boulevard – Redondo Beach
Interchange; north end of SR 47; SR 91 east exit 10B, west exit 10
​Alameda StreetContinuation beyond SR 91
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^
    USGS topographic maps, accessed January 2008 via ACME Mapper and TopoZone
  3. ^ a b Photographs of SR 47 northbound, taken May 30, 2004, from California @ AARoads - California 47
  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 14, 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. ^ California State Assembly. "Relating to the Seaside Freeway". 1959 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California (House Resolution). State of California. Ch. 144 p. 3502.: "That the California Highway Commission is requested to declare the added portion of Route 167 which will connect the Harbor Freeway and the Long Beach Freeway to be a freeway, to be known as the Seaside Freeway..."
  8. ^ California Department of Transportation; California State Transportation Agency (January 2021). 2020 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California (PDF). Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. pp. 37, 340. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2022.
  9. ^ Los Angeles Times, Harbor Truck Highway Association is Formed, July 4, 1917, p. II7
  10. ^ American Road Builders' Association, Good Roads, Harbor Truck Boulevard to be Built by Los Angeles County, California, June 24, 1916
  11. ^ Los Angeles Times, Truck Boulevard Opened, February 5, 1924, p. A1
  12. ^ United States Geological Survey, Pasadena (1900) and Downey (1902), scale 1:62500
  13. ^ United States Geological Survey, Los Angeles (1928), Watts (1924 and 1937), Compton (1924 and 1930), and Wilmington (1925), scale 1:24000 Archived 2007-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
  14. Division of Highways, Los Angeles and Vicinity
    , 1944
  15. ^ Automobile Club of Southern California, map from Traffic Survey, Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, 1937, reproduced in Janet L. Abu-Lughod, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles: America's Global Cities, 1999, p. 256
  16. ^ a b Transportation Engineering Board, map from A Transit Program for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Region, 1939, reproduced in Gerrylynn K. Roberts, Philip Steadman, American Cities and Technology: Wilderness to Wired City, 1999, p. 79
  17. Long Beach Independent
    , City Served by Three Freeways Urged for Postwar Period by Planning Group, July 9, 1943
  18. ^ a b Los Angeles County Regional Planning District, Master Plan of Metropolitan Los Angeles Freeways, adopted August 6, 1947
  19. ^ Los Angeles Times, Harbor Bridge Project Reinstated by Navy, December 18, 1945, p. A1
  20. ^ Los Angeles Times, Terminal Island Bridge Under Way, January 28, 1946, p. 3
  21. ^ Los Angeles Times, High Lift Bridge Dedicated at Terminal Island, January 11, 1948, p. 14
  22. ^ Andrew Hamilton, The New York Times, Los Angeles Roads Plan, February 25, 1940, p. 128
  23. ^ California State Assembly. "An act to provide for a system of public streets and highways..." Fifty-seventh Session of the Legislature, 1st extraordinary session. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 11 p. 3798.: "Route 222 is from Route 165 [I-110] near Adams Street to Route 205 [SR 110] near Elysian Park in Los Angeles"
  24. ^ Los Angeles City Planning Commission, Accomplishments, 1955, p. 6
  25. ^ Metropolitan Transportation Engineering Board, Master Plan of Freeways and Expressways, adopted February 28, 1958
  26. ^ California State Assembly. "An act to amend Sections 306, 320, 332, 351, 362, 365, 369, 374, 382, 388, 397, 407, 408, 409, 410, 415, 422, 435, 440, 446, 453, 456, 460, 467, 470, 476, 487, 492, 493, 494, 506, 521, 528, and 529..." 1959 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 1062 p. 3120.: "Route 270 is from Terminal Island to Route 173 [I-10]."
  27. Division of Highways, Los Angeles and Vicinity
    , 1963
  28. ^ California State Assembly. "An act to add Section 253 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 300) to Chapter 2 of Division 1 of, and to repeal Section 253 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 300) of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of, the..." 1963 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 385 p. 1175, 1187.: "Route 47 is from Route 7 at Terminal Island to Route 10." "Route 241 is from Route 11 near Adams Street to Route 11 near Elysian Park in Los Angeles."
  29. ^ California State Assembly. "An act to amend Sections 253, 307, 317, 322, 334, 342, 347, 349, 361, 363, 372, 373, 374, 379, 384, 390, 407, 408, 443, 455, 470, 486, 514, 517, 548, and 550 of, to add Sections 556, 557, 558, 560..." 1965 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 1372 p. 3273, 3276.: "Route 7 is from Route 1 to Route 210 in Pasadena." "Route 47 is from Route 11 in San Pedro to Route 10 via the Vincent Thomas Bridge."
  30. ^ California State Assembly. "An act to add Section 544 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to state highway routes". 1949 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 1261 p. 2215.: "Route 231 is...from Route 165 [I-110] in San Pedro to Route 167 [I-710] in Long Beach, via the mainland portion of Long Beach Outer Harbor and Terminal Island..."
  31. ^ Los Angeles Times, Vincent Thomas Bridge to Be Dedicated Saturday, September 27, 1963, p. C7
  32. ^ Los Angeles Times, Governor to Speak at Bridge Link Ceremony, March 3, 1968, p. 1
  33. ^ Lee Bastajian, Los Angeles Times, Vincent Thomas Bridge Link Scheduled to Open in July, May 31, 1970, p. CS1
  34. Long Beach Independent
    , Dedication Set on Freeway Link to Bridge, July 8, 1970
  35. Valley News (Van Nuys)
    , Harbor Freeway Extension to Be Dedicated Today, July 9, 1970
  36. ^ Port of Long Beach, Port Dedicates New $65-million Ocean Boulevard Roadway, June 25, 2007
  37. Rand McNally & Company, Los Angeles and Vicinity
    , 1959
  38. ^ Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico, 1963
  39. Long Beach Press-Telegram
    , August 5, 1969, p. 1
  40. Long Beach Press-Telegram
    , Public Notice of Route Location Approval by Bureau of Public Roads, June 1, 1970
  41. ^ California State Assembly. "An act to add sections 307.1 and 347.1 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to state highways". 1981–1982 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 914 p. 3351.
  42. ^ California State Assembly. "An act...relating to state highways". 1983–1984 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 409 p. 1773.
  43. ^ George Stein, Los Angeles Times, Price of Progress: Expansion of Ports, Boon to Greater L.A., May Be Burden Along Alameda St., October 12, 1986, p. 1
  44. ^ Sheryl Stolberg, Los Angeles Times, Harbor Plan Brings New Wilmington a Little Closer, December 25, 1988, p. 6
  45. Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, Planning—SR-47 Port Access Expressway
    , accessed March 11, 2009
  46. ^ California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
  47. ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 2006
  48. California Numbered Exit Uniform System, State Route 47 Freeway Interchanges
    , Retrieved on 2009-02-05.

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