California State Route 57

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State Route 57

Orange Freeway
Map
Constructed portion of State Route 57 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length25.84 mi[1][2] (41.59 km)
HistoryState highway in 1931; numbered in 1964
Major junctions
South end I-5 / SR 22 in Orange
Major intersections
North end
SR 210 in Glendora
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesOrange, Los Angeles
Highway system
← SR 56→ SR 58

State Route 57 (SR 57), also known as the Orange Freeway for most of its length, is a north–south

SR 210 in Glendora. The highway provides a route across several spurs of the Peninsular Ranges, linking the Los Angeles Basin with the Pomona Valley and San Gabriel Valley
.

A predecessor to this road ran through

Brea Canyon by the early 20th century and was added to the state highway system. The freeway was built in stages during the 1950s, one of which included the Brea Canyon Freeway; SR 57 was designated as part of the 1964 state highway renumbering. The final portion of the present-day Orange Freeway was not completed until the mid-1970s. The latest piece of SR 57 to be added was formerly part of I-210, after SR 210 was legislatively extended to San Bernardino in 1998. An unconstructed extension from Santa Ana south to Huntington Beach remains in the legal definition of SR 57, and has been studied as a toll road above the Santa Ana River
.

Route description

Kellogg Hill Interchange

SR 57 begins at the

Pomona Freeway (SR 60) in Diamond Bar, right on the edge of the San Gabriel Valley.[5]

A short

I-210) in Glendora.[5]

median of SR 57 south of SR 60 in Diamond Bar. Elevated ramps allow HOV traffic bound to or from Brea Canyon to connect with I-5 towards the southeast, SR 91 towards the west, or SR 60 towards the east without entering the main lanes.[5][6]

SR 57 is legally eligible for the

Brea Canyon, between SR 90 and SR 60,[7] though it has not officially been designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation.[8] The entire route is in the California Freeway and Expressway System,[9] and is a freeway for its entire constructed length. SR 57 is also part of the National Highway System (NHS),[10] a network of highways that are essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[11] The highway from SR 1 to SR 60 in Diamond Bar is officially designated as the Orange Freeway.[12] In 2013, SR 57 had an annual average daily traffic (AADT) of 129,000 between SR 60 and Sunset Crossing Road in Diamond Bar, and 278,500 between SR 91 in Anaheim and Orangethorpe Avenue in Placentia, the latter of which was the highest AADT for the highway.[13]

History

Looking north from Imperial Highway (SR 90) in Brea

The road through Brea Canyon was

Mission Boulevard through Pomona.[16][17]

The state built a bypass of the Valley Boulevard portion of the route in the early-to-mid-1930s, leaving the old road near Diamond Bar and heading northeast through the foothills, along the present freeway alignment and Mission Boulevard.

Route 175 (Orangethorpe Avenue, later replaced by SR 91) near Placentia.[19][20] By 1955, the Brea Canyon Freeway was proposed to begin at the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) near La Veta Avenue in Santa Ana and head north, paralleling Routes 180 and 19 to Pomona.[21][22][23] The portion northeast of Diamond Bar into Pomona soon became part of the planned Pomona Freeway, and the name of the remainder was changed to Orange Freeway.[24] The state legislature altered the definition of Route 19 to reflect this in 1957 by moving its south end to Santa Ana.[25]

Then, in 1957, the northernmost part of present SR 57 was added to the state highway system as part of

1964 renumbering, none of these proposed freeways had been built; the only constructed segment was the old surface road from Fullerton towards Pomona.[28] The part of old Route 19 east of Route 272 became part of SR 60. As part of the same renumbering, Route 180 on State College Boulevard became Route 250,[29] which was amended the next year to provide for its deletion once that portion of the SR 57 freeway was completed (between I-5 and SR 91).[30]

Sign on Lambert Road in Brea

A

SR 210 around San Bernardino in 1998, the former easternmost piece of I-210 to the Kellogg Hill Interchange instead became a northerly extension of SR 57,[36] though it remains officially part of the Interstate Highway System.[10]

Future

The southerly extension to Huntington Beach remains unconstructed. In 1986, Orange County's plans were for a toll road elevated above the Santa Ana River rather than through existing neighborhoods, only extending south to the

SR 55 through the Santa Ana area.[37][38] The extension was considered by Caltrans as two 11.2-mile-long (18.0 km), two-lane viaducts that would cost $950 million. The toll road franchise that the American Transportation Development (ATD) held for this portion of SR 57 expired in January 2001, after a request to delay the expiration until January 2007. Following this, ATD sued to restore the franchise, and this case lasted until November 2003.[39] The termination was due to ATD not beginning the construction during the first ten years of the franchise, after it had been enacted by the state legislature.[40]

In April 2009, the Orange County Transportation Authority continued to study the extension of SR 57, where the freeway would travel along the Santa Ana River and terminate at I-405 in Fountain Valley.[41]

The northbound widening between Katella Avenue and SR 91 was finished in 2014. To keep the flow of the northbound fifth lane which ends after the Orangewood Avenue exit and resumes after the Katella Avenue exit, Caltrans and OCTA plan to widen that 0.5 mile strip of road to add one more lane in the northbound direction.[42]

Exit list

CountyLocationmi
[43][1][2][13]		kmExit
[43]		DestinationsNotes
OrangeSanta Ana–Orange line0.190.311A
 I-5 south (Santa Ana Freeway) – Santa Ana		No access to I-5 north; southern terminus of SR 57; southern end of Orange Crush interchange; I-5 north exit 107A
♦
HOV
access only; southbound exit and northbound entrance
0.240.391B
Garden Grove Freeway) – Orange
Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern end of Orange Crush interchange; SR 22 east exit 14D, west exit 14B
0.380.611C
Garden Grove Freeway) / Bristol Street / La Veta Avenue – Long Beach
Orange0.560.901DChapman Avenue – OrangeSigned as exit 1A northbound; northbound exit for traffic entering SR 57 from SR 22 only; southbound entrance runs directly to SR 22 west
1.131.821EOrangewood AvenueSigned as exit 1B northbound; former SR 51
Anaheim1.873.012Katella Avenue
2.754.433Ball Road
4.106.604Lincoln Avenue
4.71–
4.73		7.58–
7.61		5
Los Angeles, Riverside
Signed as exits 5A (east) and 5B (west); SR 91 exit 31
♦
 SR 91 west		HOV access only; southbound exit and northbound entrance
Placentia5.729.216AOrangethorpe AvenueSigned as exit 6 southbound
Fullerton6.5710.576BChapman Avenue – FullertonSouthbound exit is part of exit 7
6.9011.107Nutwood Avenue
7.6712.348Yorba Linda Boulevard
Fullerton–Brea line9.1814.779 SR 90 (Imperial Highway)
Brea10.2116.4310Lambert Road
11.1117.8811Tonner Canyon RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
Los AngelesDiamond Bar12.6420.3413Brea Canyon RoadSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; former SR 57
13.6621.9814Diamond Bar Boulevard
14.9023.9815Pathfinder Road
Los Angeles
Northbound signage and southbound entrance; SR 60 east exit 24A; provides direct exit onto Brea Canyon Road
—

 SR 60 Alt. west / Brea Canyon Road		Southbound exit only
—
Los Angeles
South end of SR 60 overlap; left southbound exit and northbound entrance
24B[a]Grand Avenue – Diamond Bar
Diamond Bar16.3326.28—
 SR 60 east (Pomona Freeway) – Pomona, Riverside		North end of SR 60 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance; southbound access is via exit 18; SR 57 north follows SR 60 east exit 25
16.7026.8818

 Sunset Crossing Road to SR 60 east		No northbound exit
Pomona19.8031.8720Temple Avenue
I-210
; I-10 west exit 42, east exit 42A
Chino Valley Freeway) – Corona
Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern end of Kellogg Interchange
22.3435.9522DVia Verde / Raging Waters DriveSigned as exit 22 northbound
23.9038.4624ACovina Boulevard
24.4239.3024BArrow Highway
San Dimas–Glendora line25.2040.5625AAuto Centre DriveFormerly Allen Avenue; northbound exit and southbound entrance[44]
SR 30
25C
I-210 west (Foothill Freeway) – Pasadena
Northern terminus of SR 57; I-210 exit 45
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. ^ Exit number follows SR 60 rather than SR 57.

See also

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References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
  3. ^ "'Orange Crush' Gets Tighter". Los Angeles Times. January 28, 1992. p. 1.
  4. Orange County Register
    . Santa Ana, California. November 18, 2006.
  5. ^ a b c "1.3 km NE of Placentia, CA" (Map). ACME Mapper 2.0. ACME Maps. April 8, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  6. ^ Staff (2005–2006). "Interregional HOV System Status" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  7. ^ "Article 2.5 of Chapter 2 of Division 1". California Streets & Highways Code. Sacramento: California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  8. ^ California Department of Transportation (August 2019). "Officially Designated State Scenic Highways and Historic Parkways" (XLSX). Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Division 1". California Streets and Highways Code. Sacramento: California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Federal Highway Administration (March 25, 2015). National Highway System: Los Angeles, CA (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2022.
  13. ^ a b California Department of Transportation (2013). "All Traffic Volumes on CSHS". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  14. ^ Staff (1919). Official Automobile Blue Book Volume Eight. The Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co. p. 530.
  15. ^ "New Road Winds In and Out". Los Angeles Times. February 25, 1923. p. VI8.
  16. ^ California State Assembly. "An act establishing certain additional state highways and classifying them as secondary highways". Forty-ninth Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 82 p. 103. Pomona to Fullerton via Brea canyon.
  17. ^ California State Assembly. "An act to establish a Streets and Highways Code, thereby consolidating and revising the law relating to public ways and all appurtenances thereto, and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts specified herein". Fifty-first Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 29 p. 276. Route 19 is from: (a) Route 9 west of Claremont to Beaumont via Riverside. (b) Pomona to Fullerton via Brea Canyon.
  18. Rand McNally & Company (1933). Los Angeles & Vicinity (Map). Chicago: Rand McNally & Company. Archived from the original
    on July 26, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
  19. ^ California State Assembly. "An act to amend sections 2, 3 and 5 and to add two sections to be numbered 6 and 7 to an act entitled 'An act to provide for the acquisition of rights of way for and the construction, maintenance..." Fiftieth Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 767 p. 2040. State Highway Route 2 near Orange County Hospital northerly to Hermosa Beach-Santa Ana Canyon Road.
  20. ^ California State Assembly. "An act to establish a Streets and Highways Code, thereby consolidating and revising the law relating to public ways and all appurtenances thereto, and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts specified herein". Fifty-first Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 29 p. 286. Route 180 is from Route 2 near Orange County Hospital northerly to Route 175.
  21. ^ "Brea Canyon Freeway Plan Pushed". Los Angeles Times. July 16, 1955. p. 13.
  22. Valley News
    . Van Nuys, California. November 2, 1955.
  23. ^ Los Angeles Metropolitan Traffic Association (1956). Proposed Freeway System for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (Map). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Metropolitan Traffic Association. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
  24. ^ a b Metropolitan Transportation Engineering Board (February 28, 1958). Master Plan of Freeways and Expressways (PDF) (Map). Metropolitan Transportation Engineering Board.
  25. ^ California State Assembly. "An act...relating to state highway routes". 1957 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 1911 p. 3342. Route 19 is from:...(b) Pomona to Route 2 near Santa Ana.
  26. ^ California State Assembly. "An act to add Section 560 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to state highways, declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately". 1957 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 24 p. 578. Route 240 is hereby added to the State Highway System, to extend from Route 4 near Glendale to Route 26 near the east boundary of Los Angeles County...
  27. ^ 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 272 is from Route 19 near City of Industry to Route 26 near Pomona... Route 273 is from Route 60 near Huntington Beach to Route 179 near Santa Ana.
  28. Division of Highways. Los Angeles and Vicinity, 1963
    (Map). Sacramento: California Division of Highways. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
  29. ^ 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. 1176, 1188. Route 57 is from: (a) Route 1 near Huntington Beach to Route 22 near Santa Ana. (b) Route 5 near Santa Ana to Route 210 near Route 10 and Pomona, passing near Industry... Route 250 is from Route 5 near Orange County Hospital northerly to Route 91.
  30. ^ 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. 3276. This route shall cease to be a state highway when Route 57 freeway is completed from Route 5 to Route 91.
  31. ^ "Work Started on Orange Freeway". Los Angeles Times. January 31, 1967. p. OC8.
  32. Independent Press-Telegram
    . Long Beach, California. May 17, 1969.
  33. ^ Seelye, Howard (March 13, 1972). "Orange Freeway Through Canyon to Open Today". Los Angeles Times. p. D1.
  34. ^ "New Freeway Hub Dedicated". Montclair Tribune. May 4, 1972.
  35. ^ California State Assembly. "An act to amend...the Streets and Highways Code, relating to state highways". 1981–1982 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 292 p. 1419.
  36. ^ California State Assembly. "An act to amend Sections 253.1, 263.3, 263.8, 357, and 510 of, and to repeal Section 330 of, the Streets and Highways Code, relating to highways". 1997–1998 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 221. Route 57 is from:...(b) Route 5 near Santa Ana to Route 210 near San Dimas.
  37. ^ Murphy, Kim (January 7, 1986). "Interest Growing in 2 Traffic Proposals for Santa Ana Area". Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
  38. ^ Perlman, Jeffrey A. (July 29, 1986). "Hundreds Cheer as Panel Turns Down [Garden Grove] Freeway Extension". Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
  39. ^ "Private Investment / Public Infrastructure: Route 57 (Orange County)". California Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  40. ^ "Orange County; Road Study Decision Is Delayed". Los Angeles Times. March 25, 2003. p. B3. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  41. ^ Mello, Michael (April 1, 2009). "57 freeway may get long-awaited extension". Orange County Register. Santa Ana, California. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
  42. ^ "SR-57 (Orangewood to Katella)". OCTA.
  43. ^
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  44. ^ "CITY OF SAN DIMAS PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA". City of San Dimas Public Records Portal (WEBLINK). October 15, 2003.

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