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Imperial Highway
Imperial Highway street sign in Los Angeles
Part of
  • Warner Springs
  • La Habra
Maintained byLocal jurisdictions, Caltrans (for the portion between SR 39 and SR 91)
Length105 mi (169 km)
LocationCalifornia
Nearest metro station
Southeastern end SR 98 near Ocotillo
Major
junctions
Northwestern endVista Del Mar in
Playa Del Rey
Construction
Inauguration1931

The Imperial Highway is a west-east thoroughfare in the counties of

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.[1]

Route

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

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

Starting from Cannon Street & Via Escola in

LAX
.

Freeways

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

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

Imperial Highway was initially conceived as a commercial route connecting

Imperial County to Los Angeles County.[2][3] 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.[citation needed
]

Other uses

There are other Imperial Highways in the United States, including one in

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

  1. ^ California Highways
  2. ^ Gnerre, Sam (March 29, 2021). "South Bay History: Imperial Highway once figured as part of a superhighway plan". Daily Breeze. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Brigandi, Phil (2011). "The Imperial Highway". History Articles. Orange County Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

Further reading

  • 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

Media related to Imperial Highway at Wikimedia Commons


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