Washington Boulevard (Los Angeles)
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| Maintained by | Local jurisdictions |
|---|---|
| Nearest metro station |  :
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| East end |  SR 72 (Whittier Boulevard) / Pickering Avenue / Santa Fe Springs Road in Whittier |
Washington Boulevard is an east-west arterial road in Los Angeles County, California spanning a total of 27.4 miles (44 km).
Its western terminus is the
Marina Peninsula neighborhoods of Los Angeles. The Boulevard extends eastbound to the city of Whittier, at Whittier Boulevard. It is south of Venice Boulevard for most of its length. At Wade Street, Washington Place is formed adjacent and parallel and lasts until just east of Sepulveda Boulevard, where it merges back into Washington Boulevard. Washington merges into Culver Boulevard
briefly, but forms back into its own street at Canfield Avenue.
Washington Boulevard, which is primarily four lanes but has some six-lane sections, passes through locations in the mid-southern portion of Los Angeles County. The communities to the west include affluent areas such as
Los Nietos and Whittier
.
History
In early days the western portion of Washington was known as the Ballona Road.[1] The far eastern end was known as the Los Angeles and Anaheim Telegraph Road.[2][3]
In 1905, it boasted the headquarters of the local
racetrack, and policemen have been given to understand that some latitude is to be allowed horsemen there."[4]
Transportation
Washington Boulevard provides bus service between Venice Beach and West LA Transit Center by
a rail station
near the intersection with National Boulevard.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | 0 | 0.0 | Pacific Avenue | Western terminus of Washington Boulevard | |
| 1.3 | 2.1 |  SR 1 (Lincoln Boulevard, Pacific Coast Highway) – Santa Monica, Long Beach | |||
| Culver City | 3.7 | 6.0 | Sepulveda Boulevard | ||
| 5.1 | 8.2 | Culver Boulevard | Overlap with Culver Boulevard for 0.25 miles (0.40 km) | ||
| 6.5 | 10.5 | La Cienega Boulevard | |||
Los Angeles | 6.8 | 10.9 | Fairfax Avenue | ||
| 6.9 | 11.1 |  I-10 (Santa Monica Freeway) – Santa Monica, San Bernardino | |||
| 8.5 | 13.7 | La Brea Avenue | |||
| 9.5 | 15.3 | Crenshaw Boulevard | |||
| 10.2 | 16.4 | Arlington Avenue | |||
| 10.7 | 17.2 | Western Avenue | |||
| 11.2 | 18.0 | Normandie Avenue | |||
| 11.7 | 18.8 | Vermont Avenue | |||
| 12.9 | 20.8 | Figueroa Street | |||
| 13.9 | 22.4 | San Pedro Street | |||
| 14.4 | 23.2 | Central Avenue | |||
| 15.1 | 24.3 | Alameda Street | |||
| 15.6 | 25.1 | Santa Fe Avenue | |||
| 16.3 | 26.2 | Soto Street | |||
I-710 (Long Beach Freeway) / Valley Boulevard – Long Beach | |||||
| 19.5 | 31.4 | Atlantic Boulevard/Avenue | |||
| 20.0 | 32.2 | Eastern Avenue | |||
| 20.9 | 33.6 |  Los Angeles, Santa Ana | Northbound entrance and exit via Telegraph Road | ||
| 21.0 | 33.8 | Telegraph Road | |||
| 21.7 | 34.9 | Garfield Avenue | |||
| Montebello | 22.6 | 36.4 | Greenwood Avenue | ||
| Pico Rivera | 23.6 | 38.0 | Paramount Boulevard | ||
| 24.2 | 38.9 |  SR 19 (Rosemead Boulevard) – Long Beach, Pasadena | |||
West Whittier | 25.3 | 40.7 |  I-605 (San Gabriel River Freeway) | Northbound entrance and exit via Pioneer Boulevard | |
| 25.4 | 40.9 | Pioneer Boulevard | |||
West Whittier–Santa Fe Springs line | 25.7 | 41.4 | Norwalk Boulevard | ||
| Whittier | 27.2 | 43.8 | Lambert Road | Western terminus of Lambert Road; to Chino Hills, California | |
| 27.6 | 44.4 | SR 72 (Whittier Boulevard) / Pickering Avenue / Santa Fe Springs Road – La Habra, Pico Rivera | Eastern terminus of Washington Boulevard | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Notable landmarks
- Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
- A Line station of the same name.
- The RPM International building (Ray Charles Enterprises) is located on the corner of Westmorland Blvd. and Washington Blvd., which is also dedicated as the "Ray Charles Square".
- The Ray Charles Post Office at La Brea Avenue.[5]
- Government center named after David S. Cunningham, Jr., City Council member, 1973–87
- West Adams Preparatory High School is located on Vermont Avenue and Washington Blvd.[6]
References
- ^ "La Ballona Has Colorful Historic Background". Evening Vanguard. 1953-08-17. p. 46. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ Lecouvreur, Frank (1873), Ballona Road (Los Angeles and Anaheim Telegraph Road), retrieved 2024-03-31
- ^ Supervisors, Los Angeles County (Calif ) Board of (1912). Official Boundaries of Congressional Districts, State Senatorial and Assembly Districts, Within the County of Los Angeles, State of California: Also Boundaries of Supervisorial Districts, Judicial Townships, Election Precincts, and Incorporated Cities of Los Angeles County, California. March, 1912. p. 326.
- ^ "Fast Horses His Delight," Los Angeles Times, October 1, 1905, page III-1
- ^ "Restaurants". Black Enterprise Magazine. 1974.
- ^ Campus Map