El Segundo Boulevard

El Segundo Boulevard

Maintained by	Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Nearest metro station	El Segundo
West end	Whiting Street in El Segundo 33.9164°N 118.4207°W / 33.9164; -118.4207
Major junctions	SR 1 in El Segundo I-405 in Hawthorne I-110 in Los Angeles
East end	Alpine Avenue in Lynwood 33.9156°N 118.2130°W / 33.9156; -118.2130

El Segundo Boulevard is a west-east thoroughfare in Los Angeles County. It has a total length of 11.9 miles (19.2 km). At one time, it was named Ballona Avenue.

Geography

El Segundo Boulevard begins as a minor street in Lynwood. When it runs through Compton, Willowbrook, Gardena, Hawthorne, and El Segundo, it is in the same position 128th Street would be for much of its existence. It intersects with most of the major north-south boulevards south of Los Angeles, including Pacific Coast Highway, Crenshaw Boulevard, Western Avenue, Vermont Avenue, Figueroa Street, and Avalon Boulevard.^[1]

History

El Segundo Boulevard was widened to accommodate six lanes of traffic, with paved shoulders, curbs, and gutters, in the late 1950s,^[1][2] to better serve Los Angeles International Airport and the aerospace corporations based near there.^[3] The intersection of Compton Avenue and El Segundo Boulevard was reconstructed and widened, with medians and traffic signal improvements, in the early 1970s.^[4]

Transportation

Gardena Transit Line 5 runs along El Segundo Boulevard. The Metro K Line serves a station at its intersection with Nash Street.

References

1. "Widen El Segundo Boulevard Between Normandie-Vermont". Gardena Valley News and Gardena Tribune. 1958-03-20. p. 23. Retrieved 2024-02-22 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Begin Final Widening of El Segundo Boulevard". Gardena Valley News and Gardena Tribune. 1958-01-23. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-02-22 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "El Segundo Boulevard to Undergo Widening Work for 6-Lane Traffic". Gardena Valley News and Gardena Tribune. 1957-12-22. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-02-22 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "County sets contract for local road work". Southwest Topics-Wave. 1970-01-15. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-02-22 – via Newspapers.com.