El Segundo Boulevard Explained

El Segundo Boulevard
Metro: El Segundo
Direction A:West
Terminus A:Whiting Street in El Segundo
33.9164°N -118.4207°W
Junction: in El Segundo
in Hawthorne
in Los Angeles
Direction B:East
Maint:Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Terminus B:Alpine Avenue in Lynwood
33.9156°N -118.213°W

El Segundo Boulevard is a west-east thoroughfare in Los Angeles County. It has a total length of . 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,[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 C Line serves a station at its intersection with Nash Street.

Notes and References

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