Atlantic Boulevard (Los Angeles County) Explained

Length Ref:[1]
Length Mi:30.3
Metro: Atlantic
Direction A:South
Terminus A:Randolph Street in Maywood
33.9815°N -118.1863°W
Junction: in Long Beach in Long Beach
in Long Beach
Randolph Street in Maywood in Vernon
in Commerce
in Monterey Park
in Alhambra
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Huntington Drive in Pasadena
34.1068°N -118.1346°W

Atlantic Boulevard/Atlantic Avenue/Los Robles Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare in eastern Los Angeles County, California.

Route

The street passes through the cities of Alhambra, Monterey Park, East Los Angeles, Eastside Los Angeles, Commerce, Vernon, Maywood, Bell, Cudahy, South Gate, Lynwood, Compton, and Long Beach.

Atlantic Boulevard starts off as a southerly continuation of Los Robles Avenue at Huntington Drive in northern Alhambra, and ends on East Ocean Boulevard in Downtown Long Beach.[2] Through most of its route from Maywood south, Atlantic travels parallel to the Long Beach Freeway and the Los Angeles River. South of Randolph Street, Atlantic Boulevard becomes Atlantic Avenue, roughly at the city border of Maywood and Bell.

Highway crossings

Atlantic crosses, with access: Interstate 10 (San Bernardino Freeway), State Route 60 (Pomona Freeway), Interstate 5 (Santa Ana Freeway), State Route 91 (Gardena Freeway), Interstate 405 (San Diego Freeway), former State Route 42 (Firestone Boulevard), and State Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway).

It also passes underneath Interstate 105 (Century Freeway) and Interstate 710 (Long Beach Freeway) without interchanges.

Public transportation

Bus

Bus service along Atlantic Boulevard/Avenue between Huntington Drive and Artesia Boulevard is provided by Metro Local line 260. Bus service south of Artesia Boulevard is provided by Long Beach Transit line 61.

Light rail

The Los Angeles Metro Rail's Atlantic station is located at the intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and Pomona Boulevard in East Los Angeles. It is the current eastern terminus of the E Line. It connects the East Los Angeles community to Downtown Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and other Metro Rail lines.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9 March 2022. Google Maps.
  2. Christopher Hawthorne, "Atlantic on the move: As Los Angeles' boulevards reassert their place in the public realm, the transformation along Atlantic offers glimpses of a new city identity taking shape." Los Angeles Times, May 12, 2012.