California State Route 26 (1937–1964)
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 State Route 26 | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by Caltrans | |
| Existed | 1937–1964 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |   US 101 Alt. in Santa Monica |
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| East end |  SR 39 in Buena Park |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Counties | Los Angeles, Orange |
| Highway system | |
State Route 26 (SR 26) was a state highway in Los Angeles and Orange counties in the U.S. state of California, from 1937 to 1964. It traveled from U.S. Route 101 Alternate (US 101 Alt.) in Santa Monica to SR 39 in Buena Park. It was the primary route connecting Santa Monica and Downtown Los Angeles, as opposed to U.S. Route 66 (US 66).
Route description
[edit]The highway originally traveled along 10th Street in Los Angeles, but as Olympic Boulevard was built out to the west and east, it was aligned to that. East of Los Angeles, the highway turned southeast along the Anaheim Telegraph Road, which it followed into Santa Fe Springs. It then continued along Los Nietos Road, Valley View Avenue, and Stage Road before its terminus at La Habra Road (now Beach Boulevard). The portion east of Downtown Los Angeles was eventually deleted from the system as redundant to US 101 Byp. which later became Interstate 5 (I-5).
History
[edit] State Route 6 | |
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| Location | Southern California |
| Existed | 1934–1937 |
The route was assigned pre-1964 Legislative Route 173 (LR 173), defined in 1933 from Santa Monica to East Los Angeles.[citation needed] Between Santa Monica and Los Angeles, it was later replaced by the Santa Monica Freeway, and added to the Interstate Highway System on September 15, 1955.[1] East of East Los Angeles, it was assigned LR 166.[citation needed]
The highway was known as State Route 6 from 1934 to 1937.[citation needed]
The current SR 26 was designated in the 1964 renumbering in California to run in Northern California between Stockton in San Joaquin County and Pioneer in Amador County.
Major intersections
[edit] | This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Santa Monica | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 101 Alt. (Pacific Coast Highway) – Oxnard | Western terminus |
| Sawtelle | 3.4 | 5.5 |  SR 7 (Sepulveda Boulevard) – Long Beach, Santa Clarita | ||
| Downtown Los Angeles |   US 6 / SR 11 (Figueroa Street) – San Pedro, Pasadena, Santa Clarita | ||||
| East Los Angeles |    US 101 Byp. north (Indiana Street) to US 101 – Hollywood, Ventura | Western end of US 101 Bypass overlap | |||
  SR 15 north (Atlantic Boulevard) – Pasadena | Western end of SR 15 overlap | ||||
| Commerce |  SR 15 south (Atlantic Boulevard) – Long Beach | Eastern end of SR 15 overlap | |||
| Downey |  US 101 Byp. south (Rosemead Boulevard) | Eastern end of US 101 Bypass overlap | |||
| Santa Fe Springs |  SR 35 (Norwalk Boulevard) | ||||
| Orange | Buena Park | SR 39 (La Habra Road) | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "California Highways: Interstate Highway Types and the History of California's Interstates". Cahighways.org. Retrieved November 29, 2011.[self-published source?]