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California State Route 2
State Route 2 (SR 2) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It connects the Los Angeles Basin with the San Gabriel Mountains and the Victor Valley in the Mojave Desert. The highway's southwestern end is at the intersection of Centinela Avenue at the Santa Monica-Los Angeles border and its northeastern end is at SR 138 east of Wrightwood. The SR 2 is divided into four segments, and it briefly runs concurrently with U.S. Route 101 (US 101) and Interstate 210 (I-210). The southwestern section of SR 2 runs along a segment of the east–west Santa Monica Boulevard, an old routing of US 66, to US 101 in East Hollywood; though some maps mark SR 2 as continuous through the cities of Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, control of segments within those cities were relinquished to those local jurisdictions and are thus no longer officially part of the state highway system. The second section of SR 2 runs from US 101 along segments of both the north–south Alvarado Street and Glendale Boulevard in Echo Park. The third section to I-210 in Glendale is known as the north–south Glendale Freeway. Finally, the northeastern portion from I-210 in La Cañada Flintridge to SR 138 is designated as the Angeles Crest Highway.
Route 2 is defined as follows in section 302, subdivision (a), of the California Streets and Highways Code:
Route 2 is from:
(1) The point where Santa Monica Boulevard crosses the city limits of Santa Monica at Centinela Avenue to Route 405 in Los Angeles.
(2) The point where Santa Monica Boulevard crosses the city limits of West Hollywood into the City of Los Angeles at La Brea Avenue to Route 101 in Los Angeles.
(3) Route 101 in Los Angeles to Route 210 in La Canada-Flintridge via Glendale.
(4) Route 210 in La Canada-Flintridge to Route 138 via Wrightwood.
The definition omits Route 2's concurrencies with Routes 101 and 210 instead of duplicating those segments in the other routes' definitions in the code. Also, former portions of Route 2 have been relinquished by the state to the cities of Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. However, section 302 subdivision (b) further mandates that those cities with the relinquished former portions must still "maintain within their respective jurisdictions signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 2". In addition, subdivision (c) permits the state to relinquish the remaining conventional highway portions of Route 2 located on Santa Monica Boulevard, Alvarado Street and Glendale Boulevard to the City of Los Angeles. If a relinquishment under this subdivision were to take effect, the western terminus of Route 2 would be relocated to the southwestern end of the Glendale Freeway at Glendale Boulevard in the neighborhood of Echo Park.
SR 2 is known as the Angeles Crest Scenic Byway, a National Forest Scenic Byway, from SR 2's east junction with I-210 in La Cañada Flintridge to the Los Angeles–San Bernardino county line. The Big Pines Highway is routed along SR 2 from County Route N4 (CR N4, the northwest continuation of the designation) in Big Pines to the Los Angeles–San Bernardino county line.
SR 2 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, and except for much of the mountain portion is part of the National Highway System, a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration. SR 2 is eligible to be included in the State Scenic Highway System; however, only the portion of SR 2 from a point northeast of the I-210 interchange to the San Bernardino County line is actually designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), meaning that it is a substantial section of highway passing through a "memorable landscape" with no "visual intrusions", where the potential designation has gained popular favor with the community.
The original official southwestern terminus of SR 2 was at the junction of Lincoln Boulevard, SR 1, and I-10 in Santa Monica. SR 2 then proceeded northwest on Lincoln Boulevard before turning northeast on Santa Monica Boulevard. Since the California Legislature relinquished segments of the highway, state control of SR 2 now officially begins at the point where Santa Monica Boulevard crosses the Santa Monica–Los Angeles city limits at Centinela Avenue. From Centinela Avenue, SR 2 heads northeast on Santa Monica Boulevard, where it heads northeast through West Los Angeles, Westwood, Century City, and Beverly Hills before entering West Hollywood. Santa Monica Boulevard, as a major street, is for most of its length at least four lanes wide.
At its west end, Santa Monica Boulevard starts off Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. From there until Sepulveda Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard is a densely urban commercial street. Most of the Westside car dealerships are located on Santa Monica Boulevard. After Sepulveda, Santa Monica Boulevard passes Century City, and intersects Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills.
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California State Route 2
State Route 2 (SR 2) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It connects the Los Angeles Basin with the San Gabriel Mountains and the Victor Valley in the Mojave Desert. The highway's southwestern end is at the intersection of Centinela Avenue at the Santa Monica-Los Angeles border and its northeastern end is at SR 138 east of Wrightwood. The SR 2 is divided into four segments, and it briefly runs concurrently with U.S. Route 101 (US 101) and Interstate 210 (I-210). The southwestern section of SR 2 runs along a segment of the east–west Santa Monica Boulevard, an old routing of US 66, to US 101 in East Hollywood; though some maps mark SR 2 as continuous through the cities of Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, control of segments within those cities were relinquished to those local jurisdictions and are thus no longer officially part of the state highway system. The second section of SR 2 runs from US 101 along segments of both the north–south Alvarado Street and Glendale Boulevard in Echo Park. The third section to I-210 in Glendale is known as the north–south Glendale Freeway. Finally, the northeastern portion from I-210 in La Cañada Flintridge to SR 138 is designated as the Angeles Crest Highway.
Route 2 is defined as follows in section 302, subdivision (a), of the California Streets and Highways Code:
Route 2 is from:
(1) The point where Santa Monica Boulevard crosses the city limits of Santa Monica at Centinela Avenue to Route 405 in Los Angeles.
(2) The point where Santa Monica Boulevard crosses the city limits of West Hollywood into the City of Los Angeles at La Brea Avenue to Route 101 in Los Angeles.
(3) Route 101 in Los Angeles to Route 210 in La Canada-Flintridge via Glendale.
(4) Route 210 in La Canada-Flintridge to Route 138 via Wrightwood.
The definition omits Route 2's concurrencies with Routes 101 and 210 instead of duplicating those segments in the other routes' definitions in the code. Also, former portions of Route 2 have been relinquished by the state to the cities of Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. However, section 302 subdivision (b) further mandates that those cities with the relinquished former portions must still "maintain within their respective jurisdictions signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 2". In addition, subdivision (c) permits the state to relinquish the remaining conventional highway portions of Route 2 located on Santa Monica Boulevard, Alvarado Street and Glendale Boulevard to the City of Los Angeles. If a relinquishment under this subdivision were to take effect, the western terminus of Route 2 would be relocated to the southwestern end of the Glendale Freeway at Glendale Boulevard in the neighborhood of Echo Park.
SR 2 is known as the Angeles Crest Scenic Byway, a National Forest Scenic Byway, from SR 2's east junction with I-210 in La Cañada Flintridge to the Los Angeles–San Bernardino county line. The Big Pines Highway is routed along SR 2 from County Route N4 (CR N4, the northwest continuation of the designation) in Big Pines to the Los Angeles–San Bernardino county line.
SR 2 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, and except for much of the mountain portion is part of the National Highway System, a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration. SR 2 is eligible to be included in the State Scenic Highway System; however, only the portion of SR 2 from a point northeast of the I-210 interchange to the San Bernardino County line is actually designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), meaning that it is a substantial section of highway passing through a "memorable landscape" with no "visual intrusions", where the potential designation has gained popular favor with the community.
The original official southwestern terminus of SR 2 was at the junction of Lincoln Boulevard, SR 1, and I-10 in Santa Monica. SR 2 then proceeded northwest on Lincoln Boulevard before turning northeast on Santa Monica Boulevard. Since the California Legislature relinquished segments of the highway, state control of SR 2 now officially begins at the point where Santa Monica Boulevard crosses the Santa Monica–Los Angeles city limits at Centinela Avenue. From Centinela Avenue, SR 2 heads northeast on Santa Monica Boulevard, where it heads northeast through West Los Angeles, Westwood, Century City, and Beverly Hills before entering West Hollywood. Santa Monica Boulevard, as a major street, is for most of its length at least four lanes wide.
At its west end, Santa Monica Boulevard starts off Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. From there until Sepulveda Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard is a densely urban commercial street. Most of the Westside car dealerships are located on Santa Monica Boulevard. After Sepulveda, Santa Monica Boulevard passes Century City, and intersects Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills.