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'State Route 90' ('SR 90') is a
state highway in
Southern California,
United States. It consists of two unconnected pieces - the
Marina Expressway and
Marina Freeway near
Marina del Rey and
Imperial Highway in
La Habra,
Brea,
Yorba Linda and
Anaheim Hills. (The part in Yorba Linda was relinquished in 2002, and is now the
Richard M. Nixon Parkway.)
Route description
The west segment of SR 90 begins at
Lincoln Boulevard (
State Route 1) in the
Del Rey district of Los Angeles. It heads east along the Marina Expressway, past several intersections, and becomes the Marina Freeway after crossing
Ballona Creek. After two
interchanges - with
Centinela Avenue and
Interstate 405 - SR 90 and the freeway end at
Slauson Avenue.
The east segment begins at the intersection of
Imperial Highway and
Beach Boulevard (
State Route 39) in La Habra. It heads east and southeast on Imperial Highway, ending at
State Route 91 about 1/4 mile (400 m) after crossing the
Santa Ana River from Yorba Linda into
Anaheim. Much of the road in Yorba Linda is built to
freeway standards; it is now known as the
Richard M. Nixon Parkway after the city accepted maintenance in 2002.
However, the same state law that authorized relinquishment required the city to "maintain signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 90".
There were once plans to connect the two sections via the
Slauson Freeway and
Yorba Linda Freeway, mostly parallel to
Slauson Street, but this was never built. The full route was added to the
California Freeway and Expressway System in 1959.
History
'Legislative Route 221' (the
Slauson Freeway, now the
Marina Freeway) was defined in 1947 to run from
pre-1964 Legislative Route 60 (now
State Route 1) east to
pre-1964 Legislative Route 165 (now
Interstate 110). A 1959 extension took it east to
pre-1964 Legislative Route 170 (now
Interstate 605).
[3]
To the east, 'Legislative Route 176' (the
Yorba Linda Freeway, now also the Marina Freeway) was defined in 1939 from
pre-1964 Legislative Route 62 (now
State Route 39) east and southeast to
pre-1964 Legislative Route 43 (now
State Route 91). A 1959 extension took it west to
pre-1964 Legislative Route 174 (later
State Route 42) near
Norwalk.
[4]
In the
1964 renumbering, LR 221 was assigned State Route 90, but LR 176 all became part of
State Route 42, along with the connecting LR 174 to the west. The piece of LR 176 between I-605 and SR 39 was reassigned to SR 90 in 1965, and the rest east to SR 91 became part of SR 90 in 1968 (at the same time as SR 42 became
Interstate 105).
However, community opposition to additional freeway construction meant that most of the freeway sections were never completed. A short western portion to
Marina Del Rey became the
Richard M. Nixon Freeway, but the name was changed to the
Marina Freeway after the
Watergate scandal.
In 2002 the City of Yorba Linda assumed responsibility for
Imperial Highway within its city limits; it lost its state route designation, and is now called the
Richard M. Nixon Parkway.
Exit list
References
1. January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
2. California Highways: State Route 90
3. California Highways: Pre-1964 Legislative Route 221
4. California Highways: Pre-1964 Legislative Route 176
5. January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
6. Cal-NExUS Interchange Exit Numbering
External links
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California @ WestCoastRoads - California 90
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