Aviation Boulevard is a major north–south thoroughfare in western and the
South Bay region of
Los Angeles County, California
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.
Route Description
Aviation Boulevard runs for 7.1 miles (11.4 km), starting near
Westchester, and through the beach cities of
El Segundo,
Manhattan Beach and
Hermosa Beach
Hermosa Beach (, Spanish language, Spanish for "Beautiful") is a beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Its population was 19,728 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. Census. The city is located in the South Ba ...
, where its southern terminus is at
Pacific Coast Highway. It lies adjacent to
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its Greater Los Angeles, surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of California. LAX is located in the Westchester, Los Angeles, Westcheste ...
, and forms part of the boundary between North Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach. The former
Aviation High School was located at the intersection of Aviation Boulevard and
Manhattan Beach Boulevard
Manhattan Beach Boulevard is a major east–west thoroughfare in western Los Angeles County, California. Its western terminus is at the historic Manhattan Beach Pier in Manhattan Beach on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, and its eastern terminus ...
. Aviation Boulevard also intersects with
Century Boulevard
Century Boulevard is a major east–west thoroughfare in the southern portion of Los Angeles, California. Century Boulevard acts as a continuation of Tweedy Boulevard at Alameda Street in South Gate in its east end (Tweedy Boulevard in its ...
,
El Segundo Boulevard
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, California, Lynwood. When it runs ...
,
Imperial Highway
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, Rosecrans Boulevard, and
Artesia Boulevard
Artesia Boulevard is a west-east thoroughfare in Los Angeles County and Orange County, California, Orange County.
Route description
Artesia Boulevard begins at the intersection with California State Route 1, Pacific Coast Highway. West of th ...
.
The northern end is a continuation of
Florence Avenue
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at
Manchester Avenue
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in
Inglewood Inglewood may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Inglewood, Queensland
* Shire of Inglewood, Queensland, a former local government area
*Inglewood, South Australia
*Inglewood, Victoria
*Inglewood, Western Australia
Canada
* Inglewood, Ontario
*Inglewoo ...
.
Transportation
Bus routes on Aviation Boulevard include
LA Metro
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), branded as Metro, is the county agency that plans, operates, and coordinates funding for most of the public transportation system in Los Angeles County, California, the mo ...
lines 120 and 232,
Beach Cities Transit
Beach Cities Transit (BCT) is a public transit service operated through inter-municipal cooperation among the cities of Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Manhattan Beach, with additional service to El Segundo. The agency operates two bus rout ...
line 109,
GTrans
GTrans is a municipal transit agency that serves Gardena, California and surrounding Los Angeles County neighbourhoods. It was founded on January 15, 1940, as Gardena Municipal Bus Lines. On the agency's 75th anniversary, the agency was renamed as ...
line 5, and
Torrance Transit
Torrance Transit is a transit agency primarily serving the South Bay, Los Angeles, South Bay region of Los Angeles County. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of .
History
Torrance Transit inaugurated service on Januar ...
line 8. The
Metro C Line operates a
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
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under
Interstate 105, as well as
another station (also served by the
Metro K Line) at
Century Boulevard
Century Boulevard is a major east–west thoroughfare in the southern portion of Los Angeles, California. Century Boulevard acts as a continuation of Tweedy Boulevard at Alameda Street in South Gate in its east end (Tweedy Boulevard in its ...
, and the new
LAX/Metro Transit Center
The LAX/Metro Transit Center is an intermodal transport hub in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Located near Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street, the facility serves as a transfer point between the Los Angeles Metro Rai ...
station at 96th Street (serving the C and K Line) along with
LAX Automated People Mover
The LAX Automated People Mover is an under construction automated people mover (APM) system that will eventually serve the area around Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
The system will be owned by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and ...
service (to open by late next year).
References
Streets in Los Angeles County, California
Streets in Los Angeles
Boulevards in the United States
El Segundo, California
Hawthorne, California
Hermosa Beach, California
Inglewood, California
Manhattan Beach, California
Westchester, Los Angeles
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