Length | 17.3 mi (27.8 km) |
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Nearest metro station | Avalon |
South end | Water St. in Wilmington 33°46′00″N118°15′39″W / 33.7667°N 118.2608°W |
Major junctions | Manchester Ave. in Los Angeles Imperial Hwy. in Los Angeles SR 91 in Carson ContentsSR 1 in Wilmington |
North end | East Jefferson Blvd. and San Pedro St., South Central Los Angeles 34°06′24″N118°08′05″W / 34.1068°N 118.1346°W |
Avalon Boulevard is a north-south street in Los Angeles County.
Avalon Boulevard emerges southward as a fifth roadbed out of the intersection of San Pedro Street and Jefferson Boulevard. It passes through the southern Los Angeles County cities and communities of Carson, and Willowbrook, ending at Water Street in Wilmington. Its total length is about 17.3 miles (27.8 km).
Avalon Boulevard carries Metro Local lines 51 and 246; Line 51 serves Avalon Boulevard between Jefferson Boulevard and Victoria Street, and Line 246 south of Victoria Street.
The Metro C Line operates a freeway median rail station in the center median of the Century Freeway(Interstate 105) above Avalon Boulevard.
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