California county routes in zone N

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California county routes in zone N
Los Angeles County N1.svg
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Highway names
CountyCounty Route X (CR X) or Route X
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Jackson Lake, on County Route N4 near Big Pines. Jackson Lake, in Wrightwood, California (1).jpg
Jackson Lake, on County Route N4 near Big Pines.

There are 9 routes assigned to the "N" zone of the California Route Marker Program, which designates county routes in California. The "N" zone includes county highways lying in Los Angeles and Orange counties.

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N1

Los Angeles County N1.svg
County Road N1
"The road from the Valley to the Sea"
Location Malibu Calabasas
Length8.5 mi [1]  (13.7 km)
Existed1963–present [1]
Tourist
routes
California Scenic.svg Las Virgenes Road/Malibu Canyon Road [2]

County Route N1 (CR N1) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It runs 3.5 miles (5.63 km) from State Route 1 in Malibu to US 101 in Calabasas (Google Maps and other commercially produced maps however may show CR N1 continuing north along Las Virgenes Road from US 101 to the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve). [1] Locals refer to the route as a whole as Malibu Canyon. This route was defined in 1963. The segment of CR N1 between SR 1 and Lost Hills Road in Calabasas is part of the State Scenic Highway System. [2] Major landmarks along the route include Pepperdine University on the west side of the road at Pacific Coast Highway. Soka University was located at King Gillette Ranch along this road near the intersection of Mullholland Highway. Plans to expand were stopped and the land sold to the National Park Service in 2005. The main entrance Malibu Creek State Park is just south of that same intersection. Also nearby is the Malibu Hindu Temple.

N2

Los Angeles County N2.svg
County Road N2
Location Quail Lake Palmdale
Length40.4 mi [3]  (65.0 km)
Existed1963–present [4]

County Route N2 (CR N2) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It runs from State Route 138 at Quail Lake to State Route 14 in Palmdale. The route is known as Old Ridge Route Road, Pine Canyon Road, Lake Elizabeth Road, and Palmdale Boulevard.

Route description

CR N2 begins at the junction of State Route 138 at Quail Lake and heads south along the old Ridge Route (as Old Ridge Route Road) to Sandberg, and then southeast, parallel to the San Andreas Fault along Pine Canyon Road to Lake Hughes Road in Lake Hughes. From there, it continues straight ahead initially southeast along the San Andreas Fault on Lake Elizabeth Road and then, leaving the fault it continues east on Lake Elizabeth Road to 10th Street West / Tierra Subida Avenue in Palmdale. From there, it continues straight ahead on Palmdale Boulevard to its end at the junction with the Antelope Valley Freeway (SR 14) and SR 138 in Palmdale.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.

Locationmi [3] kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0California 138.svg SR 138 (Lancaster Road)Western terminus; former US 99 north
Sandberg 2.23.5 Old Ridge Route Road south / Mesa View Drive Castaic East end of Old Ridge Route Road on CR N2; west end of Pine Canyon Road; former US 99 south
Three Points 10.216.4Three Points Road
Lake Hughes 19.731.7Lake Hughes Road Castaic, San Fernando East end of Pine Canyon Road; west end of Elizabeth Lake Road
Lake Elizabeth 24.439.3Johnson Road Quartz Hill, Lancaster
Andrade Corner 25.140.4San Francisquito Canyon Road Green Valley
Leona Valley 31.851.2Bouquet Canyon Road Saugus, Los Angeles
Leona ValleyPalmdale line32.552.3Godde Hill Road Quartz Hill, Lancaster
Palmdale 37.961.0Highland Street (25th Street West)
39.463.410th Street West, Tierra Subida AvenueEast end of Elizabeth Lake Road; west end of Palmdale Boulevard
39.964.25th Street West
40.465.0California 14.svgCalifornia 138.svg SR 14  / SR 138 (Antelope Valley Freeway) Los Angeles, Mojave Interchange; eastern terminus; SR 14 exit 35; road continues as SR 138
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

N3

Los Angeles County N3.svg Forest Route 59.svg
County Road N3 and Forest Highway 59
Angeles Forest Highway
LocationMostly in Angeles National Forest
Length25 mi [4]  (40 km)
Existed1963–present [4]

County Route N3 (CR N3) is designated with Forest Highway 59 (FH 59) along the entire length of the Angeles Forest Highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It runs approximately 25 miles (40 km) from Sierra Highway south of Palmdale to Angeles Crest Highway north of La Cañada Flintridge. It was originally surveyed in 1913 and constructed between 1932 and 1941 to access Southern California Edison transmission lines that cross the San Gabriel Mountains between the Antelope Valley and the Los Angeles Basin. It was defined as a county highway in 1963.

N4

Los Angeles County N4.svg
County Road N4
Location Big Pines Llano
Length12.50 mi [4]  (20.12 km)
Existed1963–present [4]

County Route N4 (CR N4), known as the Big Pines Highway and Largo Vista Road, is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It connects State Route 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) in Big Pines with State Route 138 (Pearblossom Highway) near Llano. It is built directly on the trace of the San Andreas Fault.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Big Pines 0.00.0California 2.svgTo plate California.svg
California 138.svg
To plate blue 1961.svg
I-15 (1961).svg
SR 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) to SR 138  / I-15  Los Angeles, Wrightwood
Southern terminus
Mile High 6.610.6Big Pines Highway Valyermo North end of Big Pines Highway on CR N4; south end of Largo Vista Road
12.520.1California 138.svgTo plate California.svg
California 14.svg
To plate blue 1961.svg
I-15 (1961).svg
SR 138 (Pearblossom Highway) to SR 14  / I-15  Pearblossom, Palmdale
Northern terminus; road continues north as Largo Vista Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

N5

Los Angeles County N5.svg
County Road N5
Location Del Sur Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary
Length29 mi [5]  (47 km)
Existed1964–present [4]

County Route N5 (CR N5) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is known as Avenue J for the most part and is one of the principal major east–west thoroughfares in Lancaster, California. The route runs from State Route 14 (Antelope Valley Freeway) in Lancaster to the Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary on 190th Street East near Hi Vista.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.

Locationmi [5] kmDestinationsNotes
Del Sur 0.00.090th Street West / Avenue JWestern terminus; road continues as Avenue J
Lancaster 2.03.270th Street West
4.06.450th Street West
5.08.040th Street West
5.58.935th Street West
6.09.730th Street West
6.510.525th Street West
6.810.9North plate California.svg
California 14.svg
SR 14 north (Antelope Valley Freeway) Mojave
Access to SR 14 south and from SR 14 north is via 20th Street West and Avenue J-8; SR 14 south exit 43
7.011.3To plate California.svg
South plate California.svg
California 14.svg
20th Street West to SR 14 south (Antelope Valley Freeway) Los Angeles
7.512.115th Street West
8.012.910th Street West
8.513.75th Street West
8.814.2 Sierra Highway Former US 6
9.014.5Division Street
9.515.35th Street East
10.016.1Challenger Way
10.516.915th Street East
11.017.720th Street East
11.518.525th Street East
12.019.330th Street East
12.520.135th Street East
13.020.940th Street East
14.022.550th Street East
16.025.770th Street East
18.029.090th Street East Edwards Air Force Base
20.032.2110th Street East
22.035.4130th Street East
24.038.6150th Street East
26.041.8170th Street East Wilsona Gardens, Lake Los Angeles
28.045.1190th Street East south / Avenue J east to US 395  El Mirage, Adelanto East end of Avenue J on CR N5; west end of 190th Street East on CR N5
Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary 29.046.7190th Street East south / Avenue I Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary Eastern terminus; road continues north as 190th Street East
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

N6

Los Angeles County N6.svg
County Road N6
Location Devil's Punchbowl Park Pearblossom
Length7.9 mi [6]  (12.7 km)
Existed1964–present [4]

County Route N6 (CR N6) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The route connects State Route 138 (SR 138) in Pearblossom with Devil's Punchbowl, a popular recreation area. CR N6 is known as Devil's Punch Bowl Road, Tumbleweed Road, Longview Road and a portion of Fort Tejon Road.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.

Locationmi [6] kmDestinationsNotes
Devil's Punchbowl Park 0.00.0Southern terminus
2.64.2Route transitions from Devil's Punchbowl road to Tumbleweed Road
3.04.8Longview Road southNorth end of Tumbleweed Road; south end of Longview Road on CR N6
5.38.5Fort Tejon Road east Valyermo North end of Longview Road (first segment); south end of Fort Tejon Road on CR N6
5.69.0Fort Tejon Road west Littlerock North end of Fort Tejon Road on CR N6; south end of Longview Road (second segment)
Pearblossom 7.411.9Avenue W
7.912.7California 138.svg SR 138 (Pearblossom Highway) Victorville, San Bernardino, Palmdale, Los Angeles Northern terminus; road continues north as Longview Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •        Route transition

N7

Los Angeles County N7.svg
County Road N7
Hawthorne Boulevard
Location Rancho Palos Verdes Torrance
Length7.3 mi [7]  (11.7 km)
Existed1964–present [4]

County Route N7 (CR N7), known entirely as Hawthorne Boulevard, is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It runs through the Palos Verdes Peninsula from Palos Verdes Drive West in Rancho Palos Verdes to State Route 1 (SR 1 in Torrance. Hawthorne Boulevard is signed as SR 107 north of its intersection with the SR 1, ending at its intersection with Redondo Beach Boulevard.

Hawthorne Boulevard itself extends from the Palos Verdes Peninsula northward through Torrance, Lawndale, Hawthorne, Lennox, and Inglewood, a distance of more than twenty miles (32 km). Hawthorne Boulevard ends at Century Boulevard where it continues north to Hollywood as La Brea Avenue.

Hawthorne Boulevard is very distinctive through Lawndale and part of Hawthorne because it is very wide with business parking in the center between the northbound and southbound lanes; the parking area was once part of a Pacific Electric right-of-way.

Landmarks along Hawthorne Boulevard include Point Vicente Lighthouse park and Point Vicente Interpretive Center, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, South Coast Botanic Garden, Del Amo Fashion Center, South Bay Galleria, Hawthorne Plaza, and a Metro C Line station at Interstate 105.

Metro Local Line 40 provide bus service between Century Boulevard and Artesia Boulevard. Metro Local Line 344 and Torrance Transit line 8 provide bus service south of Artesia Boulevard, with the former running to the Palos Verdes Peninsula and the latter to Pacific Coast Highway.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.

Locationmi [7] kmDestinationsNotes
Rancho Palos Verdes 0.00.0 Palos Verdes Drive  / Vía VicenteSouthern terminus; road continues as Vía Vicente
2.13.4Crest Road
Rolling Hills Estates 4.47.1Silver Spur Road
5.89.3 Palos Verdes Drive
Torrance 6.510.5Rolling Hills Road
7.311.7California 1.svgNorth plate California.svg
California 107.svg
SR 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) / SR 107 north (Hawthorne Boulevard)
Northern terminus; road continues as SR 107 (Hawthorne Boulevard)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •        Route transition

N8

Orange County N8.svg
County Road N8
Location Buena Park West Covina
Length16.76 mi [4] [8]  (26.97 km)
Existed1970–present [4]

County Route N8 (CR N8) is a county highway in the U.S. state of California in Los Angeles and Orange counties. Its southern terminus is at Beach Boulevard (State Route 39) in Buena Park and its northern terminus is at Interstate 10 in West Covina. Only a quarter mile of the route is in Orange County (between Alondra Boulevard and SR 39). CR N8 is known as La Mirada Boulevard from Beach Boulevard in Buena Park to Colima Road in South Whittier, Colima Road from La Mirada Boulevard to Azusa Avenue in Hacienda Heights and Azusa Avenue from Colima Road to I-10 in West Covina.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi [8] kmDestinationsNotes
Orange Buena Park 0.00.0California 39.svg SR 39 (Beach Boulevard) Huntington Beach, La Habra Southern terminus; road continues as Malvern Avenue
OrangeLos Angeles
county line
Buena ParkLa Mirada line0.60.97 Alondra Boulevard
Los Angeles La Mirada 1.42.3 Rosecrans Avenue
2.74.3 Imperial Highway Former SR 90
La MiradaSouth Whittier line3.35.3Leffingwell Road
South Whittier 3.96.3 Mulberry Drive
4.36.9 Colima Road westNorth end of La Mirada Boulevard; south end of Colima Road on CR N8
South WhittierWhittier line4.47.1Lambert Road
Whittier 4.97.9California 72.svg SR 72 (Whittier Boulevard) Pico Rivera, La Habra
Hacienda Heights 8.213.2Hacienda BoulevardFormer SR 39
10.817.4Colima Road east, Azusa Avenue southNorth end of Colima Road on CR N8; south end of Azusa Avenue on CR N8
Hacienda HeightsCity of Industry line11.218.0California 60.svg SR 60 (Pomona Freeway) Riverside, Los Angeles Interchange; SR 60 exit 18
City of Industry 11.418.3Gale Avenue
13.321.4Temple Avenue
West Covina 13.822.2Amar Road
16.827.0I-10 (1961).svgCalifornia 39.svg I-10 (San Bernardino Freeway) / SR 39 (Azusa Avenue) San Bernardino, Los Angeles, West Covina, Azusa Interchange; northern terminus; I-10 exit 36; road continues as SR 39 (Azusa Avenue)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

N9

Los Angeles County N9.svg
County Road N9
Location Malibu Agoura Hills
Length12.4 mi [9]  (20.0 km)
Existed1974–present [4]

County Route N9 (CR N9) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States, running 12.54 miles (20.18 km) from the coast in Malibu through the Santa Monica Mountains to US 101. It runs 6.54 miles (10.53 km) from State Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) along Kanan Dume Road to Mulholland Highway, and then 6 miles (9.66 km) from Mulholland Highway along Kanan Road to US 101 in Agoura Hills. The route was defined in 1974.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.

Locationmi [9] kmDestinationsNotes
Malibu 0.00.0California 1.svg SR 1 (Pacific Coast Highway)Southern terminus
6.210.0 Mulholland Highway North end of Kanan Dume Road; south end of Kanan Road
Agoura Hills 12.119.5Agoura Road
12.219.6South plate 1961.svg
US 101 (1961 cutout).svg
US 101 south (Ventura Freeway) / Roadside Drive Los Angeles
Interchange; northern terminus; US 101 exit 36; road continues as Kanan Road
12.420.0North plate 1961.svg
US 101 (1961 cutout).svg
US 101 north (Ventura Freeway) / Canwood Street Ventura
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Daniel P. Faigin. "Los Angeles County Sign Route N1". cahighways.org. Retrieved June 16, 2025. Routing: 1. Malibu Canyon Road from Route 1 to Las Virgenes Road (FAS, 3.50 mi). 2. Las Virgenes Road from Malibu Canyon Road to US 101 (FAS, 5.00 mi). Note: Google Maps shows County Sign Route N1 continuing N along Las Virgenes Road from US 101, but that portion is not signed N1 nor is there any other evidence of the designation.
  2. 1 2 California Department of Transportation. "List of Officially Designated County Scenic Highways" (PDF). Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Overview map of CR N2" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Faigin, Daniel. "County Routes 'N'". California Highways. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Overview map of CR N5" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Overview map of CR N6" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Overview map of CR N7" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Overview map of CR N8" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Overview map of CR N9" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved July 5, 2025.