California State Route 107
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| State Route 107 |
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| Length: | 5 mi[1] (8 km) | ||||||||||||
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SR-1  |
LA 0.00 | ||||||||||||
SR-91  |
LA 4.70 | ||||||||||||
I-405  |
LA 5.52 | ||||||||||||
| Major cities: | Torrance, CA Lawndale, CA |
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State Route 107 runs from State Route 1 to Redondo Beach Boulevard at Lawndale via Hawthorne Boulevard in Torrance.
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[edit] Route Description and History
Route 107 begins at State Route 1 in south Torrance and runs north along Hawthorne Boulevard in its entirety. (Hawthorne Boulevard continues south of Route 1 as Los Angeles County Route N-7.) The route is a principal arterial surface road in its entirety with grade crossings and maintains a wide right-of-way, often having as many as eight lanes and maintaining a 40 mph (60 km/h) speed limit. Route 107 goes through light and medium industrial areas and office towers. It also comes in contact with two malls: The South Bay Galleria and the Del Amo Fashion Center. It only met one other route along the way: State Route 91 at Artesia Boulevard, which has since been deleted.
In 1964, Route 107 was defined to run past Interstate 405 along Hawthorne Boulevard, which renamed itself to La Brea Boulevard, then turn west on Centinela Avenue to meet Interstate 405 again in Culver City. In 1965, the portion from Route 405 in Lawndale to Route 405 in Culver City was deleted. It was to have been upgraded to a freeway and was tentatively named the "Torrance Freeway."
Until 1998, Route 107 continued further north to Interstate 405. In 1998, state law was changed to allow the relinquishment of Route 107 to the City of Lawndale. In 2003, the legislative definition was updated to eliminate the portion in Lawndale. The route currently ends at Redondo Beach Boulevard at the city limits of Lawndale.
[edit] State law
Legal Definition of Route 107: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 407
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Route 107 is part of the Freeway and Expressway System, as stated by section 253.1 of the California State Highway Code. |
[edit] External links
- Caltrans: Route 107 Road Conditions
- California Highways: Route 107
- The Big Highways Page: California Route 107
- AARoads: California 107 and Los Angeles County N7
[edit] Points of interest
- South Bay Galleria (at Route 91)
