| The next three exits along southbound are Exit 38B, Western Avenue/Junction California 213 south; Exit 38A, Normandie Avenue; and Exit 37B, Vermont Avenue. Each of these exit ramps were designed to terminate on parallel 190th Street. By turning left at the end of each ramp, eastbound 190th Street in turn connects to the streets named on this sign. Photo taken 05/30/04.
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| Southbound Interstate 405 reaches Exit 38B, Junction California 213/Western Avenue south and Western Avenue north. Although not signed, Interstate 405 departs Torrance and reenters the city of Los Angeles briefly (between California 213 and Vermont Avenue, just prior to the Interstate 110/Harbor Freeway interchange. At Interstate 110, Interstate 405 leaves Los Angeles and enters Carson. Photo taken 05/30/04.
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| Between Exit 42 and Exit 21, Interstate 405 angles in a more easterly direction rather than south. This occurs partially because the coastline of the Pacific Ocean also cuts inland; Interstate 405 and California 1/Pacific Coast Highway both highways primarily travel in an east-west direction through the Long Beach area. This photo shows southbound Interstate 405 approaches Exit 30B, Long Beach Boulevard, one-half mile. Photo taken 05/30/04.
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| Skipping ahead about eight miles, southbound Interstate 405 reaches Exit 30B, Long Beach Boulevard. The next exit is Exit 30A, Atlantic Avenue, one-half mile. Photo taken 05/30/04.
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| Mileage sign along southbound Interstate 405 for Exit 30A, Atlantic Avenue; Exit 29C, Orange Avenue; and Exits 29B-A, Cherry Avenue. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Atlantic Avenue has a place as an historic route of significance for the Los Angeles Area. At one time, Atlantic Avenue was a state route (California 15), and it served as the endpoints for two former U.S. routes. The intersection of Atlantic Avenue and California 1/Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach was the southwestern terminus of formerly transcontinental U.S. 6 and U.S. 91. Both were paired with decommissioned Alternate U.S. 101 along Pacific Coast Highway (U.S. 6 along southbound Alternate U.S. 101 and U.S. 91 along northbound Alternate U.S. 101 as Alternate U.S. 101 approached this intersection)> Southbound Interstate 405 at Exit 25, Palo Verde Avenue. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Mileage sign along southbound Interstate 405 for Exit 29C, Orange Avenue; Exits 29B-A, Cherry Avenue; and Exit 27, Junction California 19/Lakewood Boulevard. The California 19 shield is missing from this sign. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Southbound Interstate 405 at Exit 29C, Orange Avenue. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Southbound Interstate 405 approaches Exit 29B, Cherry Avenue South. Southbound Cherry Avenue leads into the community of Signal Hill, which is surrounded by Long Beach on the south and Lakewood to the north. Note the collector/distributor lanes for Orange Avenue to the right of the main lanes. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Reassurance shield along southbound Interstate 405 after Exit 29C (Orange Avenue). Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Southbound Interstate 405 reaches Exit 29B, Southbound Cherry Avenue to Signal Hill. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Southbound Interstate 405 reaches Exit 29A, Northbound Cherry Avenue to northern Long Beach, Lakewood, and Paramount. This exit also connects to east-west Spring Street, which passes by the southern boundary of the Long Beach Airport. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| The next exit along southbound Interstate 405 is Exit 27, Junction California 19/Lakewood Boulevard. Note the planes situated at the top of the slope to the north of the freeway; these planes are parked on the tarmac of Long Beach Airport. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Southbound Interstate 405 approaches Exit 27, Junction California 19, Lakewood Boulevard. California 19 is a divided, multi-lane highway from its inception at the Long Beach traffic circle with California 1/Pacific Coast Highway north to Interstate 210 in eastern Pasadena. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Southbound Interstate 405 reaches Exit 27, Junction California 19/Lakewood Boulevard. This exit provides the most direct route to Long Beach Airport (via north California 19). Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| View of the collector/distributor lane for Exit 27/Junction California 19 as seen from the main lanes of southbound Interstate 405. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Mileage sign along southbound for Exit 26, Bellflower Boulevard; Exit 25, Palo Verde Avenue; and Exit 24B, Studebaker Road. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Southbound Interstate 405 approaches Exit 26, Bellflower Boulevard. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Apparently it is okay to place a tab above this sign, which indicates that through traffic may use this exit (some other exits only serve residential areas and do not provide a direct route into downtown Long Beach). The reason why the concept of a tab above a sign such as this one is worth mentioning is because the state dislikes placing tabs such as these for the ongoing exit numbering program. However, a few exceptions to the prohibition of tabs above signs occur, and this is one of those places. Bellflower Boulevard (Exit 26) exits southbound Interstate 405 here, and it provides access to California State University-Long Beach. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| View of the collector/distributor lanes associated with Exit 26, Bellflower Boulevard as seen from the mainlanes of southbound Interstate 405 in Long Beach. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Mileage sign along southbound Interstate 405 approaches Exit 25, Palo Verde Avenue; Exit 24B, Studebaker Road; and Exit 24A, Junction Interstate 605 north. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Southbound Interstate 405 reaches Exit 25, Palo Verde Avenue. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Mileage sign along southbound Interstate 405 for Exit 24B, Studebaker Road; Exit 24A, Junction Interstate 605/San Gabriel River Freeway north to Norwalk/Downey; and Exit 23/California 22/7th Street west to Long Beach. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Although the next exit is for Exit 24B/Studebaker Road, this sign along southbound warns motorists of the upcoming major interchange with Interstate 605 (Exit 24A). Interstate 605 and Interstate 710 provide parallel routes from Long Beach north to Interstate 10 east of downtown Los Angeles without using Interstate 5 or passing through downtown. Since Interstate 710 serves the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, it tends to carry a bit more commercial traffic than Interstate 605. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Southbound Interstate 405 approaches Exit 24B, Studebaker Road. Studebaker Road leads south into Long Beach, connecting with California 22/7th Street and California 1/Pacific Coast Highway. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Southbound Interstate 405 at Exit 24B, Studebaker Road. For some reason, there is an exit number pasted onto the Interstate 605 sign (Exit 24A) but not the Studebaker Road sign. Note that westbound California 22 (Exit 23) is mentioned on this sign, unlike the previous sign featuring Interstate 605. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Mileage sign along southbound Interstate 405 approaches Exit 24A, Interstate 605/San Gabriel River Freeway; Exit 23, California 22/7th Street; and Exit 22/Seal Beach Boulevard/Los Alamitos Boulevard. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Southbound Interstate 405 at Exit 24A, Junction Northbound Interstate 605/San Gabriel Freeway. Interstate 605 passes through a variety of suburbs of Los Angeles, then skirts the eastern edge of the Los Angeles Basin en route to El Monte and Duarte, terminating at Interstate 210 and Historic U.S. 66. The next exit on southbound Interstate 405 is Exit 23, Junction California 22 west. Note that eastbound California 22 merges onto southbound Interstate 405. At this interchange, Interstate 405 leaves Los Angeles County and enters Orange County. Photo taken 06/15/03.
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| Southbound Interstate 405 reaches Exit 23, Junction Eastbound California 22. Only a short distance of California 22 exists west of Interstate 405; it begins as a freeway but quickly reverts to a surface street, 7th Street, immediately upon entering Long Beach. State maintenance of 7th Street ends at its junction with California 1/Pacific Coast Highway; westbound California 22 ends at that intersection. Photo taken 05/30/04.
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| This interchange involves a variety of ramps and bridges that interconnect Interstate 405, Interstate 605, California 22, and Studebaker Road (as well as other local connections). Spread out over nearly a mile, this is a massive interchange complex. The southern terminus of Interstate 605 passes over Interstate 405 at this overpass, with its own connections to California 22/7th Street. Photo taken 05/30/04.
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Page Updated October 2, 2004.
