California State Route 55

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Basic data
Overall length:	18 miles (30 km)
Opening:	1964
Starting point:	CA 1 in Newport Beach
End point:	CA 91 in Anaheim
County:	Orange County
Important cities:	Newport Beach Costa Mesa Santa Ana Tustin Orange Anaheim

The California State Route 55 (abbreviated CA 55 or SR 55 ) is running in a north-south direction State Route in the US state of California . The 18 mile (30 km) road begins in Newport Beach and ends on California State Route 91 in Anaheim . It is also known as the Costa Mesa Freeway .

The road is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System .

course

The CA 55 near the intersection with Interstate 405 in Costa Mesa .

California State Route 55 begins in the coastal town of Newport Beach near the junction with California State Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway). The southern section follows Newport Boulevard to its intersection with 17th Street in Costa Mesa . The street crosses an industrial park until 19th Street. There the CA 55 widens to a total of eight lanes and becomes the intersection-free Costa Mesa Freeway . On the rest of the route to the northern end point, the road is partly elevated or in incisions.

The CA 55 is a busy freeway that connects the northern coastal region of Orange County with Interstate 405 , Interstate 5 and California State Route 91 , among others . While the I-405 opens up the western part of the Greater Los Angeles Area , the I-5 is the most important north-south thoroughfare in the state of California. The CA 91, on the other hand, establishes the connection to the so-called Inland Empire region.

The connection is often overloaded due to the large number of commuters. An average of around 282,000 cars and around 16,000 trucks use the expressway every day.

history

The road was originally built in 1931 and named State Route 43. It led beyond the current course to Riverside . In 1951, the road was redrawn as California State Route 55 and trimmed to its current length. The entire route was called the Newport Freeway until 1976 , but was then renamed the Costa Mesa Freeway .

The California State Route 55 was in 1985 the first freeway in Orange County , the HOV lanes received. Another section of HOV lanes between Fair Drive and 19th Street opened in 1990. In April 2007, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) commissioned a study to widen the route to 17th Street.

See also

• List of state, US, and interstate highways in California

Web links

Commons : California State Route 55  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

• Information on California highways (English)
• California @ AA Roads route description with photos

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Streets and Highways Code Section 250-257. (No longer available online.) Official California Legislative Information , archived from the original on October 14, 2012 ; accessed on May 21, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ 2014 Annual Average Daily Truck Traffic on the California State Highway System. (PDF; 2.1 MB) (No longer available online.) California Department of Transportation , archived from the original on March 22, 2016 ; accessed on April 1, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ SR-55 Background and History. California Department of Transportation , accessed May 21, 2009 . 
4. ↑ 2014 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California. (PDF; 2.12 MB) California Department of Transportation , accessed January 15, 2009 . 
5. ^ OC Set To Study New End To 55 Freeway. (PDF; 42 kB) Los Angeles Times , accessed on May 21, 2009 .