Interstate 605

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The Interstate 605 number is also used for a planned bypass of Seattle, Washington.

Interstate Route 605 (legal definition)
Length:	27.40[1] mi (44.10 km)
Formed:	July 1, 1964
South end:	I-405 in Seal Beach
Major junctions:	I-105 in Norwalk I-5 in Santa Fe Springs I-10 in Baldwin Park
North end:	I-210 in Irwindale
California State Highway Routes < I-580 I-680 > Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

Interstate 605 (abbreviated I-605), locally called the San Gabriel River Freeway or The 605, is a major north-south freeway of about 27 miles (43 km) in length located entirely within Southern California, USA. Unlike most other freeways in Southern California which are named after a particular city along its route, this freeway derives its name from the San Gabriel River that it parallels for most of its alignment.

Contents 1 Route description 2 Facts 3 State law 4 Communities along the San Gabriel River Freeway (north to south) 5 Exit list 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Route description

The north terminus of the freeway is at the junction with the Foothill Freeway, (I-210) in Duarte, California, a small city located at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. The alignment of the freeway is generally south-southwest and passes through the San Gabriel Valley, shifting straight south as it crosses the Whittier Narrows into the Los Angeles Basin. After traveling through the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County, it crosses Coyote Creek into Orange County, where it terminates at the junction of the San Diego (I-405) and Garden Grove (CA/SR-22) Freeways in Seal Beach.

[edit] Facts

• The freeway follows most of the length of the San Gabriel River, beginning at the Santa Fe Dam and ending at I-405 near Seal Beach. Typically dry riverbed and flood basins are visible from many portions of the route, especially near the Northern terminus.
• The numbering for this route was originally suggested as I-13, as it is positioned approximately midway between I-5 and I-15 (although it intersects the former).
• Signs at entrances and freeway junctions do not include destinations ("control cities") such as "Long Beach", "Seal Beach", "Duarte", or "El Monte" but simply read "NORTH" or "SOUTH" — a rarity in Southern California. In place of control cities, a simple "THRU TRAFFIC" designation is used.
• Features an HOV lane for carpools of two or more people.

[edit] State law

Legal definition of Route 605: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 619

[edit] Communities along the San Gabriel River Freeway (north to south)

• Duarte
• Irwindale
• Baldwin Park
• Avocado Heights
• Industry
• Pico Rivera
• Whittier
• West Whittier-Los Nietos
• Santa Fe Springs
• Downey
• Norwalk
• Cerritos
• Lakewood
• Hawaiian Gardens
• Long Beach
• Los Alamitos
• Rossmoor
• Seal Beach

[edit] Exit list

Postmile[2]	Municipality	#[3]	Destinations	Notes
ORA T2.67	Seal Beach	1A	State Route 22 West - 7th Street; Long Beach	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
ORA R0.02		1B	Interstate 405 South, State Route 22 East	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		1C	Interstate 405 North	Exit 1A northbound, used by traffic coming from Route 22 West - 7th Street
ORA R01.41	Los Alamitos	1D	Katella Avenue	Combined as Exit 1B northbound
		2A	Willow Street
LA R0.29	Long Beach	2B	Spring Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
LA R1.63		3	Carson Street
LA R2.87	Cerritos	5A	Del Amo Blvd
LA R3.75		5B	South Street
LA 5.06		7A	State Route 91 - Artesia Freeway
LA R5.81	Norwalk	7B	Alondra Blvd
LA R6.81		9A	Rosecrans Avenue
LA 8.39		9B	Interstate 105 West	Combined as Exit 9B southbound
LA R7.85		9C	Imperial Highway
LA R8.38		10	Firestone Blvd
LA R9.61	Santa Fe Springs	11	Interstate 5 - Santa Ana Freeway
LA R10.52		12	Telegraph Road
LA R11.54		13	Slauson Avenue	Exit 14A southbound is Washington Blvd West; Slauson Avenue (combined exit). Exit 14B southbound is Washington Blvd East (accessible via Saragosa Strret and Norwalk Blvd).
LA R12.05		14	Washington Blvd
LA R13.57	Whittier	15	State Route 72 - Whittier Blvd
LA R14.41	Pico Rivera	16	Beverly Blvd	Exit 16 southbound is Beverly Blvd - East. Exit 17 southbound is Rose Hills Road; Beverly Blvd - West
LA 15.57		17	Rose Hills Road
LA R16.65	Industry	18	Peck Road	Northbound exit and entrance accessible via Pellissier Place
LA R17.41		19	State Route 60 - Pomona Freeway
LA R19.15		21	Valley Blvd
LA 20.19	Baldwin Park	22	Interstate 10 - San Bernardino Freeway
LA 21.07		23	Ramona Blvd
LA 22.15	Irwindale	24	Lower Azusa Road; Los Angeles Street
LA 23.52		25	Live Oak Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
LA 23.96		26	Arrow Highway	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
LA 26.00		27A	Interstate 210 East - Foothill Freeway East	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		27B	Interstate 210 West - Foothill Freeway West	Northbound left exit and southbound entrance
	Duarte		Huntington Drive	Northbound exit and southbound entrance (at-grade intersection)

[edit] References

1. ^ Federal Highway Administration, Route Log and Finder List
2. ^
3. ^ Cal-NExUS Interchange Exit Numbering

[edit] External links

• Western Exit Guide - Interstate 605 California

	edit Auxiliary routes of Interstate 5
I-105	California - Oregon
I-205	California - Oregon/Washington
I-305	California
I-405	California - Oregon - Washington
I-505	California
I-605	California
I-705	Washington
I-805	California
past/ future	I-305: Oregon - I-505: Oregon - I-605: Washington - I-905: California