Atlantic Boulevard (Los Angeles County)

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Atlantic and Whittier Boulevards in East Los Angeles. Atlantic Boulevard is the last major arterial road to cross the El Camino Real on Whittier Boulevard.
Atlantic and Whittier Boulevards in East Los Angeles. Atlantic Boulevard is the last major arterial road to cross the El Camino Real on Whittier Boulevard.

Atlantic Boulevard/Atlantic Avenue is a major north-south thoroughfare in Los Angeles County. It passes through Alhambra, Monterey Park, East Los Angeles, Commerce, Vernon, Maywood, Bell, Cudahy, South Gate, Lynwood, Compton, and Long Beach. It starts off on Huntington Drive in Northern Alhambra and ends on East Ocean Boulevard in Downtown Long Beach.

Through most of its route, Atlantic travels next to the Long Beach Freeway and the Los Angeles River.

South of Randolph Street, Atlantic Boulevard becomes Atlantic Avenue

LACMTA Gold Line is due to connect to Atlantic at Pomona Boulevard in late 2009, connecting East Los Angeles to the other LACMTA rail lines.

Metro Local lines 260 and 361 serve Atlantic Boulevard between Huntington Drive and Artesia Boulevard. Line 361 will soon be replaced by Metro Rapid 762. Atlantic Avenue south of Artesia Boulevard is served by Long Beach Transit lines 61 and 62.


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