Atlantic Boulevard/Atlantic Avenue/Los Robles Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare in eastern

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Route

The street passes through the cities of

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, Monterey Park,

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, Eastside Los Angeles,

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, Vernon, Maywood,

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, Cudahy, South Gate, Lynwood, Compton, and

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. Atlantic Boulevard starts off as a southerly continuation of Los Robles Avenue at Huntington Drive in northern

, and ends on East Ocean Boulevard in

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"Atlantic on the move: As Los Angeles' boulevards reassert their place in the public realm, the transformation along Atlantic offers glimpses of a new city identity taking shape."
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'', May 12, 2012. Through most of its route from Maywood south, Atlantic travels parallel to the

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and the

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. South of Randolph Street, Atlantic Boulevard becomes Atlantic Avenue, roughly at the city border of Maywood and Bell.

Highway crossings

Atlantic crosses, with access:

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(San Bernardino Freeway), State Route 60 (Pomona Freeway),

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(Santa Ana Freeway), Interstate 710 (Long Beach Freeway), State Route 91 (Gardena Freeway), Interstate 405 (San Diego Freeway), former State Route 42 (Firestone Boulevard), and State Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway). It also passes underneath Interstate 105 (Century Freeway) without an interchange.

Public transportation

Bus

Bus service along Atlantic Boulevard/Avenue between Huntington Drive and Artesia Boulevard is provided by

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line 260. Bus service south of Artesia Boulevard is provided by Long Beach Transit line 61.

Light rail

The Metro L Line

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is at the intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and Pomona Boulevard in

. It is the southeastern terminus of the Gold Line currently. It connects the East Los Angeles community to

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, the

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, and other Metro rail lines.

References

External links

Los Angeles County Parks Department: Atlantic Avenue Park
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