Cutting Boulevard is a major east–west arterial trunk road in the city of
Richmond, California.
History
It is named after
Henry Cutting
Henry 'H.C' Cutting (April 3, 1870 – ?) was a California entrepreneur, engineer, school official and amateur economist. Initially attaining a mining degree in Nevada and serving several years as superintendent of the state's schools, he moved in ...
, the founder of the Port of Richmond. It begins in the historic neighborhood of
Point Richmond at the base of the
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and flows through the
South Richmond forming the border with that neighborhood and
Marina Bay as does the parallel Interstate 580. The road continues past
23rd street until reaching
San Pablo Avenue (State Route 123)
State Route 123 (SR 123) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Named San Pablo Avenue for almost its entire length except for its northernmost , SR 123 is a major north–south state highway along t ...
the major north–south artery for the West Contra Costa County area, adjacent to the regional transit hub of El Cerrito del Norte BART station, where buses from several counties converge to link with this metro system. This boulevard then thins out into a street as it climbs the hills of
El Cerrito until reaching its end at Arlington Boulevard, a major north–south trunk road between the Richmond and
Berkeley hills through El Cerrito. In the year 1990 a major improvement program was designed by the city also involving Knox Freeway. This design program was conducted by the city public works department in association with
Caltrans, with
environmental design
Environmental design is the process of addressing surrounding environmental parameters when devising plans, programs, policies, buildings, or products. It seeks to create spaces that will enhance the natural, social, cultural and physical environm ...
support being conducted by Earth Metrics Inc.
[''Environmental Impact Report for the Cutting Boulevard-Knox Freeway Project'', Earth Metrics Inc. prepared for the State of California Clearinghouse (1990)]
References
{{Richmond, California
Streets in Contra Costa County, California
El Cerrito, California
Streets in Richmond, California