California State Route 19 (also known as Lakewood Boulevard and Rosemead Boulevard) is a major thoroughfare running roughly north-south in the greater Los Angeles area. Its southern terminus is at a traffic circle in southeastern Long Beach and its northern terminus is in Sierra Madre at Sierra Madre Villa Avenue, where it turns into east-west Orange Grove Boulevard (of Rose Parade fame). (SR 19 ends at I-210, the Foothill Freeway, about a mile south of Sierra Madre Villa Avenue.) Originally planned as a freeway, it was to be the intermediate north-south freeway between I-710 (the Long Beach Freeway) and I-605 (the San Gabriel River Freeway). The Greater Los Angeles Area is the suburban area around the city of Los Angeles, California. ... A traffic circle is an intersection with a circular shape and, usually, a central island. ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ... Sierra Madre is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... There is also the Roses Tournament in England Perhaps one of the United States of Americas most important annual festivities, The Tournament of Roses Parade is the 114-year-old traditional parade generally held on New Years Day in Pasadena, California. ... The Foothill Freeway is the name assigned to Interstate 210, a bypass interstate about 70 miles (110 km) long located in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. ... The Foothill Freeway is the name assigned to Interstate 210, a bypass interstate about 70 miles long located in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. ... High-capacity freeway interchange in Los Angeles, California. ... The Long Beach Freeway, signed as Interstate 710 throughout its entire length and likewise as California State Highway 7 prior to 1981, is a freeway running for 23 miles in a north-south direction through Los Angeles County, California. ... The Long Beach Freeway, signed as Interstate 710 throughout its entire length, is a freeway running for 23 miles in a north-south direction through Los Angeles County, California. ... :The Interstate 605 number is also used for a planned bypass of Seattle, Washington. ... The San Gabriel River Freeway is the name assigned to Interstate 605 (I-605), a major north-south freeway of about 27 miles in length located entirely within Southern California. ...

Today, locals generally refer to this road as either Lakewood Boulevard or Rosemead Boulevard, not by its numerical designation. It is named Lakewood Boulevard between Long Beach and the Downey/Pico Rivera boundary at Telegraph Road (just north of I-5, the Santa Ana Freeway) and Rosemead Boulevard from there to Sierra Madre. County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ... Downey is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, 21 km (13 miles) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. ... Pico Rivera is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Santa Ana Freeway is the name of a segment of Interstate 5 (I-5) between Los Angeles, California and its southeastern suburbs. ... Sierra Madre is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ...

Current status

From north to south, areas of interest include:

• The unusually complex interchange with I-210, the Foothill Freeway
• The interchange with I-10, the San Bernardino Freeway
• The interchange with California State Route 60, the Pomona Freeway
• The Whittier Narrows Dam, Whittier Narrows flood control basin and Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, built to expressway standards
• The area around the Long Beach Municipal Airport, which is similar to Sepulveda Boulevard near LAX
• The interchange with I-405, the San Diego Freeway

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Legal definition

 319. (a) Route 19 is from Del Amo Boulevard near Long Beach to Gardendale Street/Foster Road in the Cities of Bellflower and Downey, and then, with an interruption of already relinquished route, from Telegraph Road at the Downey City limit to Route 164 (Galatin Road) at the northerly city limit of Pico Rivera. (b) If the commission determines it is in the state's best interests to do so, it may do the following, pursuant to a cooperative agreement between the city and the department: (1) Relinquish to the City of Bellflower the portion of Route 19 between the city's southerly city limit near Rose Avenue and Gardendale Street/Foster Road. (2) Relinquish to the City of Downey the portion of Route 19 between the city's southerly city limit at Century Boulevard and Gardendale Street. (3) Relinquish to the City of Pico Rivera the portion of Route 19 between Telegraph Road and Gallatin Road. (c) A relinquishment under this section shall become effective when the county recorder records the relinquishment resolution containing the commissioner's approval of the relinquishment's terms and conditions. (d) Any portion of Route 19 relinquished pursuant to this section shall cease to be a state highway on the effective date of the relinquishment. 

Source: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 319