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Encyclopedia > Costa Mesa Freeway
CA SR-55
Length: 18 mi
Cities: City Incorporation September 1, 1906 City Tree Coral Tree City flower Bougainvillea Mayor Steven Bromberg County Orange County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water 50.5 mi² 25 mi² 25.5 mi² Population (2003) 70,032 Population density (2000) 4,738.8/mi² Time zone Pacific (UTC−8... Newport Beach, CA
City tree Camphor City flower Lily of the Nile City insect Western Swallowtail Butterfly Mayor Beth Krom County Orange County Area   - Total   - Sphere of Influence 55.2 mi² 25.6 miles Population (2003) 164,900 Time zone Pacific (UTC−8) Latitude 33°41N Longitude 117°47... Irvine, CA
Santa Ana is the largest city and the county seat of Orange County, California. It lies approximately 10 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, on the largely seasonal Santa Ana River. The Santa Ana Freeway runs through the city, and the Costa Mesa Freeway and Garden Grove Freeway travel along... Santa Ana, CA
Tustin is a city located in Orange County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 67,504. Geography Tustin is located at 33°4423 North, 117°4849 West (33.739618, -117.813533)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city... Tustin, CA
Orange is a city located in Orange County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,821. It is approximately 32 miles southeast of Los Angeles, California, and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. Geography Orange is located at 33°48... Orange, CA
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, Southern California, located 6 miles (15km) northwest of Downtown Santa Ana. The current federal Office of Management and Budget metropolitan designation for Anaheim and the Orange County Area is Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a... Anaheim, CA
Type: State A highway is a major road within a city, or linking several cities together. It includes roads known as interstate highway, freeway, motorway and autobahn, where a full description varies by country. Generally, a highway is a road which has multiple lanes of traffic in each direction, often with a... Highway
Boulevard has two generally accepted meanings. As a type of road, a boulevard is usually a wide, multi-lane arterial divided thoroughfare, often with an above-average appearance in terms of landscaping and scenery. However, in many places in the United States, particularly California, the term has been severely distorted... Boulevard
Direction: North-South
Termini: N: California State Highway 91 (CA/SR-91) is a major east-west freeway located entirely within Southern California. This freeway serves multiple communities in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Its eastern terminus is located in Riverside at the junction with the Pomona/Moreno Valley Freeway, California State Highway 60 (CA... California State Highway 91
S: California State Route 1, more generally known as Highway 1, or in Southern California as the Pacific Coast Highway or P.C.H., runs along the Pacific coast for most of the length of the US state of California. Highway 1 north of San Francisco The highway is famous for... California State Highway 1
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California State Route 55, or the Costa Mesa Freeway (generally known as the 55 but sometimes referred to by its older name, the Newport Freeway) is a 18 mile north-south highway in Orange County, California is a major region in the Greater Los Angeles Area of Southern California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. With a population of 2,846,289 (2000 census), it is the second most populous county in the state of California and the fifth most populous in the... Orange County, California running between City Incorporation September 1, 1906 City Tree Coral Tree City flower Bougainvillea Mayor Steven Bromberg County Orange County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water 50.5 mi² 25 mi² 25.5 mi² Population (2003) 70,032 Population density (2000) 4,738.8/mi² Time zone Pacific (UTC−8... Newport Beach and Anaheim is a city in Orange County, Southern California, located 6 miles (15km) northwest of Downtown Santa Ana. The current federal Office of Management and Budget metropolitan designation for Anaheim and the Orange County Area is Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a... Anaheim at California State Highway 91 (CA/SR-91) is a major east-west freeway located entirely within Southern California. This freeway serves multiple communities in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Its eastern terminus is located in Riverside at the junction with the Pomona/Moreno Valley Freeway, California State Highway 60 (CA... California State Route 91. Starting as Newport Boulevard in Newport Beach, the 55 becomes a A typical freeway with an interchange in the foreground Rush hour on the Harbor Freeway in downtown Los Angeles A typical rural freeway (Interstate 5 in the Central Valley of California). Stack interchanges often feature soaring ramps with stunning views of nearby scenery. For the rapper, see Freeway (rapper). A... freeway for its entire length north of 19th Street in Costa Mesa is a city located in Orange County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,724. Geography Costa Mesa is located at 33°3954 North, 117°5444 West (33.664969, -117.912289)1. According to the United States Census Bureau... Costa Mesa.


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Exits & Junctions

Route 55 has the following junctions and exits, from north to south:

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California State Highway 91 (CA/SR-91) is a major east-west freeway located entirely within Southern California. This freeway serves multiple communities in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Its eastern terminus is located in Riverside at the junction with the Pomona/Moreno Valley Freeway, California State Highway 60 (CA... CA-91
OC-25
California State Route 22 is an east-west highway running between Long Beach and Orange by way of Garden Grove. The westernmost part of it is a surface street, Long Beachs Seventh Street. From Long Beach to its eastern terminus in Orange, it is known as the Garden Grove... CA-22
Interstate 5, or I-5, is an interstate highway along the west coast of the United States. Its odd (as opposed to even) number indicates that it is a north-south highway (though in much of the southern half of California it runs in a northwest-southeast direction). Its south... I-5
McFadden Ave.
Edinger Ave.
Macarthur
I-405
Baker St.
CA-73
California State Route 1, more generally known as Highway 1, or in Southern California as the Pacific Coast Highway or P.C.H., runs along the Pacific coast for most of the length of the US state of California. Highway 1 north of San Francisco The highway is famous for... CA-1
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  • Example signage of the Califonia State Highway System Below is a partial list of California state highways. All state highways are defined and described by law through Californias Streets and Highways Code (Sections 300-635). The code makes no distinction between state highways, Interstate highways and United States highways... List of California State Highways
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Costa Mesa: Weather and Much More from Answers.com (1313 words)
Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County, California, United States.
Costa Mesa surged in population during and after World War II, as many thousands trained at Santa Ana Army Air Base and returned after the war with their families.
Costa Mesa is served by several bus lines of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), but most transportation is by automobile.
Riverside Freeway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (326 words)
The Riverside Freeway is the assigned name of a segment of California State Route 91 (CA/SR-91), a major east-west freeway located entirely within Southern California that links the cities/communities of Orange and Riverside counties.
This named segment extends from the Santa Ana Freeway, Interstate 5 (I-5), in Buena Park to its eastern terminus at its junction with the San Bernardino Freeway, Interstate 10 (I-10) in San Bernardino.
Thus, for the last 6 miles of its eastern alignment is the Riverside Freeway, Interstate 215.
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