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Encyclopedia > Marina Freeway
The Marina Freeway
The Marina Freeway

The Marina Freeway is a short freeway in southwestern Los Angeles, California and the nearby suburbs. It is the westernmost part of California State Highway 90, and links Marina Del Rey to the rest of Greater Los Angeles. The freeway runs from Slauson Avenue in southern Culver City to Culver Boulevard in Marina Del Rey, although it begins as a highway further west at Lincoln Boulevard. Image File history File links The Marina Freeway facing eastbound, in Culver City, California, just west of the interchange with the San Diego Freeway. ... Image File history File links The Marina Freeway facing eastbound, in Culver City, California, just west of the interchange with the San Diego Freeway. ... A typical rural freeway (Interstate 5 in the Central Valley of California). ... The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... California State Route 90, for most of its length better known as Imperial Highway and the Marina Freeway, is an east/west numbered highway running between Orange and Los Angeles counties. ... Marina del Rey boat harbor Marina del Rey is a census-designated place and seaside town located in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, California. ... The Greater Los Angeles Area is the suburban area around the city of Los Angeles, California. ... Culver City sign, at the northeast corner of the Sepulveda Boulevard and Centinela Avenue intersection, near the 405 and the 90 freeway interchange. ...


Originally planned as the Slauson Freeway, it was slated to extend across southern Los Angeles County and northern Orange County, ending at the Riverside Freeway in eastern Anaheim. However, by the 1960s, community opposition had reduced it to what is effectively a minor spur of the San Diego Freeway (derisively dubbed the "Slauson Cutoff" by comedian Johnny Carson). It was renamed the Richard M. Nixon Freeway for a brief period in the early 1970s, but after Nixon's resignation in the wake of the Watergate scandal, its name was changed to the current appellation. Location in the state of California Formed 1850 Seat Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Water 10,517 km² (4,061 mi²) Population  - (2004)  - Density 10,179,716 (est) 967. ... Location of Orange County within California. ... 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 temporary page is being used to expand and convert the article Anaheim, California over to the new format agreed to at WikiProject Cities. ... Interstate 405 is the designation of three different tertiary interstate routes of Interstate 5. ... Johnny Carson John William Johnny Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his iconic status as the host of The Tonight Show from 1962 until 1992, and for tutoring Al Gore. ... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald R. Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22... The Watergate building. ...


Communities along the Marina Freeway include:

  • Culver City
  • Marina Del Rey

Freeways intersecting the Marina Freeway include:

  • San Diego Freeway

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Marina Del Rey: Weather and Much More from Answers.com (903 words)
Marina del Rey (Spanish for "Navy of the King", or "Seacoast of the King") is a census-designated place seaside community located in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, California.
Marina del Rey is completely surrounded on all sides by the City of Los Angeles, just east of Marina Del Rey is the community of Del Rey in Los Angeles City.
Marina del Rey residents are zoned to Coeur d'Alene Avenue Elementary School, Marina del Rey Middle School, and Venice High School.
Marina Freeway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (415 words)
The Marina Freeway is a short freeway in southwestern Los Angeles, California and the nearby suburbs.
The freeway runs from Slauson Avenue in southern Culver City to Culver Boulevard in Marina Del Rey, although it begins as an expressway further west at Lincoln Boulevard.
Originally planned as the Slauson Freeway, Route 90 Freeway was slated to extend across southern Los Angeles County and northern Orange County, ending at the Riverside Freeway in eastern Anaheim.
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