California State Route 103

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For the earlier highway signed as Route 103, see California State Route 103 (1964-1969).
State Route 103
Terminal Island Freeway
Defined by S&HC § 403, maintained by Caltrans
Length: 1.60 mi[1] (2.57 km)
Formed: 1983 (from SR 47) [2]
South end: SR 47 near Terminal Island
North end: SR 1 near Long Beach
State highways in California (list - pre-1964)
County routes in California (list)
< US 101 SR 104 >
History - Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

State Route 103, part of the Terminal Island Freeway, is a short state highway in Los Angeles and Long Beach. It runs from a split with State Route 47 northeast to a cloverleaf interchange with State Route 1. Beyond SR 1, the freeway is owned by the City of Long Beach to its end at Willow Street. South of the end of SR 103, the Terminal Island Freeway runs south with SR 47 over the Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge to its end at Ocean Boulevard on Terminal Island, at the former Long Beach Naval Shipyard. SR 47 turns west there to its end at Interstate 110.

The freeway does not directly connect to any other freeways. It is heavily used by trucks carrying cargo to and from the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. Because of its isolation from residential and business areas, and the industrial-looking neighborhood it runs through, the freeway is frequently used to film freeway scenes for major motion pictures. Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Mr. & Mrs. Smith were two movies to use it for location purposes.

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System[3].

Major cities
Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs

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[edit] History

Prior to 1969, Route 103 was what is now State Route 15 and Interstate 15 from Interstate 5 to State Route 163 in San Diego. (I-15 was U.S. Route 395, which used SR 163, until 1969.)

The entire Terminal Island Freeway was once part of State Route 47, and was to continue north to Interstate 10 near downtown Los Angeles. SR 47 was redefined in 1983 to split from the freeway north of the Schuyler Heim Bridge, and the part from SR 47 to Willow Street became SR 103. The part north of SR 1 was later removed from the legal definition, existing for a time as State Route 103U - U for unrelinquished - before it was traded on August 25, 2000 with the City of Long Beach for Interstate 710 from SR 1 south to Ocean Boulevard.[4]

[edit] Exit list

Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage.

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.

Location Postmile
[5][6][7]		 #[8] Destinations Notes
Long Beach 47 3.50 I-710 / SR 47 south – San Pedro
47 3.58 4 New Dock Street Southbound exit and northbound entrance
47 3.88 Schuyler Heim Bridge over the Cerritos Channel
Los Angeles
47 4.57
0.00		 Anaheim Street (SR 47 north) North end of SR 47 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
0.90 Anaheim Street No northbound exit
Long Beach 1.59 SR 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) – Long Beach North end of state maintenance
Willow Street – Carson, Long Beach At-grade intersection

[edit] References

  1. ^ January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
  2. ^ California Highways: State Route 103
  3. ^ CA Codes (shc:250-257)
  4. ^ Caltrans - District 7: A Closer Look At 2000 Achievements (PDF)
  5. ^ California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
  6. ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
  7. ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
  8. ^ California Department of Transportation, California Numbered Exit Uniform System, SR-47 Northbound and SR-47 Southbound, accessed February 2008

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