California county routes in zone N
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| California county routes in zone N | |
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 Example of a California county route shield | |
| Highway names | |
| County | County Route X (CR X) or Route X |
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There are 9 routes assigned to the "N" zone of the California Route Marker Program, which designates county routes in California. The "N" zone includes county highways lying in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
N1
[edit]County Road N1 | |
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| Location | Malibu–Calabasas |
| Length | 11.4 mi[1] (18.3 km) |
| Existed | 1963–present[3] |
| Tourist routes |  Las Virgenes Road/Malibu Canyon Road[2] |
County Route N1 (CR N1) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It runs 3.5 miles (5.63 km) from State Route 1 in Malibu along Malibu Canyon Road through the Santa Monica Mountains. After crossing Piuma Road near the top of the mountain, the name changes to Las Virgenes Road where it continues another 5.0 miles (8.05 km) to US 101 in Calabasas. Locals refer to the route as a whole as Malibu Canyon. This route was defined in 1963.
CR N1 is part of the State Scenic Highway System in Los Angeles County.
Major landmarks along the route include Pepperdine University on the west side of the road at Pacific Coast Highway. Soka University was located at King Gillette Ranch along this road near the intersection of Mullholland Highway. Plans to expand were stopped and the land sold to the National Park Service in 2005. The main entrance Malibu Creek State Park is just south of that same intersection. Also nearby is the Malibu Hindu Temple.
N2
[edit] County Road N2 | |
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| Location | Quail Lake–Palmdale |
| Length | 40.4 mi[4] (65.0 km) |
| Existed | 1963–present[3] |
County Route N2 (CR N2) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It runs from State Route 138 at Quail Lake to State Route 14 in Palmdale. The route is known as Old Ridge Route Road, Pine Canyon Road, Lake Elizabeth Road, and Palmdale Boulevard.
- Route description
CR N2 begins at the junction of State Route 138 at Quail Lake and heads south along the old Ridge Route (as Old Ridge Route Road) to Sandberg, and then southeast, parallel to the San Andreas Fault along Pine Canyon Road to Lake Hughes Road in Lake Hughes. From there, it continues straight ahead initially southeast along the San Andreas Fault on Lake Elizabeth Road and then, leaving the fault it continues east on Lake Elizabeth Road to 10th Street West / Tierra Subida Avenue in Palmdale. From there, it continues straight ahead on Palmdale Boulevard to its end at the junction with the Antelope Valley Freeway (SR 14) and SR 138 in Palmdale.
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.0 | 0.0 |  SR 138 (Lancaster Road) | Western terminus; former US 99 north | |
| Sandberg | 2.2 | 3.5 | Old Ridge Route Road south / Mesa View Drive – Castaic | East end of Old Ridge Route Road on CR N2; west end of Pine Canyon Road; former US 99 south | |
| Three Points | 10.2 | 16.4 | Three Points Road | ||
| Lake Hughes | 19.7 | 31.7 | Lake Hughes Road – Castaic, San Fernando | East end of Pine Canyon Road; west end of Elizabeth Lake Road | |
| Lake Elizabeth | 24.4 | 39.3 | Johnson Road – Quartz Hill, Lancaster | ||
| Andrade Corner | 25.1 | 40.4 | San Francisquito Canyon Road – Green Valley | ||
| Leona Valley | 31.8 | 51.2 | Bouquet Canyon Road – Saugus, Los Angeles | ||
| Leona Valley–Palmdale line | 32.5 | 52.3 | Godde Hill Road – Quartz Hill, Lancaster | ||
| Palmdale | 37.9 | 61.0 | Highland Street (25th Street West) | ||
| 39.4 | 63.4 | 10th Street West, Tierra Subida Avenue | East end of Elizabeth Lake Road; west end of Palmdale Boulevard | ||
| 39.9 | 64.2 | 5th Street West | |||
| 40.4 | 65.0 |  SR 14 / SR 138 (Antelope Valley Freeway) – Los Angeles, Mojave | Interchange; eastern terminus; SR 14 exit 35; road continues as SR 138 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
N3
[edit] County Road N3 | |
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| Angeles Forest Highway | |
| Location | Angeles National Forest |
| Length | 25 mi[3] (40 km) |
| Existed | 1963–present[3] |
County Route N3 (CR N3), known as the Angeles Forest Highway, is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States, that runs approximately 25 miles (40 km) from Sierra Highway south of Palmdale to Angeles Crest Highway north of La Cañada Flintridge. It was originally surveyed in 1913 and constructed between 1932 and 1941 to access Southern California Edison transmission lines that cross the San Gabriel Mountains between the Antelope Valley and the Los Angeles Basin. It was defined as a county highway in 1963.
N4
[edit] County Road N4 | |
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| Location | Big Pines–Llano |
| Length | 12.50 mi[3] (20.12 km) |
| Existed | 1963–present[3] |
County Route N4 (CR N4), known as the Big Pines Highway and Largo Vista Road, is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It connects State Route 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) in Big Pines with State Route 138 (Pearblossom Highway) near Llano. It is built directly on the trace of the San Andreas Fault.
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Big Pines | 0.0 | 0.0 |     SR 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) to SR 138 / I-15 – Los Angeles, Wrightwood | Southern terminus | |
| Mile High | 6.6 | 10.6 | Big Pines Highway – Valyermo | North end of Big Pines Highway on CR N4; south end of Largo Vista Road | |
| | 12.5 | 20.1 | SR 138 (Pearblossom Highway) to SR 14 / I-15 – Pearblossom, Palmdale | Northern terminus; road continues north as Largo Vista Road | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
N5
[edit] County Road N5 | |
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| Location | Del Sur–Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary |
| Length | 29 mi[5] (47 km) |
| Existed | 1964–present[3] |
County Route N5 (CR N5) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is known as Avenue J for the most part and is one of the principal major east–west thoroughfares in Lancaster, California. The route runs from State Route 14 (Antelope Valley Freeway) in Lancaster to the Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary on 190th Street East near Hi Vista.
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Del Sur | 0.0 | 0.0 | 90th Street West / Avenue J | Western terminus; road continues as Avenue J | |
| Lancaster | 2.0 | 3.2 | 70th Street West | ||
| 4.0 | 6.4 | 50th Street West | |||
| 5.0 | 8.0 | 40th Street West | |||
| 5.5 | 8.9 | 35th Street West | |||
| 6.0 | 9.7 | 30th Street West | |||
| 6.5 | 10.5 | 25th Street West | |||
| 6.8 | 10.9 |  SR 14 north (Antelope Valley Freeway) – Mojave | Access to SR 14 south and from SR 14 north is via 20th Street West and Avenue J-8; SR 14 south exit 43 | ||
| 7.0 | 11.3 |  20th Street West to SR 14 south (Antelope Valley Freeway) – Los Angeles | |||
| 7.5 | 12.1 | 15th Street West | |||
| 8.0 | 12.9 | 10th Street West | |||
| 8.5 | 13.7 | 5th Street West | |||
| 8.8 | 14.2 | Sierra Highway | Former US 6 | ||
| 9.0 | 14.5 | Division Street | |||
| 9.5 | 15.3 | 5th Street East | |||
| 10.0 | 16.1 | Challenger Way | |||
| 10.5 | 16.9 | 15th Street East | |||
| 11.0 | 17.7 | 20th Street East | |||
| 11.5 | 18.5 | 25th Street East | |||
| 12.0 | 19.3 | 30th Street East | |||
| 12.5 | 20.1 | 35th Street East | |||
| 13.0 | 20.9 | 40th Street East | |||
| 14.0 | 22.5 | 50th Street East | |||
| 16.0 | 25.7 | 70th Street East | |||
| | 18.0 | 29.0 | 90th Street East – Edwards Air Force Base | ||
| | 20.0 | 32.2 | 110th Street East | ||
| | 22.0 | 35.4 | 130th Street East | ||
| | 24.0 | 38.6 | 150th Street East | ||
| | 26.0 | 41.8 | 170th Street East – Wilsona Gardens, Lake Los Angeles | ||
| | 28.0 | 45.1 | 190th Street East south / Avenue J east to US 395 – El Mirage, Adelanto | East end of Avenue J on CR N5; west end of 190th Street East on CR N5 | |
| Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary | 29.0 | 46.7 | 190th Street East south / Avenue I – Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary | Eastern terminus; road continues north as 190th Street East | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
N6
[edit] County Road N6 | |
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| Location | Los Angeles County |
| Length | 7.9 mi[6] (12.7 km) |
| Existed | 1964–present[3] |
County Route N6 (CR N6) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The route connects State Route 138 with Devil's Punchbowl, a popular recreation area. CR N6 is known as Devil's Punch Bowl Road, Tumbleweed Road, Longview Road and a portion of Fort Tejon Road.
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devil's Punchbowl Park | 0.0 | 0.0 | Southern terminus | ||
| | 2.6 | 4.2 | Route transitions from Devil's Punchbowl road to Tumbleweed Road | ||
| | 3.0 | 4.8 | Longview Road south | North end of Tumbleweed Road; south end of Longview Road on CR N6 | |
| | 5.3 | 8.5 | Fort Tejon Road east – Valyermo | North end of Longview Road (first segment); south end of Fort Tejon Road on CR N6 | |
| | 5.6 | 9.0 | Fort Tejon Road west – Littlerock | North end of Fort Tejon Road on CR N6; south end of Longview Road (second segment) | |
| Pearblossom | 7.4 | 11.9 | Avenue W | ||
| 7.9 | 12.7 | SR 138 (Pearblossom Highway) – Victorville, San Bernardino, Palmdale, Los Angeles | Northern terminus; road continues north as Longview Road | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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N7
[edit] County Road N7 | |
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| Hawthorne Boulevard | |
| Location | Rancho Palos Verdes–Torrance |
| Length | 7.3 mi[7] (11.7 km) |
| Existed | 1964–present[3] |
County Route N7 (CR N7), known entirely as Hawthorne Boulevard, is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It runs through the Palos Verdes Peninsula from Palos Verdes Drive West in Rancho Palos Verdes to State Route 1 (SR 1 in Torrance. Hawthorne Boulevard is signed as SR 107 north of its intersection with the SR 1, ending at its intersection with Redondo Beach Boulevard.
Hawthorne Boulevard itself extends from the Palos Verdes Peninsula northward through Torrance, Lawndale, Hawthorne, Lennox, and Inglewood, a distance of more than twenty miles (32 km). Hawthorne Boulevard ends at Century Boulevard where it continues north to Hollywood as La Brea Avenue.
Hawthorne Boulevard is very distinctive through Lawndale and part of Hawthorne because it is very wide with business parking in the center between the northbound and southbound lanes; the parking area was once part of a Pacific Electric right-of-way.
Landmarks along Hawthorne Boulevard include Point Vicente Lighthouse park and Point Vicente Interpretive Center, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, South Coast Botanic Garden, Del Amo Fashion Center, South Bay Galleria, Hawthorne Plaza, and a Metro C Line station at Interstate 105.
Metro Local Line 40 provide bus service between Century Boulevard and Artesia Boulevard. Metro Local Line 344 and Torrance Transit line 8 provide bus service south of Artesia Boulevard, with the former running to the Palos Verdes Peninsula and the latter to Pacific Coast Highway.
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Rancho Palos Verdes | 0.0 | 0.0 | Palos Verdes Drive / Vía Vicente | Southern terminus; road continues as Vía Vicente | |
| 2.1 | 3.4 | Crest Road | |||
| Rolling Hills Estates | 4.4 | 7.1 | Silver Spur Road | ||
| 5.8 | 9.3 | Palos Verdes Drive | |||
| Torrance | 6.5 | 10.5 | Rolling Hills Road | ||
| 7.3 | 11.7 |   SR 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) / SR 107 north (Hawthorne Boulevard) | Northern terminus; road continues as SR 107 (Hawthorne Boulevard) | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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N8
[edit] County Road N8 | |
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| Location | Los Angeles and Orange counties |
| Length | 16.76 mi[3] (26.97 km) |
| Existed | 1970–present[3] |
County Route N8 (CR N8) is a county highway in the U.S. state of California in Los Angeles and Orange counties. Its southern terminus is at Beach Boulevard (State Route 39) in Buena Park and its northern terminus is at Interstate 10 in West Covina. Only a quarter mile of the route is in Orange County (between Alondra Boulevard and SR 39). CR N8 is known as La Mirada Boulevard from Beach Boulevard in Buena Park to Colima Road in South Whittier, Colima Road from La Mirada Boulevard to Azusa Avenue in Hacienda Heights and Azusa Avenue from Colima Road to I-10 in West Covina.
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Los Angeles County, except for about a quarter mile in Orange County between Alondra Boulevard and Beach Boulevard.
| County | Location | mi[8] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Orange | Buena Park | 0.0 | 0.0 |  SR 39 (Beach Boulevard) – Huntington Beach, La Habra | Southern terminus; road continues as Malvern Avenue |
| Orange–Los Angeles county line | Buena Park–La Mirada line | 0.6 | 0.97 | Alondra Boulevard | |
| Los Angeles | La Mirada | 1.4 | 2.3 | Rosecrans Avenue | |
| 2.7 | 4.3 | Imperial Highway | Former SR 90 | ||
| La Mirada–South Whittier line | 3.3 | 5.3 | Leffingwell Road | ||
| South Whittier | 3.9 | 6.3 | Mulberry Drive | ||
| 4.3 | 6.9 | Colima Road west | North end of La Mirada Boulevard; south end of Colima Road on CR N8 | ||
| South Whittier–Whittier line | 4.4 | 7.1 | Lambert Road | ||
| Whittier | 4.9 | 7.9 |  SR 72 (Whittier Boulevard) – Pico Rivera, La Habra | ||
| Hacienda Heights | 8.2 | 13.2 | Hacienda Boulevard | Former SR 39 | |
| 10.8 | 17.4 | Colima Road east, Azusa Avenue south | North end of Colima Road on CR N8; south end of Azusa Avenue on CR N8 | ||
| Hacienda Heights–City of Industry line | 11.2 | 18.0 |  SR 60 (Pomona Freeway) – Riverside, Los Angeles | Interchange; SR 60 exit 18 | |
| City of Industry | 11.4 | 18.3 | Gale Avenue | ||
| 13.3 | 21.4 | Temple Avenue | |||
| West Covina | 13.8 | 22.2 | Amar Road | ||
| 16.8 | 27.0 |  I-10 (San Bernardino Freeway) / SR 39 (Azusa Avenue) – San Bernardino, Los Angeles, West Covina, Azusa | Interchange; northern terminus; I-10 exit 36; road continues as SR 39 (Azusa Avenue) | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
N9
[edit] County Road N9 | |
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| Location | Malibu–Agoura Hills |
| Length | 12.54 mi[3] (20.18 km) |
| Existed | 1974–present[3] |
County Route N9 (CR N9) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States, running 12.54 miles (20.18 km) from the coast in Malibu through the Santa Monica Mountains to US 101. It runs 6.54 miles (10.53 km) from State Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) along Kanan Dume Road to Mulholland Highway, and then 6 miles (9.66 km) from Mulholland Highway along Kanan Road to US 101 in Agoura Hills. The route was defined in 1974.
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Malibu | SR 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) | Southern terminus | |||
| | Mulholland Highway | North end of Kanan Dume Road; south end of Kanan Road | |||
| Agoura Hills | Agoura Road | ||||
 US 101 (Ventura Freeway) – Los Angeles, Ventura | Interchange; northern terminus; US 101 exit 36; road continues as Kanan Road | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Overview map of CR N1" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ California Department of Transportation. "List of Officially Designated County Scenic Highways" (PDF). Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Faigin, Daniel. "County Routes 'N'". California Highways. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ a b "Overview map of CR N2" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ a b "Overview map of CR N5" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ a b "Overview map of CR N6" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "Overview map of CR N7" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "Overview map of CR N8" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
