Alondra Boulevard
{{Short description|Boulevard in California}}
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{{Infobox street
|name=Alondra Boulevard
|maint=Local jurisdictions
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a=Vermont Avenue and 161st Street in Gardena
|junction={{Jct|state=CA|I|710}} in Compton
{{Jct|state=CA|SR|19}} in Bellflower
{{Jct|state=CA|I|605}} in Norwalk
{{Jct|state=CA|CR|N8}} at the Buena Park–La Mirada line
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b=Calverton Drive in La Mirada
}}
Alondra Boulevard is a west–east thoroughfare in the counties of Los Angeles and Orange.
Route description
Alondra Boulevard's western terminus is at Vermont Avenue and 161st Street in the city of Gardena just west of the Los Angeles city limits. It passes major streets like Long Beach Boulevard, Avalon Boulevard, Alameda Street, Atlantic Boulevard, Lakewood Boulevard and Valley View Avenue. After crossing La Mirada Boulevard (County Route N8) at the Buena Park–La Mirada line, it continues east, straddling the city limits for a couple residential blocks, before crossing completely into La Mirada and becoming Calverton Drive.
The street passes over Interstate 110 and Interstate 5 but does not have interchanges with them. Previously, Alondra Boulevard had an entrance at Interstate 5, but this was removed in 2014 with the widening of the freeway. Alondra Boulevard also had an interchange with Interstate 110, but this was replaced with the Redondo Beach Boulevard interchange in the 1980s.{{cite web|url=http://my5la.com/alondra-boulevard/|title=Alondra Boulevard Bridge|website=my5la.com}}
Compton/Woodley Airport is situated along Alondra Boulevard.{{cite web |title=Airport History |url=https://dpw.lacounty.gov/avi/airports/ComptonWoodleyHistory.aspx |website=Aviation Airports |access-date=January 17, 2021}}
History
The Alondra Avenue concrete T-beam bridge which crosses over the San Gabriel River in Bellflower was constructed in 1952 and was rehabilitated in 1972.{{cite web |title=Alondra Boulevard San Gabriel River Bridge |url=https://bridgehunter.com/ca/los-angeles/bh47384/ |website=Bridge Hunter |access-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913170050/https://bridgehunter.com/ca/los-angeles/bh47384/ |archive-date=September 13, 2017}}
=Incidents=
In February 2020, an unnamed man was killed while another was wounded in a car-to-car shooting at the intersection of Alondra Boulevard and Poinsettia Avenue in Compton.{{cite web |last1=Salahieh |first1=Nouran |title=Man Killed, Another Wounded in Car-to-Car Shooting in Compton |url=https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-killed-another-wounded-in-compton-shooting/ |website=KTLA 5 |access-date=January 17, 2021 |date=February 2, 2020}}
On November 16, 2020, a dead body was reported at the 12800 block of Alondra Boulevard in a landscaped median. The corpse was highly decomposed, suggesting that it had already been there for an extended period of time.{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Erika |title=Decomposing body found in Norwalk; homicide detectives investigating |url=https://ktla.com/news/local-news/decomposing-body-found-in-norwalk-homicide-detectives-investigating/ |website=KTLA 5 |access-date=January 17, 2021 |date=November 16, 2020}}
On November 17, 2020, 19-year-old Carl Lewis, a basketball player for the Sudbury Five, was shot and killed while sitting in his car parked on Alondra Boulevard in a reportedly gang related incident.{{cite web |last1=Arreola |first1=Annette |title=‘It's Senseless': 19-Year-Old Rising Star Athlete From Compton Shot and Killed |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/its-senseless-19-year-old-rising-star-athlete-from-compton-shot-and-killed/2465284/ |website=NBC 4 Los Angeles |access-date=January 17, 2021 |date=November 19, 2020}}
Transportation
Alondra Boulevard is serviced by Metro Local lines 128 and 460.
References
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{{Streets in Los Angeles}}
Category:Streets in Los Angeles County, California
Category:Streets in Orange County, California
Category:Boulevards in the United States
Category:Streets in Los Angeles
Category:Bellflower, California
Category:Buena Park, California
Category:La Mirada, California
Category:Paramount, California
Category:Santa Fe Springs, California
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