Imperial Highway

Route

The total length of Imperial Highway is approximately 41 miles (66 km), of which 14 miles (23 km) run through Orange County and 27 miles (43 km) through Los Angeles County.

For much of the way, Imperial Highway is signed as State Route 90. A de facto freeway portion of the route in Yorba Linda is also known as the Richard M. Nixon Parkway.

The portion in Los Angeles County is located about one mile north of, and runs parallel to, Rosecrans Avenue.

Towns

East to west, the highway passes through the towns of Anaheim, Yorba Linda, Placentia, Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, La Mirada, Santa Fe Springs, Norwalk, Downey, Paramount, South Gate, Lynwood, Watts, South Los Angeles, Inglewood, Hawthorne, El Segundo and Westchester.

Freeways

Along its route, Imperial Highway crosses over or under eight freeways. West to east:

Transportation

Metro Local lines 120 and 625 run through Imperial Highway, as well as Norwalk Transit line 4; Metro line 625 runs between Pershing Drive and Aviation Boulevard, Metro line 120 between Aviation Boulevard and Norwalk Station, and Norwalk line 4 between Norwalk Station and Beach Boulevard. Imperial intersects with the Blue Line and the Green Line at Wilmington Avenue at the Imperial/Wilmington Station.

Western terminus coordinates (El Segundo): 33°55′50.91″N 118°26′5.42″W
Eastern terminus coordinates (Anaheim): 33°50′7.76″N 117°47′43.32″W

Other uses

There are other Imperial Highways in the United States, including one in San Diego (better known as Imperial Avenue) and in the Detroit suburbs of Redford Township, Michigan and Westland, Michigan. Westland's version runs two blocks, northeast from Hambleton Street, across John Hauk Road and stopping at Pardo Street.