California county routes in zone N

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.

California county routes in zone N
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Highway names
County	County Route X (CR X) or Route X
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County routes in California

Jackson Lake, on County Route N4 near Big Pines.

N1

County Road N1
Location	Los Angeles County
Length	8.50 mi[1] (13.68 km)
Existed	1963–present[1]
Tourist routes	Malibu Canyon and Las Virgenes Roads[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 Pacific Coast Highway / 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.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Malibu			SR 1 (Pacific Coast Highway)	Southern terminus
​			Piuma Road	North end of Malibu Canyon Road; south end of Las Virgenes Road
Calabasas			Mulholland Highway
			Lost Hills Road
			Agoura Road
			US 101 (Ventura Freeway) – Los Angeles, Ventura	Interchange; northern terminus; US 101 exit 32; road continues north as Las Virgenes Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

N2

County Road N2
Location	Los Angeles County
Length	38.42 mi[1] (61.83 km)
Existed	1963–present[1]

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 (State Route 14) and SR 138 in Palmdale.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​			SR 138 (Lancaster Road)	Western terminus
Sandberg			Old Ridge Route Road south – Castaic	East end of Old Ridge Route Road on CR N2; west end of Pine Canyon Road
Three Points			Three Points Road
Lake Hughes			Lake Hughes Road – Castaic, San Fernando	East end of Pine Canyon Road; west end of Elizabeth Lake Road
Lake Elizabeth			Johnson Road – Quartz Hill, Lancaster
​			San Francisquito Canyon Road – Green Valley
​			Bouquet Canyon Road – Saugus, Los Angeles
​			Godde Hill Road – Quartz Hill, Lancaster
Palmdale			Highland Street (25th Street West)
			10th Street West, Tierra Subida Avenue	East end of Elizabeth Lake Road; west end of Palmdale Boulevard
			5th Street West
			SR 14 / SR 138 west (Antelope Valley Freeway) – Los Angeles, Mojave	Interchange; eastern terminus; SR 14 exit 35
			SR 138 east (Palmdale Boulevard)	Continuation beyond SR 14
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

N3

Main article: Angeles Forest Highway

County Road N3
Angeles Forest Highway
Location	Los Angeles County
Length	25 mi[1] (40 km)
Existed	1963–present[1]

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.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​			SR 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) – Los Angeles, Big Pines	Southern terminus
​			Big Tujunga Canyon Road
​			Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road – Camp Colby
​			Aliso Canyon Road
​			Mount Emma Road
Vincent			Sierra Highway / SR 14 (Antelope Valley Freeway) – Los Angeles, Palmdale	Northern terminus; former US 6; SR 14 exit 30
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

N4

County Road N4
Location	Los Angeles County
Length	12.50 mi[1] (20.12 km)
Existed	1963–present[1]

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
Big Pines			SR 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) to SR 138 / I-15 – Los Angeles, Wrightwood	Southern terminus
​			Big Pines Highway – Valyermo	North end of Big Pines Highway on CR N4; south end of Largo Vista Road
​			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

County Road N5
Location	Los Angeles County
Length	21.65 mi[1] (34.84 km)
Existed	1964–present[1]

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	km	Destinations	Notes
Lancaster			SR 14 north (Antelope Valley Freeway) – Mojave	Interchange; western terminus; access to SR 14 south and from SR 14 north is via 20th Street West and Avenue J-8; SR 14 south exit 43; road continues west as Avenue J
			20th Street West to SR 14 south (Antelope Valley Freeway) – Los Angeles
			15th Street West
			10th Street West
			Sierra Highway	Former US 6
			Division Street
			Challenger Way
			20th Street East
			30th Street East
			40th Street East
			50th Street East
​			90th Street East – Edwards Air Force Base
​			170th Street East – Wilsona Gardens, Lake Los Angeles
​			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	Eastern terminus; road continues north as 190th Street East
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

N6

County Road N6
Location	Los Angeles County
Length	7.30 mi[1] (11.75 km)
Existed	1964–present[1]

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	km	Destinations	Notes
​			Devil's Punchbowl Park	Southern terminus
​			Tumbleweed Road east	North end of Devil's Punch Bowl Road; south end of Tumbleweed Road on CR N6
​			Longview Road south	North end of Tumbleweed Road; south end of Longview Road on CR N6
​			Fort Tejon Road east	North end of Longview Road (first segment); south end of Fort Tejon Road on CR N6
​			Fort Tejon Road west	North end of Fort Tejon Road on CR N6; south end of Longview Road (second segment)
Pearblossom			Avenue W
			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

N7

County Road N7
Hawthorne Boulevard
Location	Los Angeles County
Length	7.09 mi[1] (11.41 km)
Existed	1964–present[1]

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 the Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1) in Torrance. Hawthorne Boulevard is signed as State Route 107 north of its intersection with the Pacific Coast Highway (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
Rancho Palos Verdes			Palos Verdes Drive West (to Palos Verdes Drive South)	Southern terminus; road continues as Via Vicente
			Crest Road
Rolling Hills Estates			Silver Spur Road
			Palos Verdes Drive North
Torrance			Rolling Hills Road
			SR 1 (Pacific Coast Highway)	Northern terminus
			SR 107 north (Hawthorne Boulevard)	Continuation beyond SR 1
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

N8

County Road N8
Location	Los Angeles – Orange Counties
Length	16.76 mi[1] (26.97 km)
Existed	1970–present[1]

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 and Beach Boulevards.

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Orange	Buena Park			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			Alondra Boulevard	North end of OC Public Works maintenance; south end of LACDPW maintenance
Los Angeles	La Mirada			Rosecrans Avenue
				Imperial Highway	Former SR 90
	La Mirada–South Whittier line			Leffingwell Road
	South Whittier			Mulberry Drive
				Colima Road west	North end of La Mirada Boulevard; south end of Colima Road on CR N8
	South Whittier–Whittier line			Lambert Road
	Whittier			SR 72 (Whittier Boulevard) – Pico Rivera, La Habra
	Hacienda Heights			Hacienda Boulevard	Former SR 39
				Colima Road east, Azusa Avenue south	North end of Colima Road on CR N8; south end of Azusa Avenue on CR N8
	Hacienda Heights–Industry line			SR 60 (Pomona Freeway) – Riverside, Los Angeles	Interchange; SR 60 exit 18
	Industry			Gale Avenue
				Valley Boulevard via Hurley Street and Azusa Way
				Temple Avenue
	West Covina			Amar Road
				I-10 (San Bernardino Freeway) – San Bernardino, Los Angeles	Interchange; northern terminus; I-10 exit 36
				SR 39 (Azusa Avenue) – West Covina, Azusa	Continuation beyond I-10
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

N9

County Road N9
Location	Los Angeles County
Length	12.54 mi[1] (20.18 km)
Existed	1974–present[1]

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
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

• California Roads portal

References

1. Faigin, Daniel. "County Routes 'N'". California Highways. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
2. California Department of Transportation. "List of Officially Designated County Scenic Highways" (PDF). Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

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