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Rosecrans Avenue
Namesake	William Rosecrans
Maintained by	Local jurisdictions
Length	27.5 mi (44.3 km)
Nearest metro station	: Rosecrans; Douglas;
West end	The Strand in Manhattan Beach
Major; junctions	SR 1 in Manhattan Beach; I-405 in Hawthorne; I-110 in Los Angeles; I-710 in Paramount; SR 19 in Bellflower; I-605 in Norwalk; I-5 in Norwalk; CR N8 in La Mirada; SR 39 in La Mirada
East end	Euclid Street in Fullerton

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33°54′13″N 118°11′00″W / 33.903643°N 118.183414°W / 33.903643; -118.183414

Rosecrans Avenue is a major west-east thoroughfare in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, USA. It has a total length of 27.5 miles (44.3 km). The street is named after U.S. Union General William S. Rosecrans, who purchased 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) of Rancho Sausal Redondo southwest of Los Angeles in 1869.^[1]^[2] Rosecrans Avenue was originally named Drexel Avenue, and ran through the Rosecrans Rancho which is part of modern-day Gardena.

Route description

Rosecrans Avenue begins at the beach near El Porto in Manhattan Beach. On its route, it crosses through Manhattan Beach, El Segundo (northside of street only), Hawthorne, Lawndale, Gardena, Harbor Gateway, Willowbrook, Compton, East Rancho Dominguez, Paramount, Downey (for one block between Century Blvd and Lakewood Blvd/SR-19), Bellflower, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, La Mirada, Buena Park (southside of street only; Fullerton and La Mirada connect on the northside near Beach Blvd/SR-39), and Fullerton where the road ends at Euclid Street (eastern terminus). It intersects the 405, 110, 710, 605, and 5 freeways (all Interstates). Rosecrans is mostly a straight road until the intersection with Clark Avenue in Bellflower and again at Valley View Avenue in La Mirada when it starts to curve through the West Coyote Hills. Rosecrans enters the cities of Fullerton and Buena Park crossing into Orange County after the intersection with Beach Boulevard. Rosecrans Avenue enters Buena Park approaching Ralph B. Clark Regional Park before entering Fullerton halfway the park (no signs indicate where La Mirada ends and Buena Park begins/ends; there is one for where Fullerton begins on the southside of street).

From Lakewood Boulevard in Downey/Bellflower to Valley View Avenue in Santa Fe Springs/La Mirada, Rosecrans is about one mile south of, and runs parallel to Imperial Highway.

Rosecrans at Maquardt Avenue in Santa Fe Springs has been considered the most hazardous railroad grade crossing in California because from 2013 to 2019 there were 31 accidents and 6 deaths and as a result an overpass that will take Rosecrans Avenue up over the train tracks is now under construction and will be completed in 2025.^[3]^[4] BNSF, Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner and Southwest Chief, and Metrolink's Orange County and 91 lines run towards that crossing.

Termini

Western terminus, The Strand in Manhattan Beach: 33°54′02″N 118°25′10″W / 33.900518°N 118.41955°W / 33.900518; -118.41955
Eastern terminus, Euclid Street in Fullerton: 33°53′37″N 117°56′40″W / 33.8935°N 117.9445°W / 33.8935; -117.9445

Transportation

Beach Cities Transit line 109 (between Highland Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard), Metro Local line 125 (between Sepulveda Boulevard and Norwalk Station) and Norwalk Transit line 5 (east of Norwalk Station) operate on Rosecrans Avenue. The Metro J Line Rosecrans/I-110 station on the Harbor Transitway is located on Interstate 110 below Rosecrans Avenue. At Douglas Street, the Metro K Line serves a station.

In popular culture

Rosecrans Avenue is well-known among hip hop culture for its reputation for violence and crime. The street is mentioned by Tupac Shakur in "California Love",^[5] as well as "Genocide" and “ETA” by Dr. Dre. Compton native Kendrick Lamar mentions the thoroughfare in numerous songs on his albums good kid, m.A.A.d city and GNX.

Rosecrans is an album by DJ Quik and Problem named after Rosecrans Avenue. ^[6]

References

^ "General Rosecrans | South Bay History". blogs.dailybreeze.com.
^ Duke, Donald (1996). "Rosecrans: The Story of a General, a Boom Housing Tract, and a Railroad" (PDF). lawesterners.org. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^ Sprague, Mike (February 20, 2019). "Even without the high-speed train, state's most dangerous crossing in Santa Fe Springs will get fixed". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
^ Linton, Joe (December 7, 2021). "Metro Moving Forward with Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation". Streetsblog Los Angeles. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
^ "2Pac (Ft. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) – California Love" – via genius.com.
^ Baker, Soren (April 20, 2016). "DJ Quik & Problem "Rosecrans" EP Stream, Cover Art & Tracklist". hiphopdx.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.

Grove Street Facts

[1] "General Rosecrans | South Bay History". blogs.dailybreeze.com.

[2] Duke, Donald (1996). "Rosecrans: The Story of a General, a Boom Housing Tract, and a Railroad" (PDF). lawesterners.org. Retrieved May 17, 2021.

[3] Sprague, Mike (February 20, 2019). "Even without the high-speed train, state's most dangerous crossing in Santa Fe Springs will get fixed". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

[4] Linton, Joe (December 7, 2021). "Metro Moving Forward with Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation". Streetsblog Los Angeles. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

[5] "2Pac (Ft. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) – California Love" – via genius.com.

[6] Baker, Soren (April 20, 2016). "DJ Quik & Problem "Rosecrans" EP Stream, Cover Art & Tracklist". hiphopdx.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.

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 [[File:Rosecrans Avenue map.png|thumb|A map with Rosecrans Avenue highlighted in blue]]
-'''Rosecrans Avenue''' is a major west-east [[thoroughfare]] in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] and [[Orange County, California|Orange]] Counties, California, USA.  It has a total length of 27.5 miles (44.3&nbsp;km). The street is named after U.S. Union General [[William S. Rosecrans]], who purchased {{convert|13000|acre}} of [[Rancho Sausal Redondo]] southwest of Los Angeles in 1869.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2010/10/27/general-rosecrans/|title=General Rosecrans &#124; South Bay History|website=blogs.dailybreeze.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Duke|first=Donald|date=1996|title=Rosecrans: The Story of a General, a Boom Housing Tract, and a Railroad|url=http://www.lawesterners.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/205-FALL-1996.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-17|website=lawesterners.org}}</ref>  Rosecrans Avenue was originally named Drexel Avenue, and ran through the Rosecrans Rancho which is part of modern-day [[Gardena, California|Gardena]].
+'''Rosecrans Avenue''' is a major west-east [[thoroughfare]] in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] and [[Orange County, California|Orange]] Counties, California, USA.  It has a total length of {{convert|27.5|miles}}. The street is named after U.S. Union General [[William S. Rosecrans]], who purchased {{convert|13000|acre}} of [[Rancho Sausal Redondo]] southwest of Los Angeles in 1869.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2010/10/27/general-rosecrans/|title=General Rosecrans &#124; South Bay History|website=blogs.dailybreeze.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Duke|first=Donald|date=1996|title=Rosecrans: The Story of a General, a Boom Housing Tract, and a Railroad|url=http://www.lawesterners.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/205-FALL-1996.pdf|access-date=2021-05-17|website=lawesterners.org}}</ref>  Rosecrans Avenue was originally named Drexel Avenue, and ran through the Rosecrans Rancho which is part of modern-day [[Gardena, California|Gardena]].
 ==Route description==
 [[File:Rosecrans Avenue, Gardena, California (6027121998).jpg|thumb|Rosecrans Avenue in [[Gardena, California]]]]
-Rosecrans Avenue begins at the beach near El Porto in [[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]]. On its route, it crosses through [[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]], [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]] (northside of street only), [[Hawthorne, California|Hawthorne]], [[Lawndale, California|Lawndale]], [[Gardena, California|Gardena]], [[Harbor Gateway|Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles]], [[Willowbrook, California|Willowbrook]], [[Compton, California|Compton]], [[East Rancho Dominguez, California|East Rancho Dominguez]], [[Paramount, California|Paramount]], [[Downey, California|Downey]] (for one block between Century Blvd and Lakewood Blvd/SR-19), [[Bellflower, California|Bellflower]], [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]], [[Santa Fe Springs, California|Santa Fe Springs]], [[La Mirada, California|La Mirada]], [[Buena Park, California|Buena Park]] (southside of street only; Fullerton and La Mirada connect on the northside near Beach Blvd/SR-39), and [[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]]. It intersects the [[Interstate 405 (California)|405]], [[Interstate 110 and State Route 110 (California)|110]], [[Interstate 710|710]], [[Interstate 605|605]], and [[Interstate 5 in California|5]] freeways (all Interstates). Rosecrans is mostly a straight road until the intersection with Clark Avenue in Bellflower and again at Valley View Avenue in La Mirada when it starts to curve through the [[West Coyote Hills]]. Rosecrans enters the cities of Fullerton and Buena Park and crosses into [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] after the intersection with [[California State Route 39|Beach Boulevard]]. Rosecrans Avenue enters Buena Park at [[Ralph B. Clark Regional Park]] before entering Fullerton (no signs indicate where La Mirada ends and Buena Park begins/ends; there is one for where Fullerton begins on the southside of street). The eastern terminus of Rosecrans Avenue is at the intersection with Euclid Street in Fullerton.
+Rosecrans Avenue begins at the beach near El Porto in [[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]]. On its route, it crosses through Manhattan Beach, [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]] (northside of street only), [[Hawthorne, California|Hawthorne]], [[Lawndale, California|Lawndale]], [[Gardena, California|Gardena]], [[Harbor Gateway]], [[Willowbrook, California|Willowbrook]], [[Compton, California|Compton]], [[East Rancho Dominguez]], [[Paramount, California|Paramount]], [[Downey, California|Downey]] (for one block between Century Blvd and Lakewood Blvd/[[California State Route 19|SR-19]]), [[Bellflower, California|Bellflower]], [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]], [[Santa Fe Springs]], [[La Mirada]], [[Buena Park]] (southside of street only; [[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]] and La Mirada connect on the northside near Beach Blvd/[[State Route 39 (California)|SR-39]]), and Fullerton where the road ends at Euclid Street (eastern terminus). It intersects the [[Interstate 405 (California)|405]], [[Interstate 110 and State Route 110 (California)|110]], [[Interstate 710|710]], [[Interstate 605|605]], and [[Interstate 5 in California|5]] freeways (all Interstates). Rosecrans is mostly a straight road until the intersection with Clark Avenue in Bellflower and again at Valley View Avenue in La Mirada when it starts to curve through the [[West Coyote Hills]]. Rosecrans enters the cities of Fullerton and Buena Park crossing into [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] after the intersection with [[California State Route 39|Beach Boulevard]]. Rosecrans Avenue enters Buena Park approaching [[Ralph B. Clark Regional Park]] before entering Fullerton halfway the park (no signs indicate where La Mirada ends and Buena Park begins/ends; there is one for where Fullerton begins on the southside of street).
 From Lakewood Boulevard in Downey/Bellflower to Valley View Avenue in Santa Fe Springs/La Mirada, Rosecrans is about one mile south of, and runs parallel to [[Imperial Highway]].
+Rosecrans at Maquardt Avenue in Santa Fe Springs has been considered the most hazardous railroad [[Level crossing|grade crossing]] in California because from 2013 to 2019 there were 31 accidents and 6 deaths and as a result an overpass that will take Rosecrans Avenue up over the train tracks is now under construction and will be completed in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sprague|first=Mike|date=2019-02-20|title=Even without the high-speed train, state's most dangerous crossing in Santa Fe Springs will get fixed|url=https://www.whittierdailynews.com/even-without-the-high-speed-train-states-most-dangerous-grade-crossing-in-santa-fe-springs-will-get-fixed|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Whittier Daily News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Linton|first=Joe|date=2021-12-07|title=Metro Moving Forward with Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation|url=https://la.streetsblog.org/2021/12/07/metro-moving-forward-with-rosecrans-marquardt-grade-separation/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Streetsblog Los Angeles|language=en-US}}</ref> [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]], [[Amtrak]]'s [[Pacific Surfliner]] and [[Southwest Chief]], and [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]'s [[Orange County Line|Orange County]] and [[91/Perris Valley Line|91]] lines run towards that crossing.
 ==Termini==
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 ==Transportation==
 [[File:Rosecrans Metro Silver Line Station 9.jpg|thumb|Rosecrans Silver Line Station]]
-[[Beach Cities Transit]] line 109 (between Highland Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard), [[Metro Local]] line 125 (between Sepulveda Boulevard and Norwalk Station) and Norwalk Transit line 5 (east of Norwalk Station) operate on Rosecrans Avenue.  The [[J Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro J Line]] [[Rosecrans/I-110 (Los Angeles Metro station)|Rosecrans/I-110 station]] on the [[Harbor Transitway]] is located on [[Interstate 110 (California)|Interstate 110]] below Rosecrans Avenue. At Douglas Street, the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro C Line]] serves a [[Douglas (LACMTA station)|station]].
+[[Beach Cities Transit]] line 109 (between Highland Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard), [[Metro Local]] line 125 (between Sepulveda Boulevard and Norwalk Station) and Norwalk Transit line 5 (east of Norwalk Station) operate on Rosecrans Avenue.  The [[J Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro J Line]] [[Rosecrans/I-110 (Los Angeles Metro station)|Rosecrans/I-110 station]] on the [[Harbor Transitway]] is located on [[Interstate 110 (California)|Interstate 110]] below Rosecrans Avenue. At Douglas Street, the [[K Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro K Line]] serves a [[Douglas (LACMTA station)|station]].
 ==In popular culture==
-Rosecrans Avenue is well-known among [[hip hop]] culture for its reputation for violence and crime. The thoroughfare is commonly associated with Compton native [[Kendrick Lamar]], as he often mentions it in numerous songs from his second studio album ''[[Good Kid, M.A.A.D City|good kid, m.A.A.d city]]'', in the songs "[[M.A.A.D City|m.A.A.d city]]," "The Art of Peer Pressure," and "Compton."
+Rosecrans Avenue is well-known among [[hip hop]] culture for its reputation for violence and crime. The street is mentioned by [[Tupac Shakur]] in "[[California Love]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/2pac-california-love-lyrics|title=2Pac (Ft. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) – California Love|via=genius.com}}</ref> as well as "Genocide" and “ETA” by [[Dr. Dre]]. Compton native [[Kendrick Lamar]] mentions the thoroughfare in numerous songs on his albums ''[[Good Kid, M.A.A.D City|good kid, m.A.A.d city]]'' and [[GNX (album)|''GNX'']].
-The street is mentioned by [[Tupac Shakur]] in "[[California Love]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/2pac-california-love-lyrics|title=2Pac (Ft. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) – California Love|via=genius.com}}</ref> as well as "Genocide" by [[Dr. Dre]].
 ''[[DJ Quik#Rosecrans EP|Rosecrans]]'' is an album by [[DJ Quik]] and [[Problem (rapper)|Problem]] named after Rosecrans Avenue.
-<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.38422/title.dj-quik-problem-rosecrans-release-date-cover-art-tracklist|title=DJ Quik & Problem “Rosecrans” EP Stream, Cover Art & Tracklist|first=HipHopDX-|last=https://hiphopdx.com|date=April 20, 2016|website=HipHopDX}}</ref>
+<ref>{{cite web|last=Baker|first=Soren|date=April 20, 2016|title=DJ Quik & Problem "Rosecrans" EP Stream, Cover Art & Tracklist|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.38422/title.dj-quik-problem-rosecrans-release-date-cover-art-tracklist|access-date=2021-05-17|website=hiphopdx.com}}</ref>
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 [[Category:Downey, California]]
 [[Category:El Segundo, California]]
-[[Category:Fullerton, California]]
+[[Category:Transportation in Fullerton, California]]
 [[Category:Gardena, California]]
 [[Category:Hawthorne, California]]