California State Route 55 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. State Route 55 (SR 55) is an 18-mile (30-km) long north-south highway in the U.S. state of California. The portion of the route built to freeway standards is known as the Costa Mesa Freeway (formerly the Newport Freeway). SR 55 runs between the Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1 in Newport Beach to the south and the Riverside Freeway (State Route 91) in Anaheim to the north.This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System.Starting at Finley Avenue on Newport Boulevard in Newport Beach, 0.3-mile (0.48 km) south of SR 1, Route 55/Newport Boulevard is a 4-lane expressway for approximately three-quarters of a mile to its intersection with 17th Street in Costa Mesa. It then follows a traditional street routing through a retail and commercial section of Costa Mesa until its intersection with 19th Street.