Century Boulevard
Century Boulevard is a street in South Los Angeles, extending from Alameda Street in the east to the passenger terminals at Los Angeles International Airport in the west.
Maintained by | Los Angeles County Department of Public Works |
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West end | |
Major junctions | |
East end | Alameda Street in Watts |
Route Description
For much of its run, Century Boulevard is in the same position 100th Street would be, hence the name.
Century Boulevard passes through the following neighborhoods: Watts, Harbor Gateway, South Los Angeles, Inglewood, and Westchester.
On entering LAX terminals, Century Boulevard turns into World Way North, and on leaving LAX it originates from World Way South.
It marks the southern border for Jesse Owens Park, and the new Hollywood Park Casino and The Village at Century strip mall site in Inglewood.
Public transit
Metro Local Line 117 operates on Century Boulevard.
Future Los Angeles Metro stations
The Aviation/Century Metro station and Aviation/96 Street station are under construction Los Angeles Metro stations to serve the new Crenshaw/LAX Line, and the existing Green Line. It will be an elevated light rail station at the intersection of Aviation and Century Boulevards, scheduled to open in 2019 and the other in 2023.