Angeles Crest Highway
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The Angeles Crest Highway (highlighted in red)
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| Maintained by Caltrans | |
| Length: | 66.000 mi (106.217 km) |
| Existed: | 1934 – present |
| Restrictions: | No trucks with 3 or more axles, or over 4.5 tons between La Cañada Flintridge and Big Pines. |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: | Foothill Blvd in La Cañada Flintridge |
  I-210 / SR 2 in La Cañada Flintridge |
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| East end: |
 SR 138 near Wrightwood
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| Highway system | |
The Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane (one lane of travel in each direction) highway over the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County, California. Its route is to/through the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Angeles National Forest. With the exception of a 1,000 feet (300 m)-long section in La Cañada Flintridge, the entire route is part of California State Route 2.
The road is 66 miles (106 km) in length, with its western terminus at the intersection at Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge and its eastern terminus at the Pearblossom Highway (State Route 138) northeast of Wrightwood. The majority of the route passes through the San Gabriel Mountains located north of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Segments of the road reach altitudes above 7,000 feet (2,100 m), with a summit of 7,903 feet (2,409 m) at the Dawson Saddle, which makes this road one of the highest in Southern California.
The route is best described as mountain-rural. Because the route passes through the protected San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest, development is very limited. There are not many buildings between La Cañada Flintridge and Wrightwood save for Newcomb's Ranch, and forest service campgrounds and visitor centers. Other points of interest along the route include the Mountain High and Mt. Waterman ski areas.
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