State Route 2 (California)
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SR 2 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length: | 87.295 mi (140.488 km)
(broken into 3 pieces by US 101 and I-210)
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| Existed: | 1934 – present | |||
| Restrictions: | No trucks with 3 or more axles, or over 4.5 tons, along the Angeles Crest Highway between La Canada Flintridge and Big Pines. | |||
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| West end: | Centinela Avenue at the Santa Monica-Los Angeles border | |||
| East end: |
 SR 138 near Wrightwood
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| Counties: | Los Angeles, San Bernardino | |||
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State Route 2 (SR 2) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. Officially, it begins at the intersection of Centinela Avenue in the City of Los Angeles limits adjacent to the city of Santa Monica and extends all the way to SR 138 east of Wrightwood. The highway currently is divided into three segments, running briefly concurrent with U.S. Route 101 (US 101) and Interstate 210 (I-210) to connect the segments. The western section of the highway is an old routing of U.S. Route 66; the eastern portion is known as the Angeles Crest Highway.
SR 2 is known as the Angeles Crest Scenic Byway from SR 2's east junction with I-210 in La Canada Flintridge to the Los Angeles-San Bernardino county line. The Big Pines Highway is routed along SR 2 from County Route N4 (the northwest continuation of the designation) in Big Pines to the Los Angeles-San Bernardino county line.
SR 2 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, and except for much of the mountain portion is part of the National Highway System, a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration. SR 2 is eligible to be included in the State Scenic Highway System; however, only the portion of SR 2 from a point north of the I-210 interchange to the San Bernardino county line is actually designated as a scenic highway by Caltrans, meaning that it is a substantial section of highway passing through a "memorable landscape" with no "visual intrusions", where the potential designation has gained popular favor with the community.
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