# California county routes in zone N

There are 9 routes assigned to the "N" zone of the California Route Marker Program, which designates county routes in California. The "N" zone includes county highways lying in Los Angeles and Orange counties.

## N1

County Route N1 (CR N1) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It runs 3.5 miles (5.63 km) from Pacific Coast Highway / State Route 1 in Malibu along Malibu Canyon Road through the Santa Monica Mountains. After crossing Piuma Road near the top of the mountain, the name changes to Las Virgenes Road where it continues another 5.0 miles (8.05 km) to US 101 in Calabasas. Locals refer to the route as a whole as Malibu Canyon. This route was defined in 1963.
CR N1 is part of the State Scenic Highway System in Los Angeles County.
Major landmarks along the route include Pepperdine University on the west side of the road at Pacific Coast Highway. Soka University was located at King Gillette Ranch along this road near the intersection of Mullholland Highway. Plans to expand were stopped and the land sold to the National Park Service in 2005. The main entrance Malibu Creek State Park is just south of that same intersection. Also nearby is the Malibu Hindu Temple.

### Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | Destinations | Notes |
| Malibu | SR 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) | Southern terminus |
| ​ | Piuma Road | North end of Malibu Canyon Road; south end of Las Virgenes Road |
| Calabasas | Mulholland Highway | |
| Calabasas | Lost Hills Road | |
| Calabasas | Agoura Road | |
| Calabasas | US 101 (Ventura Freeway) – Los Angeles, Ventura | Interchange; northern terminus; US 101 exit 32; road continues north as Las Virgenes Road |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||

## N2

County Route N2 (CR N2) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It runs from State Route 138 at Quail Lake to State Route 14 in Palmdale. The route is known as Old Ridge Route Road, Pine Canyon Road, Lake Elizabeth Road, and Palmdale Boulevard.

### Route description

CR N2 begins at the junction of State Route 138 at Quail Lake and heads south along the old Ridge Route (as Old Ridge Route Road) to Sandberg, and then southeast, parallel to the San Andreas Fault along Pine Canyon Road to Lake Hughes Road in Lake Hughes. From there, it continues straight ahead initially southeast along the San Andreas Fault on Lake Elizabeth Road and then, leaving the fault it continues east on Lake Elizabeth Road to 10th Street West / Tierra Subida Avenue in Palmdale. From there, it continues straight ahead on Palmdale Boulevard to its end at the junction with the Antelope Valley Freeway (State Route 14) and SR 138 in Palmdale.

### Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | Destinations | Notes |
| ​ | SR 138 (Lancaster Road) | Western terminus |
| Sandberg | Old Ridge Route Road south – Castaic | East end of Old Ridge Route Road on CR N2; west end of Pine Canyon Road |
| Three Points | Three Points Road | |
| Lake Hughes | Lake Hughes Road – Castaic, San Fernando | East end of Pine Canyon Road; west end of Elizabeth Lake Road |
| Lake Elizabeth | Johnson Road – Quartz Hill, Lancaster | |
| ​ | San Francisquito Canyon Road – Green Valley | |
| ​ | Bouquet Canyon Road – Saugus, Los Angeles | |
| ​ | Godde Hill Road – Quartz Hill, Lancaster | |
| Palmdale | Highland Street (25th Street West) | |
| Palmdale | 10th Street West, Tierra Subida Avenue | East end of Elizabeth Lake Road; west end of Palmdale Boulevard |
| Palmdale | 5th Street West | |
| Palmdale | SR 14 / SR 138 west (Antelope Valley Freeway) – Los Angeles, Mojave | Interchange; eastern terminus; SR 14 exit 35 |
| Palmdale | SR 138 east (Palmdale Boulevard) | Continuation beyond SR 14 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||

## N3

County Route N3 (CR N3), known as the Angeles Forest Highway, is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States, that runs approximately 25 miles (40 km) from Sierra Highway south of Palmdale to Angeles Crest Highway north of La Cañada Flintridge. It was originally surveyed in 1913 and constructed between 1932 and 1941 to access Southern California Edison transmission lines that cross the San Gabriel Mountains between the Antelope Valley and the Los Angeles Basin. It was defined as a county highway in 1963.

### Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | Destinations | Notes |
| ​ | SR 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) – Los Angeles, Big Pines | Southern terminus |
| ​ | Big Tujunga Canyon Road | |
| ​ | Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road – Camp Colby | |
| ​ | Aliso Canyon Road | |
| ​ | Mount Emma Road | |
| Vincent | Sierra Highway / SR 14 (Antelope Valley Freeway) – Los Angeles, Palmdale | Northern terminus; former US 6; SR 14 exit 30 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||

## N4

County Route N4 (CR N4), known as the Big Pines Highway and Largo Vista Road, is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It connects State Route 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) in Big Pines with State Route 138 (Pearblossom Highway) near Llano. It is built directly on the trace of the San Andreas Fault.

### Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | Destinations | Notes |
| Big Pines | SR 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) to SR 138 / I-15 – Los Angeles, Wrightwood | Southern terminus |
| ​ | Big Pines Highway – Valyermo | North end of Big Pines Highway on CR N4; south end of Largo Vista Road |
| ​ | SR 138 (Pearblossom Highway) to SR 14 / I-15 – Pearblossom, Palmdale | Northern terminus; road continues north as Largo Vista Road |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||

## N5

County Route N5 (CR N5) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is known as Avenue J for the most part and is one of the principal major east–west thoroughfares in Lancaster, California. The route runs from State Route 14 (Antelope Valley Freeway) in Lancaster to the Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary on 190th Street East near Hi Vista.

### Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | Destinations | Notes |
| Lancaster | SR 14 north (Antelope Valley Freeway) – Mojave | Interchange; western terminus; access to SR 14 south and from SR 14 north is via 20th Street West and Avenue J-8; SR 14 south exit 43; road continues west as Avenue J |
| Lancaster | 20th Street West to SR 14 south (Antelope Valley Freeway) – Los Angeles | |
| Lancaster | 15th Street West | |
| Lancaster | 10th Street West | |
| Lancaster | Sierra Highway | Former US 6 |
| Lancaster | Division Street | |
| Lancaster | Challenger Way | |
| Lancaster | 20th Street East | |
| Lancaster | 30th Street East | |
| Lancaster | 40th Street East | |
| Lancaster | 50th Street East | |
| ​ | 90th Street East – Edwards Air Force Base | |
| ​ | 170th Street East – Wilsona Gardens, Lake Los Angeles | |
| ​ | Avenue J east to US 395 – El Mirage, Adelanto | East end of Avenue J on CR N5; west end of 190th Street East on CR N5 |
| ​ | Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary | Eastern terminus; road continues north as 190th Street East |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access |||||

## N6

County Route N6 (CR N6) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The route connects State Route 138 with Devil's Punchbowl, a popular recreation area. CR N6 is known as Devil's Punch Bowl Road, Tumbleweed Road, Longview Road and a portion of Fort Tejon Road.

### Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | Destinations | Notes |
| ​ | Devil's Punchbowl Park | Southern terminus |
| ​ | Tumbleweed Road east | North end of Devil's Punch Bowl Road; south end of Tumbleweed Road on CR N6 |
| ​ | Longview Road south | North end of Tumbleweed Road; south end of Longview Road on CR N6 |
| ​ | Fort Tejon Road east | North end of Longview Road (first segment); south end of Fort Tejon Road on CR N6 |
| ​ | Fort Tejon Road west | North end of Fort Tejon Road on CR N6; south end of Longview Road (second segment) |
| Pearblossom | Avenue W | |
| Pearblossom | SR 138 (Pearblossom Highway) – Victorville, San Bernardino, Palmdale, Los Angeles | Northern terminus; road continues north as Longview Road |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||

## N7

County Route N7 (CR N7), known entirely as Hawthorne Boulevard, is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It runs through the Palos Verdes Peninsula from Palos Verdes Drive West in Rancho Palos Verdes to the Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1) in Torrance. Hawthorne Boulevard is signed as State Route 107 north of its intersection with the Pacific Coast Highway (SR 1), ending at its intersection with Redondo Beach Boulevard.
Hawthorne Boulevard itself extends from the Palos Verdes Peninsula northward through Torrance, Lawndale, Hawthorne, Lennox, and Inglewood, a distance of more than twenty miles (32 km). Hawthorne Boulevard ends at Century Boulevard where it continues north to Hollywood as La Brea Avenue.
Hawthorne Boulevard is very distinctive through Lawndale and part of Hawthorne because it is very wide with business parking in the center between the northbound and southbound lanes; the parking area was once part of a Pacific Electric right-of-way.
Landmarks along Hawthorne Boulevard include Point Vicente Lighthouse park and Point Vicente Interpretive Center, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, South Coast Botanic Garden, Del Amo Fashion Center, South Bay Galleria, Hawthorne Plaza, and a Metro C Line station at Interstate 105.
Metro Local Line 40 provide bus service between Century Boulevard and Artesia Boulevard. Metro Local Line 344 and Torrance Transit line 8 provide bus service south of Artesia Boulevard, with the former running to the Palos Verdes Peninsula and the latter to Pacific Coast Highway.

### Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | Destinations | Notes |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | Palos Verdes Drive West (to Palos Verdes Drive South) | Southern terminus; road continues as Via Vicente |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | Crest Road | |
| Rolling Hills Estates | Silver Spur Road | |
| Rolling Hills Estates | Palos Verdes Drive North | |
| Torrance | Rolling Hills Road | |
| Torrance | SR 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) | Northern terminus |
| Torrance | SR 107 north (Hawthorne Boulevard) | Continuation beyond SR 1 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||

## N8

County Route N8 (CR N8) is a county highway in the U.S. state of California in Los Angeles and Orange counties. Its southern terminus is at Beach Boulevard (State Route 39) in Buena Park and its northern terminus is at Interstate 10 in West Covina. Only a quarter mile of the route is in Orange County (between Alondra Boulevard and SR 39). CR N8 is known as La Mirada Boulevard from Beach Boulevard in Buena Park to Colima Road in South Whittier, Colima Road from La Mirada Boulevard to Azusa Avenue in Hacienda Heights and Azusa Avenue from Colima Road to I-10 in West Covina.

### Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County except for about a quarter mile in Orange County between Alondra and Beach Boulevards.
| County | Location | Destinations | Notes |
| Orange | Buena Park | SR 39 (Beach Boulevard) – Huntington Beach, La Habra | Southern terminus; road continues as Malvern Avenue |
| Orange–Los Angeles county line | Buena Park–La Mirada line | Alondra Boulevard | North end of OC Public Works maintenance; south end of LACDPW maintenance |
| Los Angeles | La Mirada | Rosecrans Avenue | |
| Los Angeles | La Mirada | Imperial Highway | Former SR 90 |
| Los Angeles | La Mirada–South Whittier line | Leffingwell Road | |
| Los Angeles | South Whittier | Mulberry Drive | |
| Los Angeles | South Whittier | Colima Road west | North end of La Mirada Boulevard; south end of Colima Road on CR N8 |
| Los Angeles | South Whittier–Whittier line | Lambert Road | |
| Los Angeles | Whittier | SR 72 (Whittier Boulevard) – Pico Rivera, La Habra | |
| Los Angeles | Hacienda Heights | Hacienda Boulevard | Former SR 39 |
| Los Angeles | Hacienda Heights | Colima Road east, Azusa Avenue south | North end of Colima Road on CR N8; south end of Azusa Avenue on CR N8 |
| Los Angeles | Hacienda Heights–Industry line | SR 60 (Pomona Freeway) – Riverside, Los Angeles | Interchange; SR 60 exit 18 |
| Los Angeles | Industry | Gale Avenue | |
| Los Angeles | Industry | Valley Boulevard via Hurley Street and Azusa Way | |
| Los Angeles | Industry | Temple Avenue | |
| Los Angeles | West Covina | Amar Road | |
| Los Angeles | West Covina | I-10 (San Bernardino Freeway) – San Bernardino, Los Angeles | Interchange; northern terminus; I-10 exit 36 |
| Los Angeles | West Covina | SR 39 (Azusa Avenue) – West Covina, Azusa | Continuation beyond I-10 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||||

## N9

County Route N9 (CR N9) is a county highway in Los Angeles County, California, United States, running 12.54 miles (20.18 km) from the coast in Malibu through the Santa Monica Mountains to US 101. It runs 6.54 miles (10.53 km) from State Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) along Kanan Dume Road to Mulholland Highway, and then 6 miles (9.66 km) from Mulholland Highway along Kanan Road to US 101 in Agoura Hills. The route was defined in 1974.

### Major intersections

The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | Destinations | Notes |
| Malibu | SR 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) | Southern terminus |
| ​ | Mulholland Highway | North end of Kanan Dume Road; south end of Kanan Road |
| Agoura Hills | Agoura Road | |
| Agoura Hills | US 101 (Ventura Freeway) – Los Angeles, Ventura | Interchange; northern terminus; US 101 exit 36; road continues as Kanan Road |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||