Centinela Avenue

Centinela Avenue is a major street in the Westside region of Los Angeles County, California.

Geography

Centinela Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Culver City, Inglewood, Ladera Heights, Mar Vista, Santa Monica, and West Los Angeles.

It is named after the 19th century Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela, whose site of former ranchlands it passes through.

Route

The street runs primarily north/south, with a southern east/west section.

Centinela Avenue is not a continuous street but is separated into two parts, the northern and southern sections, with a jog connected by Ocean Park Boulevard.

Northern section

The northern section of Centinela Avenue is a minor two lane street. It begins near the Brentwood Country Club in Brentwood, Los Angeles. It proceeds south, ending at Ocean Park Boulevard and the Santa Monica Airport, a block west of the southern section of Centinela Avenue. It is the official dividing line between the cities of Santa Monica and Los Angeles.

Southern section

The southern section of Centinela Avenue is a four lane major thoroughfare. It starts off as Bundy Drive at Sunset Boulevard in Brentwood, passing through West Los Angeles to the Santa Monica Airport, where at Ocean Park Boulevard its name changes to Centinela Avenue.

At its intersection with Jefferson Boulevard, Centinela Avenue angles southeastward to become an east/west street. It runs parallel to/on the south of Slauson Avenue. Centinela Avenue ends at the intersection with Florence Avenue in Inglewood. Centinela Park and Centinela Regional Medical Center are located here.

Public transport

The north-south portion of the avenue is served by Santa Monica Transit line 14 and Metro Local line 108. The west-east portion is served by Metro Local line 110.

The Bundy/Expo Metro station is located on Bundy Drive south of Olympic Boulevard, with a planned opening in late 2015 to serve the Metro Expo Line.