West Santa Ana Branch

v t e West Santa Ana Branch
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Watts Junction LACMTA A Line Watts Towers Alameda Corridor LACMTA C Line I-105 Century Freeway Long Beach Boulevard I-710 Los Angeles River UP San Pedro Subdivision LACMTA Southeast Gateway Line Paramount/Rosecrans Paramount Petroleum Bellflower Bike Trail SR 19 Bellflower SR 91 San Gabriel River I-605 Pioneer LACMTA Southeast Gateway Line Los Angeles County Orange County UP Stanton Branch Medal of Honor Trail OC Streetcar Harbor Transit Center Willowick optional Santa Ana River Fairview Maintenance and Storage Facility Raitt Street Santa Ana Boulevard
light rail projects built or planned since Pacific Electric service ended unused right of way

The West Santa Ana Branch is a rail right-of-way formerly used by the Pacific Electric's (PE) Santa Ana route in Los Angeles County and Orange County in Southern California. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) owns the segment of the right-of-way in Los Angeles County, and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) owns the segment in Orange County.^[1][2]

The line runs from the Watts Towers in the city of Los Angeles, southeast to the intersection of 4th Street and Santa Ana Boulevard in downtown Santa Ana. A two-mile (3.2 km) portion of it is occupied by Interstate 105 and the C Line. The right-of-way runs nearly straight on a diagonal between the two cities, in contrast to the cardinal grid of Orange County.^{[citation needed]}