Map: Shuttle Fuel Tank Route to the California Science Center
By Jonathan Lloyd ••
An external fuel tank that will join space shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center began its journey early Saturday morning on the streets of the Los Angeles from Marina del Rey.
ET94 started chugging along at midnight Saturday and arrived Saturday a little before 7:30 p.m. at the Science Center in Exposition Park.
Major streets along the route include Lincoln Boulevard, east on Westchester Parkway and Arbor Vitae Street, north on La Brea Avenue, east on Manchster Boulevard and north on Vermont Avenue.
Use the map above to explore the route.
Los Angeles police advised drivers to avoid the following areas:
When: 9 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday
Fiji Way to Lincoln Boulevard
Lincoln Boulevard north to Mindanao Way
Mindanao Way east to the 90 Freeway
90 Freeway east to Culver Boulevard
Culver Boulevard west back to Lincoln Boulevard
Lincoln Boulevard south to Manchester Avenue
When: 1 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Saturday
Lincoln Boulevard south to Westchester Parkway
Westchester Parkway east to Arbor Vitae Street
Arbor Vitae Street east into Inglewood
When: 1:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday
Manchester Avenue east to Vermont Avenue
Vermont Avenue north Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard east to Bill Robertson Lane
Bill Robertson Lane to final destination at California Science Center
Street reopening times depend on the fuel tank's movement through each area and when utility work is completed.
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