It is fairly unique for being a roundabout (or traffic circle) on a major highway (California State Route 1, aka “Pacific Coast Highway”) in the United States, but it is still something only a road geek or a traffic engineer would love.

The traffic circle is at the intersection of PCH, Lakewood Blvd. (aka California State Route 19) and Los Coyotes Diagonal in Long Beach, California.

There is a rumor that the engineer who designed the traffic circle died in an accident in the circle. As with many urban legends, it is false.

An update: The Long Beach Traffic Circle now has its own article on the Wikipedia here.