Hollywood Freeway

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Hollywood Freeway
Maintained by Caltrans
South end: SR 110/US 101 (Four Level Interchange)
Major
junctions:		 SR 134/US 101/SR 170 (Hollywood Split)
North end: I-5 in Sun Valley
System: Southern California Freeway System
State highways in California (list - pre-1964)
County routes in California (list)
History - Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

The Hollywood Freeway is one of the principal freeways of Los Angeles, California (the boundaries of which it does not leave) and one of the busiest in the United States. It is the principal route over the Cahuenga Pass, the primary shortcut between the Los Angeles Basin and the San Fernando Valley.

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[edit] The Route

The freeway runs from the Golden State Freeway in the Sun Valley district of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley to the Four Level Interchange in downtown Los Angeles. Between the Golden State Freeway and its intersection with the Ventura Freeway in the southeastern San Fernando Valley (also known as the Hollywood Split), it is signed as State Route 170; thereafter, it takes on the more famous designation of U.S. Route 101.

[edit] Notable Features

The Hollywood Freeway is an expansion of the original Cahuenga Parkway, a short six-lane freeway that ran through the Cahuenga Pass between Hollywood and Studio City. The Cahuenga Parkway featured Pacific Electric Railway "Red Car" tracks in its median, but by the 1950s these tracks were out of service due to radical reductions in Red Car service. The Pacific Electric right-of-way later accommodated an additional lane in each direction.

The intersection of the Hollywood and Pasadena Freeways, known as the Four Level Interchange, is one of the major landmarks in Los Angeles and a symbol of the city's post-World War II development.

[edit] Legal definition

Hollywood Freeway at night with Downtown L.A. in the background.
Hollywood Freeway at night with Downtown L.A. in the background.

The Hollywood Freeway is Routes 101 and 170 from Route 110 (Four Level Interchange) to Route 5.[1]

[edit] Major Cities

Control Cities officially in bold:

[edit] Exit list

Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
Location Postmile
[2][3][4]		 #[5][6] Destinations Notes
Los Angeles 1.57 US 101 south to I-5 south (Santa Ana Freeway) / I-10 east (San Bernardino Freeway) / SR 60 east (Pomona Freeway) Continuation beyond SR 110
1.57 3B SR 110 north (Pasadena Freeway) to I-110 south (Harbor Freeway) – Pasadena, San Pedro Southbound exit and northbound entrance
2.48 4A Glendale Boulevard, Echo Park Avenue, Union Avenue
2.86 4B SR 2 east (Alvarado Street) South end of SR 2 overlap
3.34 5A Rampart Boulevard, Benton Way
3.76 5B Silver Lake Boulevard
4.40 6A Vermont Avenue
4.85-
4.99		 6B Melrose Avenue, Normandie Avenue
5.55-
5.81		 7 SR 2 west (Santa Monica Boulevard) / Western Avenue North end of SR 2 overlap
Hollywood
6.25 8A Sunset Boulevard No northbound entrance
6.52 8B Hollywood Boulevard
6.91 8C Gower Street
7.06 9A Vine Street Southbound exit only
7.46 9B Cahuenga Boulevard – Hollywood Bowl No northbound entrance; signed as exit 9A northbound
7.84 9C Highland Avenue (SR 170 south) - Hollywood Bowl South end of SR 170 overlap; signed as exit 9B northbound
North Hollywood 9.22 11A Barham Boulevard – Burbank Signed as exit 11 southbound
9.60 11B Universal Studios Boulevard Northbound exit and entrance; serves Universal Studios Hollywood
10.34 12A Lankershim Boulevard – Universal City
10.56 12B Ventura Boulevard No southbound exit
11.11 12C Vineland Avenue Signed as exit 12B southbound
101 11.75
170 R14.50		 US 101 north (Ventura Freeway) – Ventura Northbound exit and southbound entrance
North end of US 101 overlap
5B SR 134 east (Ventura Freeway) – Pasadena Northbound exit is via exit 12C
R14.78 6A Riverside Drive Southbound exit and northbound entrance
R15.37 6B Magnolia Boulevard - North Hollywood Signed as exit 6 northbound
R15.99 7 Burbank Boulevard
R16.63 8A Oxnard Street
R17.25 8B Victory Boulevard
R18.27 9 Sherman Way
R19.72 10 Roscoe Boulevard
Sun Valley R20.10 11A Sheldon Street Northbound exit and southbound entrance
R20.55 11B I-5 north (Golden State Freeway) – Sacramento Northbound exit and southbound entrance

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2007 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California. Caltrans, 72. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. 
  2. ^ California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed January 2008
  3. ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
  4. ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
  5. ^ California Department of Transportation, California Numbered Exit Uniform System, US-101 Northbound and US-101 Southbound, accessed January 2008
  6. ^ California Department of Transportation, California Numbered Exit Uniform System, SR-170 Northbound and SR-170 Southbound, accessed January 2008
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