- Hollywood Freeway
Infobox road
marker_
state=CA
highway_name=Hollywood Freeway
maint=
direction_a=South
terminus_a=Jct|state=CA|US|101|SR|110 in Los Angeles
junction=Jct|state=CA|US|101|SR|134|SR|170 in North Hollywood
direction_b=North
terminus_b=Jct|state=CA|I|5 in Sun Valley
system=Southern California Freeway SystemThe Hollywood Freeway is one of the principalfreeway s ofLos Angeles, California (the boundaries of which it does not leave) and one of the busiest in theUnited States . It is the principal route over theCahuenga Pass , the primary shortcut between theLos Angeles Basin and theSan Fernando Valley .The Route
The freeway runs from the
Golden State Freeway in the Sun Valley district of Los Angeles in theSan Fernando Valley to theFour Level Interchange in downtown Los Angeles. Between the Golden State Freeway and its intersection with theVentura 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.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 featuredPacific 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.Legal definition
The Hollywood Freeway is Routes 101 and 170 from Route 110 (
Four Level Interchange ) to Route 5. [cite book | url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/hseb/products/Named_Freeways.pdf | title=2007 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California | publisher=Caltrans | pages=72 | accessdate=2007-03-28]Exit list
:"Note: Except where prefixed with a letter,
postmile s 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.
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