.svg)  Hollywood Freeway | ||||
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 SR 170 highlighted in red; US 101 in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 16.6 mi (26.7 km) | |||
| Component highways |  US 101 from Downtown Los Angeles to North Hollywood SR 170 from North Hollywood to Sun Valley | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 101 / SR 110 in Downtown Los Angeles | |||
 US 101 / SR 134 / SR 170 in North Hollywood | ||||
| North end |  I-5 in Sun Valley | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| County | Los Angeles | |||
| Highway system | ||||
| Southern California freeways | ||||
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State Route 170 | |
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| Location | Los Angeles |
| Length | 7 mi[1] (11 km) |
| Existed | 1962–present |
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 through the Cahuenga Pass, the primary shortcut between the Los Angeles Basin and the San Fernando Valley. It is considered one of the most important freeways in the history of Los Angeles and instrumental in the development of the San Fernando Valley.[2] It is the second oldest freeway in Los Angeles (after the Arroyo Seco Parkway).[2] From its southern end at the Four Level Interchange to its intersection with the Ventura Freeway in the southeastern San Fernando Valley (the Hollywood Split), it is signed as part of U.S. Route 101. It is then signed as State Route 170 (SR 170) north to its terminus at the Golden State Freeway (Interstate 5).
- ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
- ^ a b Simon, Richard (December 19, 1994). "Hollywood Freeway Spans Magic and Might of L.A." Los Angeles Times.