East Los Angeles Interchange

East Los Angeles Interchange
Eugene A. Obregon Memorial Interchange
Part of the southern portion of the East Los Angeles Interchange in 2017
Map
Location
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°01′51″N 118°13′14″W / 34.03083°N 118.22056°W / 34.03083; -118.22056
Roads at
junction
Construction
TypeHybrid two-level directional T/turbine (northern) and three-level directional T (southern) interchange complex
Maintained byCalifornia Department of Transportation

The East Los Angeles Interchange is an interchange complex located in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Downtown Los Angeles. With its southern portion handling over 550,000 vehicles per day (2008 AADT), it is the busiest freeway interchange in the world.[1] The northern portion, called the San Bernardino Split,[2] is often considered a separate interchange. Four numbered routes converge at the interchange: Interstate 5 (I-5), I-10, U.S. Route 101 (US 101), and State Route 60 (SR 60), but the freeway segments shift alignments and directions.

The interchange was named the Eugene A. Obregon Memorial Interchange to honor U.S. Marine Corps member and Medal of Honor recipient Eugene A. Obregon.[3][4]

  1. ^ "East Los Angeles Interchange". Southern California Regional Rocks and Roads. June 5, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2013.[self-published source]
  2. ^ Hawthorne, Christopher (May 3, 2014). "Critic's Notebook: Union Station's complexity grows 75 years down the line". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "SCR 109 Senate Concurrent Resolution". California State Senate. April 16, 2008. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  4. ^ Castillo, Gloria Angelina (June 2, 2010). "Freeway Sign Points to War Veteran's Courage". Eastern Group Publications. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2012.