Hollywood Freeway

Hollywood Freeway
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
Major intersections	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
State highways in California Interstate US State Scenic History Pre‑1964 Unconstructed Deleted Freeways
Southern California freeways
← SR 169 → SR 172

State Route 170
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).