Hollywood Freeway

U.S. Route 101 marker
State Route 170 marker
Hollywood Freeway
Map
SR 170 highlighted in red; US 101 in blue
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length16.6 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
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Highway system
Southern California freeways
SR 169 SR 172
State Route 170 marker
State Route 170
LocationLos Angeles
Length7 mi[1] (11 km)
Existed1962–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).

  1. ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
  2. ^ a b Simon, Richard (December 19, 1994). "Hollywood Freeway Spans Magic and Might of L.A." Los Angeles Times.