Freeways
There is no architectural element with which Los Angeles County is more closely identified than the 527-plus miles of curves, loops, and straight-aways that make up the freeway system. Manhattan has its skyline, D.C. its monuments, Venice its canals the adoption of limited access super-highways as a basic urban transportation system after World War have made Los Angeles a metaphor for miserable rush hour traffic, choking smog and urban sprawl.
5 - Golden State Freeway/Santa Ana Freeway:
The main north/south freeway through central LA. through downtown LA and head north through the east end of the San Fernando Valley. North is the fastest route to San Francisco. south to Anaheim, through Orange County, to San Diego and the Mexico.
10 - Santa Monica Freeway/San Bernadino Freeway:
The main east/west freeway. It goes by downtown LA. the main route between LA and Santa Monica. it the 60, is the main route from LA to Riverside County, Palm Springs, and finally Phoenix.
60 - Pomona Freeway:
parallel to the 10 from downtown to Riverside, after which it becomes the 10.
101 - Hollywood Freeway/Ventura Freeway:
Runs northwest from downtown LA, past Hollywood, and into the San Fernando Valley, and becomes the Ventura Freeway. The 170 continues northwest and becomes the Hollywood Freeway.
105 - Glenn Anderson Freeway:
An east/west route, a few miles south of the 10. Important because it takes you straight to the LA airport. On the east end, terminates at the 605.
110 - Pasadena Freeway/Harbor Freeway:
Runs from Pasadena in the north to the LA harbor area in the south. Unusual in that the southern part the 110 is an Interstate, while the northern part is a state highway. P
405 - San Diego Freeway:
The main north/south freeway for West LA. It is the road you take to the Los Angeles airport. The 405 runs north through the San Fernando Valley. It runs south from the airport towards Long Beach, and turns east until merging with the 5 in Orange County.
605 - San Gabriel River Freeway:
A north/south in east LA county, running from near Long Beach north up to 210, inetrsecting the 5 and the major east/wast freeways.
710 - Long Beach Freeway:
A north/south artery from east LA to Long Beach.
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