California State Route 118
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| Length: | 46.68 mi (75.12 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Major cities: | Ventura Moorpark Simi Valley Chatsworth Granada Hills Mission Hills Pacoima San Fernando |
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| Direction: | East-West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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State Route 118 (named the Ronald Reagan Freeway) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that begins running west to east through Ventura and Los Angeles counties in southern California. It travels from California State Highway 23 in Moorpark to its intersection with the Foothill Freeway in Lake View Terrace, crossing the Santa Susana Pass and the northern rim of the San Fernando Valley along its route. It is signed as California State Highway 118 along its entire length. It was originally named the Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway.
[edit] Route summary
Route 118 has two distinguishable sections, connected at the intersection of State Route 23:
- The Western section, which consists mostly of a two-lane highway known as Los Angeles Avenue (Wells Road in Ventura) that cuts through the more rural areas of Ventura County.
- The Eastern section the main route connecting the cities of Moorpark and Simi Valley to the city of Los Angeles. The 118 has an HOV lane on the freeway section, starting at the Los Angeles–Ventura County border to Interstate 5. This is known as the Ronald Reagan Freeway.
A third section, from Route 210 to the unconstructed State Route 249, has been planned since 1965. No plans are in place to complete this portion at this time.
[edit] History
CA-118 used to extend past I-210 on Foothill Blvd.; however, this segment was decommissioned. Before the freeway was built, the eastern segment used Devonshire Street through the San Fernando Valley. The freeway was built around the late 1960s or early 1970s, and the segment between Balboa Boulevard and Tampa Avenue was one of the last freeway segments to be built in the Los Angeles area. The Porter Ranch Road interchange is relatively new; before it was constructed, that interchange connected to a closed Winnetka Avenue and a Park and Ride lot.
[edit] Legal definition
Route 118 from Route 23 to Route 210.
- Segment named "Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway" by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 145, Chapter 96 (1957)
- Segment renamed to "Ronald Reagan Freeway" by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 156 (1994)
Source: 2004 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California (PDF)
[edit] State law
Legal Definition of Route 118: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 418
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Route 118 is part of the Freeway and Expressway System, as stated by section 253.1 of the California State Highway Code. |
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Route 118 is part of the Scenic Highway System, as stated by section 263.6 of the California State Highway Code. |
[edit] Communities served
Communities along its route include:
- Moorpark
- Simi Valley
- Chatsworth
- Porter Ranch
- Granada Hills
- Mission Hills
- Pacoima
- San Fernando
- Lake View Terrace
[edit] Major intersections
Freeways intersecting with the Ronald Reagan Freeway include:
[edit] Random Facts
- There is a large, high freeway bridge which transitions between the 23 and the 118 freeways in Moorpark, and the end of southbound side of the bridge
has been known by some as "the bump", as the ending of the bridge has a large dip in it.
