Newhall Pass Interchange

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Newhall Pass Interchange
I5 S14
location
Country: United States
States : California
Coordinates: 34 ° 20 ′ 6 "  N , 118 ° 30 ′ 30"  W Coordinates: 34 ° 20 ′ 6 "  N , 118 ° 30 ′ 30"  W
View from I-5 towards Los Angeles
View from I-5 towards Los Angeles

The Newhall Pass Interchange is an interchange on the Newhall Pass north of Los Angeles in the United States . In the intersection, Interstate 5 , which runs from the Mexican to the Canadian border , meets California State Route 14 , which leads to Inyokern , 190 km away . In the area of ​​the cross there are two bypass tunnels for trucks, which were built as the four-lane US Highway 99 .

The motorway junction is located in an area that has been repeatedly hit by earthquakes. In 1971, part of the cross collapsed in the San Fernando earthquake , as well as in the Northridge earthquake in 1994 , although it was reinforced after the first collapse.

On October 13, 2007, there was a serious accident in one of the bypass tunnels, leaving several dead and injured. The tunnel was able to reopen a month later on November 15th.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ scvresources.com: Historical Photos of the US 99 / US 6 Interchange ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.scvresources.com
  2. ↑ James D. Cooper et al .: Public Roads On-Line (Summer 1994): The Northridge Earthquake: Progress Made, Lessons learned in Seismic-Resistant bridge Design. United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration
  3. ^ Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Bettina Boxall: Wreckage is cleared from I-5 tunnel; investigation continues. Los Angeles Times, Monday October 15, 2007

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