California State Route 118
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| Length | 46.68 mi[1] (75.12 km) | |||
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 SR-232 in Ventura SR-34 in Ventura SR-23 in Moorpark SR-27 in Chatsworth.svg){kind=small} I-405 in Mission Hills I-5 in Pacoima | ||||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
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State Route 118 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 Saticoy in Ventura County east to Lake View Terrace in Los Angeles. Route 118 crosses the Santa Susana Pass and the northern rim of the San Fernando Valley along its route.
The freeway portion of Route 118 between Moorpark and Los Angeles was originally named the Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway before it was designated as the Ronald Reagan Freeway in 1994.
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.
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 begun construction in 1968 and last sections is opened in 1979, and the segment between Balboa Boulevard and Tampa Avenue was one of the last freeway segments to be built in the Los Angeles area. As a result of the Northridge Earthquake in January 1994, a section of the highway between I-405 and I-210 was closed for over one month while damage to an overpass was repaired. The Porter Ranch Drive interchange is relatively new; before it was constructed, that interchange connected to a closed Winnetka Avenue and a Park and Ride lot.
Legal definition
Route 118 from Route 23 to Route 210 was named the "Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway" by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 145, Chapter 96 in 1957.[2] The segment was also named as the Ronald Reagan Freeway by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 156 in 1994.
Control Cities
Eastbound
- Saticoy - from CA-126 to the Santa Clara River bridge
- Moorpark - from the Santa Clara River bridge to the Moorpark city limits
- Simi Valley - within the Moorpark city limits
- San Fernando - from the Moorpark/Simi Valley city limits to Interstate 210
Westbound
- Simi Valley - from I-210 to the Los Angeles/Ventura county line
- Ventura - from the Los Angeles/Ventura county line to the Santa Clara River bridge
- Santa Paula from the Santa Clara River bridge to CA-126
State law
Legal Definition of Route 118: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 418 Template:CAFES Template:CAScenicAlt
Communities served
Communities along its route include:
Major intersections
Freeways intersecting with the Ronald Reagan Freeway include:
Route 118 in Popular Culture
In an episode of the television series 24, Jack forces a pilot to land a jet aircraft on a 4,000 ft. stretch of Route 118 between mile markers 91 and 92.
References
- ^ January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
- ^ 2006 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California (PDF). Caltrans. p. 76. Retrieved 2007-03-28.