CALIFORNIA STATE ROUTE 118

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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.
SR-118 westbound just east of the junction with Interstate 405 in Granada Hills.


Contents
Route summary
History
Legal definition
Control Cities
State law
Communities served
Major intersections
Route 118 in Popular Culture
References
External links

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


An old CA-118 shield on the decommissioned segment on Foothill Boulevard, east of I-210. Note that nowadays California uses green shields. This one is from the 1950s or 1960s.

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

Communities served


Communities along its route include:

Moorpark

Simi Valley

Los Angeles


Chatsworth


Porter Ranch


Granada Hills


Mission Hills


Pacoima


San Fernando


Lake View Terrace

Major intersections


Freeways intersecting with the Ronald Reagan Freeway include:

California State Highway 23

San Diego Freeway

Golden State Freeway

Foothill Freeway

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


1. January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
2. 2006 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California, , , , Caltrans, ,

External links



WestCoast Roads- California 118

Cal-NExUS: Route 118 East

Cal-NExUS: Route 118 West

Caltrans: Route 118 highway conditions

The Big highways page: California Route 118

California highways: Route 118

Western Exit Guide - California 118

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