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This past month I drove the entirety of California State Route 134 on the Ventura Freeway while visiting the Los Angeles Area. The present route of CA 134 is a 13 mile east/west State Highway which is entirely aligned on the Ventura Freeway from Interstate 210 in Pasadena to US 101/CA 170 in northern Los Angeles.   CA 134 on the Ventura Freeway is the primary through route connecting traffic between San Gabriel Valley and San Fernando Valley.  The Ventura Freeway continues on US 101 north from the western terminus of CA 134 through Ventura County to the Santa Barbra County line. CAhighways.org on CA 134 CA 134 was not one of the original run of 1934 Signed State Highways.  By most accounts CA 134 was first signed by 1935 but said year seems to be disputed by an October 1935 Department of Public Works publication and 1935 Goshua Highway Map. 1935 Department of Public Works Publication 1935 Goshua Los Angeles Highway Map The first true map to display CA ...

This past weekend I drove the entirety of the Hollywood Freeway from San Fernando Valley over Cahuenga Pass into downtown Los Angeles. The Hollywood Freeway is a 17 mile segment of limited access road which is segmented in parts by CA 170, US 101 and CA 2.  The Hollywood Freeway southbound begins in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles in San Fernando Valley where CA 170 splits from I-5.  The Hollywood Freeway merges onto US 101 and traverses over Cahuenga Pass through the Santa Monica Mountains to CA 110 at what is known as the "Four Level Interchange" in downtown Los Angeles.  A small portion of Hollywood Freeway from Santa Monica Boulevard to Alvarado Street carries CA 2 multiplexed with US 101. The alignment of US 101 described above can be seen on the 1930 State Highway Map City Insert. 1930 State Highway City Insert The US Routes in Los Angeles were not signed until 1930.  The initial alignment of US 101 in Los Angeles was signed by Automobile Cl...