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Hollywood Freeway Signed as U.S. Highway 101 California State Route 170 Major cities/towns: Sun Valley North Hollywood Universal City Hollywood Silver Lake Echo Park Direction: North-South Southern California freeways

The Hollywood Freeway is one of the principal freeways of Los Angeles, California (the boundaries of which it does not leave) and one of the busiest in the United States. It is the principal route over the Cahuenga Pass, the principal shortcut between the Los Angeles Basin and the San Fernando Valley.

Contents 1 The Route 2 Notable Features 3 Legal definition 4 Control cities 5 Communities Served 6 Major Intersections 7 References

The freeway runs from the Golden State Freeway in the Sun Valley district of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley to the Four Level Interchange in downtown Los Angeles. Between the Golden State Freeway and its intersection with the Ventura Freeway in the southeastern San Fernando Valley (also known as the Hollywood Split), it is signed as California State Highway 170; thereafter, it takes on the more famous designation of U.S. Route 101.

The Hollywood Freeway is an expansion of the original Cahuenga Parkway, a short six-lane freeway that ran through the Cahuenga Pass between Hollywood and Studio City. The Cahuenga Parkway featured Pacific Electric Railway "Red Car" tracks in its median, but by the 1950s these tracks were out of service due to radical reductions in Red Car service. The Pacific Electric right-of-way later accommodated an additional lane in each direction.

The intersection of the Hollywood and Pasadena Freeways, known as the Four Level Interchange, is one of the major landmarks in Los Angeles and a symbol of the city's post-World War II development.

The Hollywood Freeway is Routes 101 and 170 from Route 110 (Four Level Interchange) to Route 5.^[1]

Northbound

• Ventura - between the Four Level Interchange and the Hollywood Split
• Sacramento - between the Hollywood Split and I-5

Southbound

• Hollywood - between I-5 and Highland Avenue
• Los Angeles - between the Hollywood Split and the Four Level Interchange.

Districts along the Hollywood Freeway include:

• Sun Valley
• North Hollywood
• Universal City
• Hollywood
• Silver Lake
• Echo Park

Freeways intersecting with the Hollywood Freeway include:

• Golden State Freeway (I-5)
• Ventura Freeway (US-101/SR-134)
• Pasadena Freeway (SR-110)
• Santa Ana Freeway (I-5)

1. ^ 2006 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California. Caltrans, 72. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.