California State Route 118
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
Length | 47.605 mi[1] (76.613 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | SR 126 in Ventura | |||
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East end | I-210 near San Fernando | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Los Angeles | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 118 (SR 118) is a
Route description
SR 118 has two distinguishable sections, which connect at the intersection with
The eastern section is an urban freeway that starts in the cities of Moorpark and
SR 118 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,[4] and is part of the National Highway System,[5] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.[6] SR 118 is eligible to be included in the State Scenic Highway System,[7] but it is not officially designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation.[8] The freeway portion of Route 118 between Moorpark and Lake View Terrace was originally named the Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway before it was designated as the Ronald Reagan Freeway in 1994.[9] It was renamed in honor of Ronald Reagan, the 33rd Governor of California and the 40th President of the United States, due to the location of his presidential library in Simi Valley.[10]
History
SR 118 used to extend past I-210 on
Before the freeway was built, the route went through Simi Valley on Los Angeles Avenue and Kuehner Drive, then crossed into the San Fernando Valley on Santa Susana Pass Road. The eastern segment used Devonshire Street through the San Fernando Valley, then cut through San Fernando along Brand and Maclay Streets before joining Foothill Boulevard in Sylmar. During the
Route 118 from Route 23 to Route 210 was named the Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 145, Chapter 185 in 1970.[10] In December 1994, the portion of Route 118 constructed to freeway standards was renamed the Ronald Reagan freeway.[10] The original proposal for this name was introduced by Willie Brown on August 30, 1994 and amended August 31, 1994, as State Assembly Concurrent Resolution 156, however this version of the bill died on the desk in November 1994.[12] The name was reintroduced by State Senators Lockyer, Maddy, and Wright as State Senate Resolution 7, amended and enrolled December 5, 1994.[13] Since it was neither a concurrent resolution nor a joint resolution, it was not filed with the Secretary of State. The rationale for choosing this name for State Route 118 is that the western end of the highway, at the time the bill was passed, is very close to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
There is an additional unconstructed segment of SR 118, defined in 1959 in the
Major intersections
Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964, based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary ( ).[1] Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.
County | Location | Postmile [1][15][16] | Exit [17] | Destinations | Notes |
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Ventura VEN 0.52-R32.60 | Ventura | 0.52 | Wells Road | Continuation beyond SR 126 | |
SR 126 (Santa Paula Freeway) – Ventura, Santa Paula, Santa Clarita | Interchange; western terminus; SR 126 exit 5 | ||||
R1.02 | Telephone Road, Aster Street | ||||
| 2.20 | SR 232 (Vineyard Avenue) to US 101 – Oxnard | |||
| 4.16 | Santa Clara Avenue | Connects to Rice Avenue / SR 1 | ||
Somis | 10.92 | SR 34 west (Somis Road) | |||
| 17.49 | Grimes Canyon Road | |||
Moorpark | R17.49 | SR 23 north (Moorpark Avenue) – Fillmore | Western end of SR 23 concurrency; SR 23 north follows Moorpark Avenue north; SR 118 west follows Los Angeles Avenue west | ||
T18.21 | 18A | SR 23 south (Moorpark Freeway) | Interchange; eastern end of SR 23 concurrency; SR 23 north/SR 118 west follows SR 23 exit 20A and SR 118 exit 18B; SR 118 east follows SR 23 north exit 20B | ||
Western end of Ronald Reagan Freeway | |||||
T18.44 | Arroyo Simi Overhead | ||||
T19.13 | 19A | Princeton Avenue | |||
T19.98 | 19B | Collins Drive | |||
Simi Valley | R23.02 | 22 | Madera Road | Signed as exits 22A (south) and 22B (north) westbound | |
R23.82 | 23 | First Street – Simi Valley | |||
R24.81 | 24 | Erringer Road | |||
R25.81 | 25 | Sycamore Drive | |||
R27.30 | 27 | Tapo Canyon Road | |||
R28.82 | 28 | Stearns Street | |||
R29.56 | 29 | Yosemite Avenue | |||
R30.52 | 30 | Kuehner Drive | |||
R32.43 | 32 | Rocky Peak Road | |||
Los Angeles line | R32.60 R0.00 | Santa Susana Pass | |||
SR 27 south (Topanga Canyon Boulevard) | |||||
R2.68 | 35 | De Soto Avenue | |||
R3.86 | 36 | Porter Ranch Drive | |||
R4.64 | 37 | Tampa Avenue | |||
R5.80 | 38 | Reseda Boulevard | |||
R7.80 | 40A | Balboa Boulevard | Signed as exit 40 eastbound | ||
R8.34 | 40B | Hayvenhurst Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
R9.04 | 41 | Woodley Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
R9.81 | 42A | SR 7 ; I-405 north exit 71A, south exit 71 | |||
R10.07 | 42B | Sepulveda Boulevard | Signed as exit 42A westbound | ||
R11.45 | 44A | Los Angeles, Sacramento | No access from SR 118 east to I-5 north; I-5 north exit 156A, south exit 156B | ||
R11.57 | 44B | Laurel Canyon Boulevard to I-5 north – Sacramento | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
R12.39 | 44C | San Fernando Road – San Fernando | Signed as exit 44B westbound; former US 6 / US 99 | ||
R13.18 | 45 | Glenoaks Boulevard | |||
R14.08 | 46 | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; signed as exits 46A (west) and 46B (east); eastern terminus; I-210 east exit 6A, west exit 6B | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- California Roads portal
References
- ^ a b c California Department of Transportation. "State Truck Route List". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (XLS file) on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ a b Ventura County Street Atlas (Map). Thomas Brothers. 1998.
- ^ Los Angeles County Street Atlas (Map). Thomas Brothers. 2008.
- ^ "Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Division 1". California Streets and Highways Code. Sacramento: California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (March 25, 2015). National Highway System: Los Angeles, CA (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
Federal Highway Administration (March 25, 2015). National Highway System: Oxnard, CA (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 30, 2017. - ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ "Article 2.5 of Chapter 2 of Division 1". California Streets & Highways Code. Sacramento: California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ California Department of Transportation (August 2019). "Officially Designated State Scenic Highways and Historic Parkways" (XLSX). Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ Bevil, Alexander D. (April 2007). "Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park Cultural Resources Inventory Historic Overview" (PDF). State Park & Recreation Commission. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ a b c California Department of Transportation; California State Transportation Agency (January 2021). 2020 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California (PDF). Sacramento: California Department of Transportation. pp. 74, 330, 342. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2022.
- ^ 1932 Summer Olympics official report. Archived July 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine p. 87.
- ^ "Assembly Concurrent Resolution 156; Ronald Reagan Freeway". Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ "Senate Resolution No. 7; Relative to the Ronald Reagan Freeway" (PDF). California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ "California Streets and Highways Code § 418(b)". California Office of Legislative Counsel. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
- ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 2006
- California Numbered Exit Uniform System, SR-118, accessed January 2008