- Hollywood Split
Infobox road
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state=CA
highway_name=Hollywood Split
alternate_name=Bruce T. Hinman Memorial Interchange
maint=Caltrans 
cities=North Hollywood
system=Southern California freeways The Hollywood Split (officially Bruce T. Hinman Memorial Interchange) is thefreeway interchange of U.S. Route 101, State Route 134, and State Route 170 in theSan Fernando Valley area ofLos Angeles, California . The interchange is the western terminus of SR 134 and the southern terminus of SR 170 and is also known as the interchange of theHollywood Freeway and theVentura Freeway [ [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/04/birds_eye_view_.html LA Times Article on poor connectivity] ] .Motorists, especially visitors and newcomers to the Los Angeles area, find the interchange confusing for a number of reasons. The name "Hollywood Freeway" is attributed to US 101 south of the interchange and SR 170 north of the interchange, while "Ventura Freeway" is attributed to US 101 west of the interchange and SR 134 east of the interchange. The Ventura Freeway segment of US 101 has an east-west alignment, but is signed as a north-south highway. Throughout the San Fernando Valley, the same onramp may be signed as both 101 North and 101 West or 101 South/101 East.
The interchange does not permit motorists entering the interchange to exit in all possible directions of travel. For example, motorists approaching the interchange on northbound US 101 may continue westbound ("northbound") on US 101 or northbound on SR 170 but not to eastbound SR 134. [ [http://www.scvresources.com/highways/interchanges.htm SCV Los Angeles Orange County Frwys] ]
Dedication
The interchange is officially dedicated as the "Bruce T. Hinman Memorial Interchange." Hinman was a motorcycle officer with the
California Highway Patrol who was killed by adrunk driver while assisting a stranded motorist at the interchange in1995 . [ [http://www.chp.ca.gov/memorial/memorial90.html#1995 Bruce T. Hinman (California Highway Patrol Memorial)] ]References
External links
* [http://www.cahighways.org/names.html CA-Highways Names highway structures]
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