California State Route 118

Infobox road
state=CA
type=SR
route=118
alternate_name=Ronald Reagan Freeway
section=418
maint=Caltrans

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length_mi=46.68
length_round=2
length_ref= [ [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/structur/strmaint/brlog2.htm January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways] ]
direction_a=West
terminus_a=jct|state=CA|SR|126 in Ventura
junction=jct|state=CA|SR|23 in Moorpark
jct|state=CA|SR|27 in Chatsworth
Jct|state=CA|I|5 near San Fernando
direction_b=East
terminus_b=jct|state=CA|I|210 near San Fernando
previous_type=SR
previous_route=116
next_type=SR
next_route=119
commons=category

State Route 118 is a state highway in the United States 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.

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System [http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=shc&group=00001-01000&file=250-257 CA Codes (shc:250-257)] ] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System [http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=shc&group=00001-01000&file=260-284 CA Codes (shc:260-284)] ] .

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, an urban freeway that is the main route connecting the cities of Moorpark and Simi Valley to Los Angeles. The 118 has an HOV lane on this section, between the Los Angeles-Ventura County border and 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.

118 Freeway is also known to be built through an indian barrial ground, which many say extends form 1st st. in Simi Valley, to De Soto in San Fernando Valley. Most commonly known for having many accidents occur in that particular section of the freeway.

History

SR 118 used to extend past I-210 on Foothill Boulevard; however, this segment was turned back. Before the freeway was built, the eastern segment used Devonshire Street through the San Fernando Valley. The SR 118 freeway begun construction in 1968 and the last section of freeway opened in 1979. The segment of freeway 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.

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. [cite book | url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/hseb/products/Named_Freeways.pdf | title=2007 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California | publisher=Caltrans | pages=76 | accessdate=2007-03-28] The segment was also named as the Ronald Reagan Freeway by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 156 in 1994.

Major intersections and exit list

:"Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column."

References

External links

* [http://www.westcoastroads.com/california/ca-118.html California @ WestCoastRoads.com - State Route 118]
* [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/sr118 Caltrans: Route 118 highway conditions]
* [http://www.cahighways.org/113-120.html#118 California highways: Route 118]