- Sepulveda Pass
Infobox Mountain Pass
Name = Sepulveda Pass
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Elevation = 1130 ft. / 334 m
Location =California , USA
Range =Santa Monica Mountains
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Traversed by =San Diego Freeway Sepulveda Pass (el. 1130 ft. / 334 m.) is a
mountain pass through theSanta Monica Mountains inLos Angeles, California . It is often called "Poop-Out Pass", a phrase once used by now-deceased traffic reporter Bill Keene.It connects the
Los Angeles Basin to theSan Fernando Valley via theSan Diego Freeway (I-405) andSepulveda Boulevard and experiences heavy traffic (over 330,000 cars a day [ [http://www.house.gov/sherman/press_room/wida_oped_archive/060103ValleyTransportation.html Sherman (CA27) - Op-Eds - ADDRESSING THE VALLEY’S TRANSPORTATION NEEDS NOW ] ] ) on a regular basis, commonly experiencing major traffic slowdowns and jams. [ [http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=5129 Santa Monica Mirror ] ]The Sepulveda pass on Interstate 405 begins just south of
Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley, climbing to just south of Mulholland Drive, then descending to just north of Sunset Boulevard, where I-405 and Sepulveda Boulevard enter the Brentwood and Westwood areas ofWest Los Angeles . Northbound I-405 has five lanes (plus a sixth as the Ventura exit is approached), while Southbound I-405 has four lanes plus a carpool lane (although on the ascending portion there is a climbing lane).Sepulveda Boulevard has two lanes in each direction and runs west of I-405 until the middle of the pass, where it crosses under and runs east of the freeway.
Sepulveda Pass is home to the
Skirball Cultural Center ,Getty Center ,American Jewish University andMilken Community High School .References
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