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aaroadsthai · Site Admin Joined: 05 Jun 2009 Posts: 364

Woodman Avenue travels south into the Sherman Oaks community of the city of Los Angeles and north to the commmunity of Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley. Photo taken 04/30/06.

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aaroadsthai · Site Admin Joined: 05 Jun 2009 Posts: 364

Northbound (westbound) U.S. 101 reaches Exit 16, Woodman Avenue. This was one of the first exit number signs to be posted in the San Fernando Valley along U.S. 101. Photo taken 12/23/04.

aaroadsthai · Site Admin Joined: 05 Jun 2009 Posts: 364

This upcoming exits mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits along U.S. 101 north: Exit 17, Van Nuys Boulevard; Exit 18, Sepulveda Boulevard (former California 7); and Exit 19A, Junction Interstate 405/San Diego Freeway north to Sacramento and south to San Diego. A tiny Interstate 405 shield is posted next to the text "San Diego Freeway"; when this sign is replaced, it is likely the San Diego Freeway moniker will be dropped and a standard Interstate 405 shield will take its place. Photo taken 12/23/04.

aaroadsthai · Site Admin Joined: 05 Jun 2009 Posts: 364

A variable (changeable) messsage sign is posted; on this day it had the travel times to the junction with California 27/Topanga Canyon Road and to Junction California 23 in Westlake. Use Van Nuys Boulevard north to the San Fernando Valley Government Center. Photo taken 12/23/04.

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Van Nuys Boulevard is a major north-south city street that leads from U.S. 101 at Sherman Oaks north through Van Nuys and Panorama City, then turns northeast after crossing Woodman Avenue. To the northeast, Van Nuys Boulevard passes Interstate 5 at Exit 155B and passes under Interstate 210, ending in Lake View Terrace. All of this happens without leaving the city of Los Angeles. Photo taken 12/23/04.

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Prior to the Van Nuys Boulevard interchange, this sign announces the junction with Interstate 405/San Diego Freeway. A very congested interchange during commuting hours, the Interstate 405-U.S. 101 exchange can be a slow one. Watch for slowing or stopped traffic when approaching this interchange from any direction. Through traffic on U.S. 101 should use the left four lanes; Interstate 405 traffic (Exit 19A) should stay right. Photo taken 12/23/04.

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Northbound (westbound) U.S. 101/Ventura Freeway reaches Exit 17, Van Nuys Avenue. The next exit is for Exit 18, Sepulveda Boulevard, which is an old alignment of former California 7 prior to the construction of Interstate 405, the San Diego Freeway. With the opening of Interstate 405, California 7 was gradually decommissioned. At its longest extent, California 7 used to originate at U.S. 101 Alternate (now California 1) and travel north along Sepulveda Boulevard, follow U.S. 6 (now California 14) through Lancaster, and then continue along present U.S. 395 to the state line with Nevada south of Reno. The sections of California 7 north of Los Angeles were replaced by U.S. 395 and U.S. 6; in Los Angeles, it was ultimately replaced by Interstate 405. In later iterations, the California 7 designated was transferred to the Long Beach Freeway (now Interstate 710) and today functions as an expressway connector between Interstate 8 and the Calexico Port of Entry #2 south to Mexicali, Baja California Norte, Mexico, in Imperial County. Photo taken 12/23/04.

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This upcoming exits mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits along U.S. 101/Ventura Freeway north (west): Exit 18, Sepulveda Boulevard (former California 7); Exit 19A, Junction Interstate 405/San Diego Freeway north to Sacramento and south to San Diego; and Exit 19B, Haskell Avenue. Photo taken 04/30/06.

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A U.S. 101 north reassurance shield is posted after the onramp from Van Nuys Avenue. Photo taken 04/30/06.

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The right two lanes connect to Interstate 405 north to Sacramento and south to San Diego; the left four lanes continue west on U.S. 101/Ventura Freeway to Ventura, Santa Barbara, and north to San Francisco. While the northbound control city leaving Los Angeles is Ventura, the southbound control city leaving San Jose is Los Angeles. Photo taken 12/23/04.

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Northbound U.S. 101/Ventura Freeway reaches Exit 18, Sepulveda Boulevard. If traffic is slow on Interstate 405, Sepulveda Boulevard is a fair alternative, but it too can be slow. Sepulveda Boulevard travels south toward Los Angeles International Airport and north toward the Mission Hills community of the city of Los Angeles. The next exit is Exit 19A, Junction Interstate 405. Photo taken 12/23/04.

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Immediately thereafter, northbound U.S. 101/Ventura Freeway reaches Exit 19A, Junction Interstate 405/San Diego Freeway. Caltrans has a policy of using a different pavement color for exit lanes so as to reduce confusion of which lanes continue on the freeway and which lanes exit. In this case, the section of asphalt separating through traffic from exiting traffic is a much lighter color than the travel lanes. Photo taken 12/23/04.

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This view looks at the exit ramp from northbound U.S. 101/Ventura Freeway to Exit 19A, Junction Interstate 405/San Diego Freeway as seen from the mainline and the transition ramp. This style of sign bridge is rarely found on California highways today, but it was one of the earliest designs used on California freeways. Tubular sign bridges and Caltrans-standard gantries are the most commonly found sign bridge styles still in use today. Photos taken 12/23/04 and 04/30/06.

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Immediately after the Interstate 405 interchange, northbound U.S. 101/Ventura Freeway reaches Exit 19B, Haskell Avenue. The next exit along U.S. 101 north (west) is Exit 20, Hayvenhurst Avenue. The second photo shows that incoming traffic from Interstate 405 north cannot access Exit 19B due to a barricade between incoming traffic and mainline U.S. 101. Photos taken 04/30/06 and 03/18/06.

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This upcoming exits mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits along U.S. 101/Ventura Freeway north (west): Exit 20, Hayvenhurst Avenue; Exit 21, Balboa Boulevard; and Exit 22, White Oak Avenue. Photo taken 02/02/08.

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Northbound U.S. 101/Ventura Freeway reaches Exit 20, Hayvenhurst Avenue. The next exit is Exit 21, Balboa Boulevard. Photo taken 02/02/08.

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This upcoming exits mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits along U.S. 101/Ventura Freeway north (west): Exit 21, Balboa Boulevard; Exit 22, White Oak Avenue; and Exit 23, Reseda Boulevard. Photo taken 03/18/06.

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Northbound (westbound) U.S. 101/Ventura Freeway reaches Exit 21, Balboa Boulevard to the community of Encino (still in the city of Los Angeles). Photo taken 03/18/06.

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The next exit along U.S. 101 north is Exit 22, White Oak Avenue (0.75 mile). Photo taken 12/23/04.

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This upcoming exits mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits along U.S. 101/Ventura Freeway north (west): Exit 22, White Oak Avenue; Exit 23, Reseda Boulevard; and Exit 24, Tampa Avenue. Photo taken 12/23/04.

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