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US 101 Northbound at California State
U.S. Highway 101 - Los Angeles County #1 (Northbound)
Interstate 5/Santa Ana Freeway north

U.S. 101 begins here at the split between U.S. 101 and Interstate 5 at the East Los Angeles Interchange. This massive, sprawling interchange represents the confluence of several major freeways: Interstate 5/Golden State Freeway from the north, Interstate 10/San Bernardino Freeway from the north, U.S. 101/Santa Ana Freeway from the northwest, Interstate 10/Santa Monica Freeway from the west, and California 60/Pomona Freeway from the east. Looking at Interstate 5 north, the left two lanes of Interstate 5/Santa Ana Freeway transition directly onto U.S. 101/Santa Ana Freeway north. The right four lanes connect to Interstate 5/Golden State Freeway north and Interstate 10/Santa Monica Freeway west. There is no access from Interstate 5 north to California 60/Pomona Freeway east. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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U.S. 101/Santa Ana Freeway north

Crossing over Euclid Avenue, the two lanes of U.S. 101 north separate from Interstate 5. Signage for the Interstate 5 ramp split with Interstate 10 west to Santa Monica is visible from the U.S. 101 main lanes. U.S. 101 begins in the city of Los Angeles, the city of angels (commonly referred to as L.A.). The largest city in California and the second largest city in the United States, Los Angeles has a population of 3,694,820 people as of the 2000 Census and continues to grow. Los Angeles is a chartered city with a mayor-council form of government, consists of 498.3 square miles (including 29.2 square miles of water), was settled in 1871 and incorporated on April 4, 1850. Los Angeles is truly a city of villages, with many diverse communities and cultures spread throughout its areas. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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An extra-wide shoulder may indicate provisions for a possible third northbound lane for U.S. 101. The only federal U.S. route to enter Los Angeles (link to official tourist site), U.S. 101 carries a great deal of traffic west from the city toward Santa Barbara and the Central Coast. Tourism is a huge business in L.A., and there is plenty to keep any visitor occupied. Hollywood (the entertainment capital of the world), beaches, mountains, Griffith Observatory, cultural events, education (UCLA and USC), industry, and climate keep people visiting. To enable incredible growth through the 20th Century with limited water resources, the Los Angeles Aqueduct and State Water Project brought fresh water to an otherwise arid region, although not without controversy that continues to this day. Controversy is nothing new to a city this large. With a multicultural environment, tensions sometimes erupt, as they did in the 1965 Watts riots and 1992 Rodney King riots. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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Soon thereafter, the first of many El Camino Real historic markers and replica bell is posted on the shoulder of U.S. 101 north within the East Los Angeles Interchange. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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The first exit along U.S. 101/Santa Ana Freeway north is Exit 1A, Fourth Street (one and one-quarter miles). Photo taken 11/08/08.

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U.S. 101/Santa Ana Freeway passes under the California 60/Pomona Freeway eastbound lanes. Downtown Los Angeles looms large ahead. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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Due to grade separation differences between the two carriageways for eastbound and westbound California 60, U.S. 101/Santa Ana Freeway next passes over the California 60/Pomona Freeway westbound lanes. A white bridge sign advises that this is the Route 101-60 separation. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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Fourth Street is the most direct route into downtown Los Angeles from the east, crossing the Los Angeles River on its way. Between the Interstate 10 and U.S. 101 bridges over the river, Fourth Street is one of four city streets to cross the Los Angeles River (the other three are Seventh Street, Sixth Street, and First Street). Most of these bridges date back almost a century and are built to historic bridge standards. To see some of these bridges, follow Fourth Street west toward downtown. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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A third lane joins U.S. 101 north from the right; this transition ramp comes from California 60/Pomona Freeway west. Traffic from Soto Street to U.S. 101 north also joins the northbound freeway at this point. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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U.S. 101 passes under Boyle Avenue, a north-south city street that connects the industrial area to the south with the Boyle Heights neighborhood to the north. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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Now sporting three lanes, northbound U.S. 101 will next pass under several ramps. From top to bottom, they are: the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10/Santa Monica Freeway, the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 and the westbound lanes of Interstate 10, and Seventh Street. The East Los Angeles Interchange extends over a substantial chunk of real estate southeast of downtown. At this point, U.S. 101 turns from northwest to due north. Photos taken 11/08/08.

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The southbound lanes of Interstate 5 and the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 are the last to pass over U.S. 101, and the bridge frames the view of the Old U.S. 101 bridge across the Los Angeles River (via Whittier Boulevard, which changes into Sixth Street upon crossing the river). This bridge is famous for appearing in car commercials and movies. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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Distinctive, decorative arches mark the Whittier Boulevard-Sixth Street bridge over U.S. 101 and the Los Angeles River. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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This mileage sign provides the distance to three of the next four exits along U.S. 101 north: Exit 1A, Fourth Street; Exit 1B, First Street; (Exit 1C, Cesar Chavez Avenue;) and Exit 1D, Junction Spur I-10 (California 10) east to Interstate 10/San Bernardino Freeway east to San Bernardino and Phoenix. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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A roadside sign presents the exit number, which is also posted from the 1971 exit numbering experiment on preceding overhead signs. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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Northbound U.S. 101/Santa Ana Freeway reaches Exit 1A, Fourth Street. While today an exit number is posted for this offramp, previously there was a median exit sign as well as another sign at the gore point. Photos taken 11/08/08 and 12/23/01.

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At Exit 1A, this view shows the exit to Fourth Street and the upcoming signage for the First Street exit. During this stretch, U.S. 101 closely parallels the Los Angeles River. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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The next exit along northbound U.S. 101/Santa Ana Freeway is Exit 1B, First Street to the neighborhood of Boyle Heights in the city of Los Angeles. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits along U.S. 101 north: Exit 1B, First Street; Exit 1C, Cesar Chavez Avenue; and Exit 1D, Junction Spur I-10 (California 10) east to Interstate 10/San Bernardino Freeway east to San Bernardino and Phoenix. Don't look for Phoenix to be listed on any of these guide signs as a control city; San Bernardino is considered the eastbound control city, even though the Interstate 10 west signs in Phoenix point to Los Angeles as the westbound control city. Photo taken 11/08/08.

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Northbound U.S. 101/Santa Ana Freeway reaches Exit 1B, First Street. The next two exits are Exit 1C, Cesar Chavez Avenue and Exit 1D, Junction Spur I-10 east to Interstate 10/San Bernardino Freeway east. Photos taken 11/08/08 and 12/23/01.

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