California State Route 118

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State Route 118
Los Angeles Avenue, Ronald Reagan Freeway Defined by S&HC § 418, maintained by Caltrans
Length:	47.605 mi[1] (76.613 km)
West end:	SR 126 in Ventura
Major junctions:	SR 23 in Moorpark SR 27 in Chatsworth I-5 near San Fernando
East end:	I-210 near San Fernando
State highways in California (list - pre-1964) < SR 116 SR 119 > History - Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

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 Lake View Terrace was originally named the Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway before it was designated as the Ronald Reagan Freeway in 1994.^[2][3] Named in honor of Ronald Reagan, the 33rd Governor of California and the 40th President of the United States due to the location of his presidential library in Simi Valley, of which he was buried in.

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System^[4] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System.^[5]

[edit] Route description

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) goes through the more rural areas of Ventura County.

The Eastern section is an urban freeway that starts in the cities of Moorpark and Simi Valley, and ends in Los Angeles. The freeway has an HOV lane on this section, between the Los Angeles-Ventura County border and Interstate 5. This freeway is also 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.

[edit] History

An old SR 118 shield on the turned back segment on Foothill Boulevard, east of I-210. Note that California presently uses green shields, while this one dates to the 1950s or 1960s.

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 185 in 1970.^[6] In December 1994, the portion of Route 118 constructed to freeway standards was renamed the Ronald Reagan freeway.^[7] The original proposal for this name was introduced by Willie Brown on August 30, 1994 and amended August 31, 1994, as State Assembly Concurrent Resolution 156, however this version of the bill died on the desk in November 1994.^[8] The name was reintroduced by State Senators Lockyer, Maddy, and Wright as State Senate Resolution 7, amended and enrolled December 5, 1994.^[9] Since it was neither a concurrent resolution nor a joint resolution, it was not filed with the Secretary of State. The rationale for choosing this name for State Route 118 is that the western end of the highway, at the time the bill was passed, is very close to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

[edit] Major intersections

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.

County	Location	Postmile [1][10][11]	#[12]	Destinations	Notes
Ventura VEN 0.52-R32.60	Ventura	0.52		Wells Road	Continuation beyond SR 126
		0.52		SR 126 (Santa Paula Freeway) – Ventura, Santa Paula, Santa Clarita	Interchange
		R1.02		Telephone Road, Aster Street
		2.20		SR 232 (Vineyard Avenue) to US 101 – Oxnard
		4.16		Santa Clara Avenue to US 101
		10.92		SR 34 west (Somis Road to Lewis Road) – Somis, Oxnard
	Moorpark			Tierra Rejada Road, Gabbert Road
				Spring Road
		R17.49		SR 23 north (Moorpark Avenue) – Fillmore	West end of SR 23 overlap
		T18.21	18A	SR 23 south (Moorpark Freeway)	Interchange; east end of SR 23 overlap
		West end of freeway
		T19.13	19A	Los Angeles Avenue, Princeton Avenue
		T19.98	19B	Collins Drive
	Simi Valley	R23.02	22	Madera Road	Signed as exits 22A (south) and 22B (north) westbound
		R23.82	23	First Street – Simi Valley
		R24.81	24	Erringer Road
		R25.81	25	Sycamore Drive
		R27.30	27	Tapo Canyon Road – Simi Valley
		R28.82	28	Stearns Street
		R29.56	29	Yosemite Avenue
		R30.52	30	Kuehner Drive
		R32.43	32	Rocky Peak Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Los Angeles LA R0.00-R14.08	Los Angeles	R1.80	34	SR 27 south (Topanga Canyon Boulevard)
		R2.68	35	De Soto Avenue
		R3.86	36	Porter Ranch Drive
		R4.64	37	Tampa Avenue
		R5.80	38	Reseda Boulevard
		R7.80	40	Balboa Boulevard	Signed as exit 40A westbound
		R8.34	40B	Hayvenhurst Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		R9.04	41	Woodley Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		R9.81	42A	I-405 (San Diego Freeway) – Santa Monica	Signed as exit 42B westbound; no access from SR 118 west to I-405 north; former SR 7
		R10.07	42B	Sepulveda Boulevard	Signed as exit 42A westbound
		R11.45	44A	I-5 (Golden State Freeway) – Los Angeles, Sacramento	No access from SR 118 east to I-5 north
		R11.57	44B	Laurel Canyon Boulevard to I-5 north – Sacramento	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		R12.39	44C	San Fernando Road – San Fernando	Signed as exit 44B westbound
		R13.18	45	Glenoaks Boulevard
		R14.08	46	I-210 (Foothill Freeway) – Sacramento, Pasadena	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; signed as exits 46A (west) and 46B (east)

SR 118 eastbound just west of the junction with Interstate 405 in Granada Hills.

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[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: California State Route 118

• California @ WestCoastRoads.com - State Route 118
• Caltrans: Route 118 highway conditions
• California highways: Route 118