California State Route 118

State Route 118
Ronald Reagan Freeway
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length	46.68 mi (75.12 km)
Major junctions
Major intersections	SR 232 in Ventura SR 34 in Ventura SR 23 in Moorpark SR 27 in Chatsworth I-405 in Mission Hills I-5 in Pacoima
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Highway system
State highways in California Interstate US State Scenic History Pre‑1964 Unconstructed Deleted Freeways
← SR 117 → SR 119

State Route 118 is a state highway in the U.S. 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.

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

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 the main route connecting the cities of Moorpark and Simi Valley to the city of Los Angeles. The 118 has an HOV lane on the freeway section, starting at the Los Angeles–Ventura County border to 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.

History

An old SR 118 shield on the turned back segment on Foothill Boulevard, east of I-210. Note that nowadays California uses green shields. This one is from 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 freeway begun construction in 1968 and last sections is opened in 1979, and the segment 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.

State law

Major cities Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs
Ventura (westbound) Santa Paula (westbound; via SR 126) Saticoy (eastbound) Moorpark (eastbound) Simi Valley Chatsworth Granada Hills Mission Hills Pacoima San Fernando (eastbound)

Legal Definition of Route 118: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 418 Template:CAFES Template:CAScenicAlt

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. The segment was also named as the Ronald Reagan Freeway by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 156 in 1994.

Major intersections

The following are the major intersections along the non-freeway portion of Route 118:

Exit list

This exit list is for the freeway section of SR 118.

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Ventura	Ventura	VEN 0.52		SR 126	Western terminus of SR 118
		Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): street
		VEN 2.16		SR 232
	Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): street
	VEN 10.92		SR 34
Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): street
Moorpark	VEN 17.49		SR 23	SR 23 splits north toward Fillmore
	Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): street
VEN 17.49		SR 23	SR 23 splits south toward Thousand Oaks
Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): street
Freeway until terminus (see exit list below).

County	Location	Postmile	#	Destinations	Notes
West end of freeway. Freeway traffic defaults onto SR 23 south.
Ventura	Moorpark	VEN 17.49	18A	SR 23 south (Moorpark Freeway)	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
			18B	SR 23 north (New Los Angeles Avenue) / SR 118 west	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	Simi Valley	VEN 19.03	19A	Princeton Avenue
		VEN 20.00	19B	Collins Drive
		VEN R22.99	22	Madera Road; Brea Road	Signed as exits 22A (south) and Exit 22B (north) westbound
		VEN R23.82	23	First Street
		VEN R24.81	24	Erringer Road
		VEN R25.81	25	Sycamore Drive
		VEN R27.30	27	Tapo Canyon Road
		VEN R28.81	28	Stearns Street
		VEN R29.56	29	Yosemite Street
		VEN R30.52	30	Kuehner Drive
		VEN R32.43	32	Rocky Peak Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Los Angeles	Los Angeles	LA R1.77	34	SR 27 south (Topanga Canyon Boulevard)	Northern terminus of SR 27
		LA R2.55	35	De Soto Avenue
		LA R3.86	36	Winnetka Avenue; Porter Ranch Drive
		LA R4.64	37	Tampa Avenue
		LA R5.81	38	Reseda Boulevard	Westbound ramps accessible via Rinaldi Street
		LA R7.80	40	Balboa Boulevard	Signed as exit 40A westbound
		LA R8.34	40B	Hayvenhurst Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		LA R9.04	41	Woodley Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		LA R9.82	42A	I-405 (San Diego Freeway) – Sacramento, Santa Monica	Signed as exit 42B westbound; no access from SR 118 west to I-405 north, served by I-5
		LA R10.07	42B	Sepulveda Boulevard	Signed as exit 42A westbound
		LA R11.44	44A	I-5 (Golden State Freeway) – Sacramento, Los Angeles	No access from SR 118 east to I-5 north, served by Laurel Canyon Boulevard
		LA R11.43	44B	To I-5 north / Laurel Canyon Boulevard	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		LA R12.40	44C	San Fernando Road	Signed as exit 44B westbound
		LA R13.18	45	Glenoaks Boulevard	Eastbound ramps accessible via Paxton Street
		LA R14.08	46A 46B	I-210 (Foothill Freeway) – Sacramento, Pasadena	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; signed as exits 46A (west) and 46B (east)
Eastern terminus of SR 118. Traffic defaults onto I-210.

External links

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