Arroyo Simi Overhead
Arroyo Simi Overhead | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°17′13″N 118°51′53″W / 34.28694°N 118.86472°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of  SR 118 |
| Crosses | Arroyo Simi |
| Locale | Moorpark, California |
| Owner | Caltrans |
| Maintained by | Caltrans |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Dual-span viaducts |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 538 metres (0.334 mi) |
| Width | 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Clearance above | 13 metres (43 ft) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | C. C. Myers (bridges) C. A. Rasmussen (roadwork)[1] |
| Construction start | April 19, 1991[2] |
| Opened | October 15, 1993[3][4] |
| Replaces | Los Angeles Avenue[5][6] |
| Location | |
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The Arroyo Simi Overhead is a tall viaduct in Ventura County, California, that carries State Route 118 (SR 118, Ronald Reagan Freeway) over the Arroyo Simi. At the south end of the bridge, the freeway continues as SR 23.[7] The state routes continue as highways to the west and north respectively. The entire connector, completed in 1993, is 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long and includes seven bridges.[2][8]
The railroad line between Simi Valley and Moorpark together with a local road also pass under the two main 100-foot-high (30 m) bridges that separately carry the traffic in each direction, each more than 1,400 feet (430 m) long.[1][2] A wetlands was created as a mitigation measure for the impacts of the construction on the Arroyo Simi. Nearby Moorpark College manages and maintains the site which is used as a nature center by the environmental science program.[9]
References
- ^ a b Maiella Jr., James (January 21, 1993). "Rains Delay Completion of Freeway Connector". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b c Spencer, Gerry Brailo (April 20, 1991). "Long-Awaited Freeway Connector Project Starts: Transportation: The route will bridge the gap between the Moorpark and Simi Valley freeways and reduce Los Angeles Avenue congestion". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Sneiderman, Phil (August 20, 1993). "Freeway Connector Opening Due Oct. 15". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Sneiderman, Phil (October 9, 1993). "Westbound Freeway Linkage Opened". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Catania, Sara (October 16, 1993). "Connector Is Welcomed by Officials, Commuters". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Catania, Sara; Reed, Mack (October 16, 1993). "Test Drives Show the New Route to Be a Time Saver". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Caltrans Bridge Log 7, p. 59
- ^ Willer-Allred, Michele (April 17, 2014). "Moorpark officials push for fencing on freeway connector to prevent suicides". Ventura County Star.
- ^ Miller, Joanna M. (July 9, 1995). "Man-Made Wetlands' Future Starts to Dry Up: Despite initial success, biologists say a site near the Simi Valley-Moorpark freeway interchange will be choked by silt within 20 years". Los Angeles Times.