California State Route 118

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State Route 118
Ronald Reagan Freeway Defined by S&HC § 418, maintained by Caltrans
Length:	46.68 mi[1] (75.12 km)
West end:	SR 126 in Ventura
Major junctions:	SR 23 in Moorpark SR 27 in Chatsworth
East end:	I-210 near San Fernando
State highways in California (list - pre-1964) County routes in California (list) < 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 Los Angeles was originally named the Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway before it was designated as the Ronald Reagan Freeway in 1994.

This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System^[2] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System^[3].

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 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 96 in 1957.^[4] The segment was also named as the Ronald Reagan Freeway by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 156 in 1994.

[edit] Major intersections and exit list

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 [5][6][7]	#[8]	Destinations	Notes
Ventura (VEN 0.52-R32.60)	Ventura	0.52		SR 126 (Santa Paula Freeway) – Ventura, Santa Paula, Santa Clarita	Interchange
		2.20		SR 232 to US 101 – Oxnard
		10.92		SR 34 (Somis Road) – Somis, Oxnard
	Moorpark	R17.49		SR 23 north (Moorpark Avenue)	West end of SR 23 overlap
		T18.21	18A	SR 23 south (Moorpark Freeway)	East end of SR 23 overlap; interchange
		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 south (San Diego Freeway) – Santa Monica	Signed as exit 42B westbound
		R9.81	42A	I-405 north (San Diego Freeway) – Sacramento	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		R10.07	42B	Sepulveda Boulevard	Signed as exit 42A westbound
		R11.45	44A	I-5 south (Golden State Freeway) – Los Angeles
		R11.45	44A	I-5 north (Golden State Freeway) – Sacramento	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		R11.57	44B	To I-5 north / Laurel Canyon Boulevard	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.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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