California State Route 126

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State Route 126
Santa Paula Freeway
Defined by S&HC § 426, maintained by Caltrans
Length: 40 mi[1] (64 km)
West end: US 101 in Ventura
Major
junctions:		 SR 150 in Santa Paula
SR 23 in Fillmore
East end: I-5 in Santa Clarita
State highways in California (list - pre-1964)
County routes in California (list)
< SR 125 SR 127 >
History - Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

State Route 126 runs from U.S. Route 101 in Ventura to Interstate 5 in Santa Clarita. From 1964 until 2002, a second segment of Route 126 ran from I-5 to State Route 14 via Magic Mountain Parkway and San Fernando Road in Santa Clarita; it has since been decommissioned.

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

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[edit] Route description

State Route 126 generally follows the Santa Clara River through the valley, passing through the towns of Fillmore and Santa Paula.

The section connecting Santa Paula and Ventura is a freeway, with Route 126 becoming a four-lane throughway east of Santa Paula to its eastern terminus. It is legally known as the Santa Paula Freeway. The section through the city of Fillmore is known as Ventura Street and upon entering Los Angeles County west of Castaic, it is known as Henry Mayo Drive. State Route 126 is the main route from Ventura County to the San Joaquin Valley via Interstate 5. The section between the City of Santa Paula and Interstate 5 is officially designated "The Korean War Veterans' Memorial Highway"

The Santa Paula Freeway is a minor freeway in Ventura County. Ironically, the freeway connects Ventura to Santa Clarita, only passing through Santa Paula. There is occasionally confusion that the freeway ends in Santa Paula. It is signed as State Route 126 throughout its length.

The freeway begins in Ventura at U.S. Route 101. It proceeds northeast through the city, and then through the agricultural area to its northeast, before entering Santa Paula and terminating at Hallock Drive east of State Route 150. SR 126 continues thereafter as Telegraph Road.

[edit] History

In the 1960s, the freeway was originally planned to continue all the way to the Antelope Valley Freeway in what is now Santa Clarita. In the face of anti-development pressure from Ventura County citizens, and suffering from severe financial problems as a result of the 1971 Sylmar earthquake and the late-'70s California tax revolt, Caltrans abandoned these plans. The only remnants of these plans are the two long ramps to and from the Antelope Valley Freeway at the Sierra Highway exit in Santa Clarita.

[edit] Points of interest

Major cities
Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs

[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
[4][5][6]		 #[7] Destinations Notes
Ventura
VEN 0.00-R34.64		 Ventura 0.00 1A US 101 north (Ventura Freeway) Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
0.00 1B Main Street Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
1.45 1C To US 101 south (Ventura Freeway) / Victoria Avenue Signed as exit 1 eastbound
2.80 3 Kimball Road
R5.03 5 SR 118 (Wells Road) – Saticoy
R8.91 9 Briggs Road
Santa Paula R10.38 10 Peck Road
R11.37 11 Palm Avenue
R12.04 12 SR 150 (10th Street) – Santa Paula
East end of freeway
Fillmore 21.14 SR 23 (A Street) – Moorpark
Los Angeles
LA R0.00-R5.83		 R5.46 40A Castaic Junction Eastbound exit only
Santa Clarita R5.83 40 I-5 (Golden State Freeway) – Sacramento, Los Angeles Signed as exits 40B (south) and 40C (north)
R5.83 Newhall Ranch Road Continuation beyond I-5

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[edit] References

  1. ^ January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
  2. ^ CA Codes (shc:250-257)
  3. ^ CA Codes (shc:260-284)
  4. ^ California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
  5. ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
  6. ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
  7. ^ California Department of Transportation, California Numbered Exit Uniform System, SR-126 Eastbound and SR-126 Westbound, accessed February 2008
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