Antelope Valley Freeway
Maintained by CalTrans
Length:	92.58 mi (149 km)
Direction:	North-South
Major cities:	Sylmar Santa Clarita Agua Dulce Acton Palmdale Lancaster Rosamond Mojave
System:	Southern California Freeway System
California State Routes Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. Image File history File links California_14. ... Caltrans logo The soaring ramps in the stack interchanges favored by Caltrans often provide stunning views. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... km redirects here. ... Sylmar is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California. ... Location of Santa Clarita in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated December 15, 1987 Government  - Mayor Marsha McLean  - Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Kellar  - City Council Frank Ferry Laurene Weste TimBen Boydston  - City Manager Ken Pulskamp Area  - City  47. ... Agua Dulce, Spanish for sweet water, is a town located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Acton is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California near the Antelope Valley. ... Motto: Aerospace Capital of America Location of Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles  - Mayor James C. Ledford Jr. ... Location of Lancaster in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated November 22, 1977 Mayor Henry W. Hearns Area    - City 243. ... Rosamond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, USA, 20 miles North of Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley, the westernmost desert valley of the Mojave Desert. ... Mojave is a town located in Kern County, California. ... Along with beaches, palm trees, and movie studios, the freeway is one of Southern Californias trademarks. ... Example signage of the Califonia State Route System. ... For a list of currently routed California State Routes, please see List of California State Routes. ... Below contains a list and summary of the deleted California State Routes (i. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: California Streets and Highways Code Section 250-257 The California Freeway and Expressway System is a system of existing or planned freeways and expressways in the U.S. state of California. ... The following highways are designated, in whole or part, by the State of California as California State Scenic Highways: California State Highway 1 California State Highway 2 - From 2. ... Interstate 80 (Eastshore Freeway) in Berkeley, a typical American freeway (MUTCD definition) A freeway is a type of highway that is designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ... Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... California 14 is a north-south highway largely in the Mojave Desert, also known as the High Desert, just east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada in its northern part. ... The Greater Los Angeles Area is the suburban area around the city of Los Angeles, California. ... A truck passes eastbound along the busy Highway 58 through the Antelope Valley. ...

Control Cities

Northbound

• Palmdale - from I-5 to the Palmdale city limits
• Lancaster - from I-5 to the Palmdale city limits
• Mojave - from the Palmdale city limits to Mojave

Southbound Motto: Aerospace Capital of America Location of Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles  - Mayor James C. Ledford Jr. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ... Location of Lancaster in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated November 22, 1977 Mayor Henry W. Hearns Area    - City 243. ... Mojave is a town located in Kern County, California. ...

• Los Angeles - entire route

Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ...

The route

The freeway begins in the Santa Susana Mountains, just north of Newhall Pass, by splitting from the Golden State Freeway (Interstate 5) and proceeding in a northerly direction. Forming the eastern boundary of the city of Santa Clarita along its route, it continues to the northeast and crosses the western San Gabriel Mountains via the canyon of the seasonal Santa Clara River. After entering the Antelope Valley, it turns due north, crossing the California Aqueduct and passing through Palmdale and Lancaster. It continues across the Los Angeles/Kern County line before terminating near Mojave. CA-14 continues northward, as an expressway in most portions to U.S. Route 395 in Inyokern. Santa Susana Mountains The Santa Susana Mountains are a transverse range of mountains in southern California, north of the city of Los Angeles, in the United States. ... Fremont Pass is a mountain pass in Los Angeles County, California, USA, located at 34°2043N, 118°3026W. Historically called Newhall Pass and San Fernando Pass, it separates the Santa Susana Mountains from the San Gabriel Mountains. ... Southern California freeways Interstate 5; the Golden State Freeway is highlighted in red, the Santa Ana Freeway is highlighted in purple, and the San Diego Freeway is highlighted in blue. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ... Location of Santa Clarita in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated December 15, 1987 Government  - Mayor Marsha McLean  - Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Kellar  - City Council Frank Ferry Laurene Weste TimBen Boydston  - City Manager Ken Pulskamp Area  - City  47. ... San Gabriel Mountains The San Gabriel Mountains are located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, USA. The mountain range forms a barrier between the Greater Los Angeles Area and the Mojave Desert. ... Santa Clara River The Santa Clara River is a river, approximately 116 mi (186 km) long, in southern California in the United States. ... The California Aqueduct is the concrete-lined aqueduct that transports water from Northern California to Southern California. ... Motto: Aerospace Capital of America Location of Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles  - Mayor James C. Ledford Jr. ... Location of Lancaster in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated November 22, 1977 Mayor Henry W. Hearns Area    - City 243. ... Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of California. ... Mojave is a town located in Kern County, California. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... U.S. Highway 395 shield in California U.S. Route 395 is a scenic highway that starts in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near Hesperia, runs along the east side of the Sierra Nevada in the Owens Valley, winds through Carson City, Reno, back into California, crosses through the... Inyokern is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ...

History

The Antelope Valley Freeway, like many freeways in southern California, was built in stages. Its first section, from just east of Solemint Junction to Red Rover Mine Road was completed in 1963. Further portions in the intercanyon areas of Acton to Soledad Pass (this part of historical Saugus is now referred to as Santa Clarita and Canyon Country) were completed by 1965. By 1966 the freeway was complete as far north as Avenue P-8 in Palmdale. The completed freeway route to Mojave was finished by 1972. Before the Antelope Valley Freeway was constructed, Sierra Highway was generally primarily used, and today remains a prime alternate route. Santa Clarita can refer to: Santa Clarita, California Santa Clarita Valley This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Motto: Aerospace Capital of America Location of Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles  - Mayor James C. Ledford Jr. ... Mojave is a town located in Kern County, California. ...

The high viaduct connecting the Antelope Valley Freeway with the Golden State Freeway was nearly complete when the February 9, 1971 Sylmar earthquake completely destroyed its interchange with the Golden State Freeway and wrecked large portions of its route through the San Gabriels. Rebuilt to stronger specifications, it again collapsed during the 1994 Northridge earthquake and was closed, but reopened within a year. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... The Sylmar earthquake struck at 6:00:55 a. ... The 1994 Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:30:55 am Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. ...

Rapid exurban growth in Santa Clarita, Lancaster, and Palmdale has made the Antelope Valley Freeway one of the most congested in southern California, with average rush hour speeds well below 20 miles per hour (30 km/h). In response, the government of Palmdale has successfully campaigned for the proposed high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco to follow the Antelope Valley Freeway's right-of-way and stop in Palmdale before crossing the Tehachapi Mountains at Tehachapi Pass. Such a route would add 20 minutes to the train's travel time between Los Angeles and San Francisco, but would be considerably safer than the earthquake-prone Grapevine Canyon route along the Golden State Freeway's right-of-way, and facilitate the much-discussed development of the Palmdale Regional Airport as an alternative to LAX. Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey to travel to New York City A commuter town, is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commute to a nearby metropolis to earn their livelihood. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... French designed Eurostar and Thalys TGVs side-by-side in the Paris-Gare du Nord. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... Tehachapi Mountains The Tehachapi Mountains are a short transverse range in southern California in the United States, running SW-NE to connect the Coast Ranges on the west with the southern end of the Sierra Nevada mountains on the east. ... Tehachapi Pass Tehachapi Pass (elevation 3793 ft/1156 m, location 35°06′08″ N 118°16′58″ W) is a mountain pass in southern California in the United States. ... Grapevine is an unincorporated community in Kern County located at the foot of a road grade known as the Grapevine through Tejon Pass in the Tehachapi Mountains at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley along Interstate 5 (formerly U.S. Highway 99). ... Palmdale Regional Airport (IATA: PMD, ICAO: KPMD), also United States Air-Force Plant 42, is an airport in the city of Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Runway layout at LAX “LAX” redirects here. ...

Since the 1950s, proposals have also been made to bypass the Antelope Valley Freeway by boring a massive tunnel underneath the San Gabriels and extending the Glendale Freeway through it to the Antelope Valley Freeway just south of Palmdale. The difficulty of such a project, and the costs of insuring it against earthquakes and terrorism, would likely make its cost prohibitively expensive to perpetually cash-strapped Caltrans. Recently, the idea has been advanced as a combination toll tunnel and surface highway, and it was deemed economically feasible, although no environmental studies have begun on the project. It is unclear how many will be willing to pay at least $8 each way to save an hour each way, although it should be enough to lessen the congestion from Vincent down to Interstate 5 on the Antelope Valley Freeway. ^[1] A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... Southern California freeways California State Route 2; the Santa Monica Boulevard segment is highlighted in red, Alvarado Street is highlighted in green, the Glendale Freeway is highlighted in blue, and the Angeles Crest Highway is highlighted in purple. ... Terrorist redirects here. ... Caltrans logo The soaring ramps in the stack interchanges favored by Caltrans often provide stunning views. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ...

A third alternative worth looking into would be to run the high-speed rail through such a tunnel route, a solution that would only add less than five minutes to travel time between Los Angeles and Bakersfield, compared with the Grapevine Canyon route, but would add onto the cost of a ticket compared to either of the other two alternatives. The tunnel route between Montrose and Vincent would be a shorter western parallel to the existing windy mountain route of the Angeles Crest Highway and Angeles Forest Highway. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Nickname: Location of Bakersfield, California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Kern County Founded 1869 Government  - Mayor Harvey Hall Area  - City  114. ... The Angeles Crest Highway winds through the mountains. ... The Angeles Forest Highway traverses the Angeles National Forest and connects the Los Angeles basin to the Antelope Valley by going up and over the San Gabriel Mountains. ...

Legal definition

The Antelope Valley Freeway is Route 14 from Route 5 to Avenue D, north of Lancaster, as named by Assembly Concurrent Resolution 57, Chapter 96 in 1957.^[2] Note that the segment from Avenue D north of Lancaster to Mojave is still legally unofficial.

Communities Served

Communities along the Antelope Valley Freeway include:

• Los Angeles - Sylmar District
• Santa Clarita
• Agua Dulce
• Acton
• Palmdale
• Lancaster
• Rosamond
• Mojave

Sylmar is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California. ... Agua Dulce, Spanish for sweet water, is a town located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Acton is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California near the Antelope Valley. ... Rosamond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, USA, 20 miles North of Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley, the westernmost desert valley of the Mojave Desert. ...

Major Intersections

County	Location	Road(s)[3]
Southern terminus of SR 14 Antelope Valley Freeway.
Los Angeles	Los Angeles	I-5 Golden State Freeway
		Sierra Highway
		SR 126
		Angeles Forest Highway
		Pearblossom Highway
	Palmdale	SR 138 east - Palmdale Blvd
		SR 138 west - Avenue D
Antelope Valley Freeway ends. SR 14 continues to Mojave.

Image File history File links California_14. ... California 14 is a north-south highway largely in the Mojave Desert, also known as the High Desert, just east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada in its northern part. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Image File history File links I-5_(CA). ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ... Southern California freeways Interstate 5; the Golden State Freeway is highlighted in red, the Santa Ana Freeway is highlighted in purple, and the San Diego Freeway is highlighted in blue. ... Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. ... Image File history File links California_126. ... California State Highway 126 is a route that runs roughly East-West from Ventura in the West to Valencia, in the East. ... The Angeles Forest Highway traverses the Angeles National Forest and connects the Los Angeles basin to the Antelope Valley by going up and over the San Gabriel Mountains. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE I-5 LA 0. ... Motto: Aerospace Capital of America Location of Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles  - Mayor James C. Ledford Jr. ... Image File history File links California_138. ... California 138 (or CA-138 for short) is an east-west highway generally following the northern foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California between Gorman, junction Interstate 5 eastward to Crestline, junction California State Highway 18 in the San Bernardino Mountains. ... Image File history File links California_138. ... California 138 (or CA-138 for short) is an east-west highway generally following the northern foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California between Gorman, junction Interstate 5 eastward to Crestline, junction California State Highway 18 in the San Bernardino Mountains. ... Image File history File links California_14. ... California 14 is a north-south highway largely in the Mojave Desert, also known as the High Desert, just east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada in its northern part. ... Mojave is a town located in Kern County, California. ...

References

1. ^ http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a55/news/an552005012.htm
2. ^ 2006 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California. Caltrans, 58. Retrieved on 2007-03-28. 
3. ^ January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways

• David, Brodsly (1981). LA Freeway: An Appreciative Essay. University of California Press.