El Toro "Y"
Maintained by Caltrans
System:	Southern California freeways
State highways in California (list - pre-1964) History - Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

The El Toro "Y" is a freeway interchange in southern Orange County, California where the Santa Ana Freeway, Interstate 5, and the San Diego Freeway, Interstate 405 merge. South of that point, it retains the name "San Diego Freeway" but with the highway designation "Interstate 5." It is located in southeastern Irvine. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links I-5_(CA). ... Caltrans logo The soaring ramps in the stack interchanges favored by Caltrans often provide stunning views. ... The freeways of Southern California, along with beaches, palm trees, and movie studios, are one of the major trademarks of this region. ... Example State Route signage. ... Main article: State highways in California The state highway system in the U.S. state of California dates back to 1896, when the state took over maintenance of the Lake Tahoe Wagon Road. ... Below is a list and summary of the entirely unconstructed state highways in California as outlined by the legislature in and after 1964. ... Below is a list and summary of the deleted 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 State Scenic Highways: // State Scenic Highways Entire route The following routes have their entire length designed as a scenic highway: California State Route 28 California State Route 35 California State Route 38 - In San Bernardino... Image File history File links El_Toro_Y.png Map showing location of the El Toro Y, the intersection of I-5 and I-405 near Irvine, California. ... Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ... Southern California freeways The Santa Ana Freeway is one of the principal freeways in Southern California, connecting Los Angeles, California and its southeastern suburbs. ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # Mexican Federal Highway 1/ Mexican Border CA 0 I-805 CA 1 I-15 CA 13 I-8 CA 20 I-805 CA 31 I-405 CA 94 I-605 CA 124 I-710 CA 130 I-10 CA 134 CA 135 I-405 CA 158... The San Diego Freeway; the Interstate 405 segment is highlighted in red, the Interstate 5 segment is highlighted in blue. ... Interstate 405, colloquially referred to as The 405 (the four-oh-five), is one of the principal north-south highways in Southern California, and the major bypass of I-5 running through Southern California. ... For other uses, see Highway (disambiguation). ... Motto: Innovation. ...

The "Y" is one of the busiest interchanges in the world; from 1975 to 2002, daily traffic surged from 102,000 to 356,000 vehicles a day.^[1] By the early 1990s it had also become one of the most congested, its severe overcrowding fed by a housing boom in southern Orange County. Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

In November 1990, Orange County voters approved Measure M, a half-cent increase in the county sales tax to finance transportation improvements. In 1993, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) began a massive expansion project, adding a new interchange at Bake Parkway, new collector/distributor lanes, truck bypasses, and new carpool lanes and connectors. The $166-million project also vastly increased regular traffic lanes. After the project was completed in 1997, the El Toro Y stood as one of the widest roads in the world, at 26 traffic lanes wide. This article is about the year. ... A sales tax is a consumption tax charged at the point of purchase for certain goods and services. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Caltrans logo The soaring ramps in the stack interchanges favored by Caltrans often provide stunning views. ... A permanent, separated high-occupancy vehicle lane on I-91 in Connecticut A high occupancy vehicle (or HOV) is a transportation engineering and transportation planning term referring to a vehicle with a driver and one or more passengers. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

The traffic delays at the interchange sparked the construction of several parallel bypass toll roads. The San Joaquin Hills Toll Road, designated State Route 73, opened in November 1996 and connects San Juan Capistrano and Costa Mesa. An extension to State Route 241, the Foothill Toll Road, is under development. It would bypass the El Toro Y to the east and connect to I-5 in northern San Diego County. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... JUNCTION MILE POST I-405 OC ?? SR-55 OC ?? SR-133 OC ?? I-5 OC ?? Legend < Route 72 Route 74 > The California State Highways 73 through San Joaquin Hills California State Route 73, also called the Corona Del Mar Freeway and the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor, is a 15... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Official website: http://www. ... Official website: http://ci. ... State Route 241 northbound in rural Orange County, California. ... San Diego County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California, United States along its border with Mexico. ...

In the cleft of the Y lies the Irvine Spectrum Center, a huge shopping center which includes a movie theater, numerous shopping destinations and a large obelisk, easily visible from Interstate 5. The obelisk conceals a cell phone and television tower inside of it. The Irvine Spectrum Center is an outdoor mall in Irvine, California centered on a large Edwards 21 Cinema Movie Theater. ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # Mexican Federal Highway 1/ Mexican Border CA 0 I-805 CA 1 I-15 CA 13 I-8 CA 20 I-805 CA 31 I-405 CA 94 I-605 CA 124 I-710 CA 130 I-10 CA 134 CA 135 I-405 CA 158...

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• El Toro Y is at coordinates 33°38′41″N 117°44′07″W / 33.6446, -117.7353 (El Toro Y)Coordinates: 33°38′41″N 117°44′07″W / 33.6446, -117.7353 (El Toro Y)