Santa Ana Freeway

Signed as

Interstate 5 U.S. Highway 101 Route marker sign: Interstate 5 File links The following pages link to this file: List of Interstate Highways Interstate 5 Interstate 705 Interstate 605 Interstate 805 Interstate 505 California State Route 91 California State Route 55 California State Route 57 Interstate 405 (California) Interstate 105 (California) California State Route 14... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... File links The following pages link to this file: U.S. Highway system U.S. Highway 101 California State Route 1 Interstate 880 Interstate 680 (California) Interstate 280 (California) List of California State Routes Interstate 380 (California) California State Route 85 California State Route 92 California State Route 87 California... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION POSTMILE I-5 LA 0. ...

Major cities/towns: Boyle Heights East Los Angeles Commerce Downey Santa Fe Springs Norwalk La Mirada Buena Park Anaheim Orange Santa Ana Tustin Irvine Direction: North-South

Southern California freeways

The Santa Ana Freeway is one of the principal freeways in Southern California, connecting Los Angeles, California and its southeastern suburbs. The freeway begins at the Four Level Interchange complex in downtown Los Angeles, signed as U.S. Highway 101. From there, it proceeds one mile east to the East Los Angeles Interchange where it takes the designation of Interstate 5. Its alignment then generally goes northwest to southeast towards its junction with the San Diego Freeway, Interstate 405 (I-405) (informally referred to as the El Toro Y), in Irvine. Boyle Heights is a district on the east side of Los Angeles, California, USA. Originally owned by the early L.A. Boyle-Workman family, it was subdivided in 1875 and named after Andrew Boyle. ... Welcome sign on Atlantic Boulevard East Los Angeles (often shortened to East L.A.) is an unincorporated area located in Los Angeles County, California, United States that is bounded by the city of Los Angeles to the west and north, the cities of Montebello and Monterey Park to the east... Commerce is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Downey is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, 21 km (13 miles) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. ... Santa Fe Springs is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Norwalk is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... La Mirada is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Buena Park is a city located in northwestern Orange County, California. ... Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: Location Location within Orange County, California Government Country   State     County United States   California     Orange Mayor Curt Pringle Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 50. ... Location of Orange within Orange County, California. ... Jump to: navigation, search Santa Ana is the largest city and the county seat of Orange County, California. ... Tustin is a city located in Orange County, California. ... Jump to: navigation, search Location Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ... Along with beaches, palm trees, and movie studios, the freeway is one of Southern Californias trademarks. ... Jump to: navigation, search High-capacity freeway interchange in Los Angeles, California. ... Jump to: navigation, search Southern California Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal, is an informal name for the megalopolis that is the southern one-third of the state of California. ... Jump to: navigation, search The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... A 1954 photo of the famed Four Level Interchange near downtown Los Angeles The Four Level Interchange was the first stack interchange in the world. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION POSTMILE I-5 LA 0. ... The East Los Angeles Interchange complex is one of the busiest freeway interchanges in the United States, if not the world. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Interstate 405 is the designation of three different tertiary interstate routes of Interstate 5. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE I-5 LA 48. ... Intersection of I-5 and I-405 near Irvine, California 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Location Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ...

North of the East Los Angeles Interchange complex, Interstate 5's name changes to the Golden State Freeway. South of its junction with the I-405, its name changes to the San Diego Freeway. (Interstate 405 ends at this junction.) The East Los Angeles Interchange complex is one of the busiest freeway interchanges in the United States, if not the world. ... The Golden State Freeway at rush hour in the San Fernando Valley The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. ... Interstate 405 is the designation of three different tertiary interstate routes of Interstate 5. ...

An abundance of landmarks (Disneyland, Anaheim Stadium, and the John Wayne Airport) along the Orange County portion of its route combines with a severe bottleneck beginning at the Los Angeles County border (shrinking from 12 to 6 lanes) to make it one of the most congested freeways in Southern California. The infamously busy intersection of the Santa Ana, Garden Grove, and Orange freeways in southwestern Orange is nicknamed the Orange Crush. Jump to: navigation, search Disneyland is a theme park at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. ... Angel Stadium, originally Anaheim Stadium and later Edison International Field, is a stadium located in Anaheim, California, in Orange County, California and is home to Major League Baseballs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. ... John Wayne-Orange County Airport (IATA Airport Code SNA) is located in Orange County, California, between the cities of Santa Ana, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, and Irvine. ... Jump to: navigation, search Southern California Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal, is an informal name for the megalopolis that is the southern one-third of the state of California. ... The Garden Grove Freeway is a freeway in southern Los Angeles County and northern Orange County, California. ... California State Highway 57 (CA/SR-57) is a major north-south freeway located entirely within Southern California. ... Location of Orange within Orange County, California. ... The Orange Crush interchange, is a freeway interchange in the City of Orange, in Orange County, California. ...

Legal definition

Routes 101 and 5 from Route 110 (Four Level Interchange) to Route 405. [Officially named by the Counties of Los Angeles and Orange]

Source: 2004 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California (PDF)

Communities Served

Cities/Communities along the Santa Ana Freeway (northwest to southeast):

• Chinatown
• Boyle Heights
• East Los Angeles
• Commerce
• Downey
• Santa Fe Springs
• Norwalk
• La Mirada
• Buena Park
• Anaheim
• Orange
• Santa Ana
• Tustin
• Irvine

New Chinatown, Los Angeles postcard, late 1940s Chinatown in Downtown Los Angeles, California, was originally located less than a mile from its current location. ... Boyle Heights is a district on the east side of Los Angeles, California, USA. Originally owned by the early L.A. Boyle-Workman family, it was subdivided in 1875 and named after Andrew Boyle. ... Welcome sign on Atlantic Boulevard East Los Angeles (often shortened to East L.A.) is an unincorporated area located in Los Angeles County, California, United States that is bounded by the city of Los Angeles to the west and north, the cities of Montebello and Monterey Park to the east... Commerce is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Downey is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, 21 km (13 miles) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. ... Santa Fe Springs is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Norwalk is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... La Mirada is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Buena Park is a city located in northwestern Orange County, California. ... Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: Location Location within Orange County, California Government Country   State     County United States   California     Orange Mayor Curt Pringle Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 50. ... Location of Orange within Orange County, California. ... Jump to: navigation, search Santa Ana is the largest city and the county seat of Orange County, California. ... Tustin is a city located in Orange County, California. ... Jump to: navigation, search Location Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ...

Major Freeways/Highways intersecting the Santa Ana Freeway (north to south)

The Santa Ana Freeway is often congested, especially where it meets Interstate 605 (the San Gabriel River Freeway) in southeastern Los Angeles County.

• At the Four Level Interchange complex in downtown Los Angeles:
  • Hollywood Freeway
  • Pasadena Freeway

• At the East Los Angeles Interchange complex in East Los Angeles:
  • Golden State Freeway
  • Santa Monica Freeway/San Bernardino Freeway
  • Pomona Freeway

• Long Beach Freeway in City of Commerce
• Rosemead/Lakewood Boulevard (surface street) in Downey (Exit 125)
• San Gabriel River Freeway in Santa Fe Springs (Exit 124)
• Beach Boulevard (surface street) in Buena Park (Exit 116)
• Riverside Freeway (Exits 113C/114)
• At the Orange Crush Interchange complex in Orange:
  • Orange Freeway (Exit 107A)
  • Garden Grove Freeway (Exit 106)

• Costa Mesa Freeway in Tustin (Exit 103AB)
• Eastern Transportation Corridor (toll road) in Irvine (Exit 100 via Jamboree Road).
• Eastern Transportation Corridor/Laguna Freeway (toll road) in Irvine (Exit 95).
• San Diego Freeway at the El Toro 'Y' in Irvine (Exit 94A). Note: The name of Interstate 5 south of this interchange is the San Diego Freeway.