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By: Les maisons suspendues de Pont-en-Royans

Les maisons suspendues de Pont-en-Royans — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:07:02 +0000

As someone who recently navigated the 405 during rush hour, I really appreciated this guide. The tip about the 110’s express lanes was particularly useful and saved me a lot of time. It’s clear this was written by someone with real local driving experience.

By: 16の恋愛タイプ診断

16の恋愛タイプ診断 — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:53:00 +0000

As someone who recently navigated the 405 during rush hour, I really appreciate a guide that breaks down the logic of these freeways. Your tip about the 110 being a good alternative to the 10 through downtown was a game-changer for my last trip. Thanks for the practical advice.

By: Abdul

Abdul — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 06:39:44 +0000

You ought to update this to include the massive freeway expansions and renovations currently ongoing

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 23:25:40 +0000

Harvey – I believe it is completely prohibited to hang any sort of sign on freeway overpasses or crossing and those are in the jurisdiction of Caltrans. You would have to contact the Caltrans office which oversees the district you are in. With that said, I believe most hand held signs are ok but those to, can also cause distractions.

By: Harvey Karlovac

Harvey Karlovac — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 17:33:26 +0000

Hi, thanks for a great page. Curious if you have insight: what agency or similar maintains overpasses over freeways (such as the 105). I ask because increasingly we see people hanging various political etc. banners on the fencing for drivers below to read. I’d like to contact the right people to have them taken down. (They’re an eyesore plus dangerously distracting). Thanks

By: Jenny Loegran

Jenny Loegran — Tue, 26 May 2020 18:40:52 +0000

Wooo I’m the 60th comment! Haven’t seen anything this quite informative regarding our ‘fun’ freeways. Thanks for sharing Dave.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 00:57:51 +0000

List of items to update for this post are newer and better photos of most of the freeways covered above – we aren’t always driving in LA with someone else in the driver’s seat so new photos will slowly be added over time.

By: Larry Hughes

Larry Hughes — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 23:24:25 +0000

Born in LA in 1938. Traffic was never a problem until the 70’s or 80’s when immigration laws began to be ignored. Find yourself stuck in eternal traffic? thank the likes of the Jerry Brown’s of this world. They and they alone are to blame.

PS. I remember when freeways were built originally and had zero traffic problems on them for several years. This was when LA was wholesome, clean, and homes were easily affordable. Along came the dummies and ruined it for those folks like myself who built it originally, paid for it, and now are forced to share it with losers from all over the world.

By: 20 Years On the Road and Counting: Dave's Travel Corner

20 Years On the Road and Counting: Dave's Travel Corner — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:17:36 +0000

[…] post on the Freeways of Los Angeles. It wasn’t one time traffic either, for years it continues to be the top post on my […]

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 01:40:18 +0000

Anyone have any favorite LA freeway viewing spots? A couple of mine are from the Getty Center overlooking the Monster (the 405), from the Howard-Hughes-Promenade shopping also of the 405 and from the top of the US Bank One – especially of the 101.

By: Felica

Felica — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 11:54:53 +0000

Hi Dave – thanks for this extensive writeup of the LA Freeways! I get to LA at least a few times each year to visit family (I live in Atlanta now). Keep on driving 🙂

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 18:48:04 +0000

This is very informative and clear. Thank you! I am looking at a potential job commute from mid Orange County (jumping on the 5 at 17th Street (Santa Ana, CA), to the 57N, to 60W, exiting Crossroads Pkwy. I read that the 60 can have terrible traffic but I’ve never really used either the 57 nor the 60 in previous commutes. The commute is 35 minutes without traffic; however, without knowing which way traffic flows (or if it actually is an issue in either freeway directions), it is hard to estimate what the commute time will be. Should I double it and estimate a 70 minute drive, or is 1.5 hours more realistic? Any insight you could offer would be appreciated.

By: Larry Jones

Larry Jones — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 22:13:23 +0000

It is absolutely amazing. When the freeway system went in in the 1950’s everyone raved about it. Then the rest of th,e freeloaders descended upon our infrastrucdture like a bunch of fucking vultures because they were too stupid to build one in the s-holes they came from. Add to this mix corrupt politicians and giveaway democrats and what you see today is a permanent mess caused exclusively by GIVEAWAY ARTISTS. The people who built this magnificent masterpiece are now gone and the only ones left are the vultures, mainly from south of the border where the only freeways they have are heavily traveled by donkeys.. Hasta la vista

By: Dickie

Dickie — Mon, 30 May 2016 09:40:16 +0000

Hi Dave. Very interesting. I will be in LA this summer, picking up a large RV to do a road trip with my family (we are from UK). I will be picking up the RV in the Bellflower area and then driving it from there to pick up my wife and children who will have overnighted at a hotel on Sunset Boulevard. I will be collecting on a Saturday morning and looking at maps – the best route seems to be Westbound on 91 to the 110 then North until the 101 from which I can get directly onto Sunset Boulevard at Junction 8a. does that sound about reasonable? Anything I need to know? I am from UK but have a lot of experience driving on the right hand side of the road (in Europe) and have driven large vehicles (mini buses, articulated trailers behind tractors etc) but I have not driven in the US before. Any tips or suggestions most welcome

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 25 May 2016 01:31:21 +0000

In reply to Carla.

Yep, enjoy your time in LA/OC 🙂