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| Length | 24 miles |
|---|---|
| South end | Avenue 20 inLos Angeles |
| Major junctions |
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| North end | Sierra Highway nearSylmar |
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San Fernando Road is a major street in theCity of Los Angeles andLos Angeles County. Within theBurbank city limits it is signed asSan Fernando Boulevard, and north ofNewhall Pass it is signed asThe Old Road. It was previously designated asBusiness Loop 5 in the 1970s.
San Fernando Road starts at its intersection withSierra Highway in theSylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles. It passes through the city ofSan Fernando before re-entering the city of Los Angeles at the intersection with theRonald Reagan Freeway (SR 118) in the neighborhood ofPacoima, where it parallels Interstate 5. LikeLaurel Canyon Boulevard to the west inSun Valley, it passes throughrock quarries and theHansen Dam Recreation Area, one of the last remaining open spaces in the San Fernando Valley.
North of Sierra Highway, San Fernando Road becomesThe Old Road. The Old Road runs parallel toInterstate 5 and serves theStevenson Ranch,Valencia, andCastaic neighborhoods in the westernSanta Clarita Valley. It only very briefly passes through theSanta Clarita city limits, as it is west of I-5 for nearly its entire length.[1]
The portion between Sun Valley and thecity of Burbank is mostly industrial, with heavy truck traffic through this area. San Fernando Road passes next toBob Hope Airport and through downtown Burbank. Upon entering the Burbank city limits, it is signed asSan Fernando Boulevard. At the intersection with Lincoln Street, there is an interruption in the route due to the reconstruction of the interchange with Interstate 5, with no direct link to the portion of San Fernando Boulevard that runs east of the freeway. At the intersection with Cypress Avenue in theMedia City Center, there is another brief interruption in the route. 1st Street and Magnolia Boulevard connect both portions of San Fernando Boulevard. The road becomesSan Fernando Road again once it enters the city ofGlendale, where it serves as a major street for western and southern Glendale.
From the intersection with theVentura Freeway (SR 134) to its southern terminus, the street closely follows theLos Angeles River through theAtwater Village,Glassell Park, andCypress Park neighborhoods. North ofFigueroa Street, San Fernando Road splits with Avenue 26, and passes under theArroyo Seco Parkway at the mouth of theArroyo Seco. San Fernando Road ends at the Pasadena Avenue intersection, where it becomes Avenue 20, which ends 5 blocks later at North Main Street, nearDowntown Los Angeles.
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Prior to the construction ofInterstate 5, San Fernando Road was oldU.S. Route 99 andU.S. Route 6. With the completion of theGolden State Freeway, it was re-signed asState Route 163 in the 1960s andBusiness Interstate 5 in the 1970s.
Today, San Fernando Road is used as an alternative to Interstate 5 betweenLincoln Heights and theNewhall Pass, due to the relatively few traffic signals on the route.[citation needed]
Metro Local lines 94, 224, 294 and 603 run along San Fernando Road, as well asGlendale Transit lines 7 and 12.
There was another San Fernando Road entirely within the city of Santa Clarita starting only2+1⁄2 miles north of the northern end of the original San Fernando Road. San Fernando Road in Santa Clarita has now been renamed and split into 3 different streets (from south to north): Newhall Avenue, Main Street, and Railroad Avenue. The route formerly carried the easternmost segment ofSR 126.
San Fernando Road should also not be confused with the nearby San Fernando Mission Boulevard. The two roads intersect in theCity of San Fernando about a mile from theSan Fernando Mission.
The formerSouthern Pacific Railroad, which now carries theAntelope Valley Line of the Metrolink rail system, follows both portions of San Fernando Road for their entire routes.[2]
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