Interstate 110 (California)

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Interstate 110
(CS&HC Section 410)
Length:	21.44 mi[1] (35 km)
Formed:	December 1978 by FHWA 1981 (from SR-11) by Caltrans[2]
South end:	SR-47 in San Pedro
Major junctions:	I-105 in Los Angeles
North end:	I-10/SR-110 in Los Angeles
California State Routes < SR 110 SR 111 > Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

The Harbor Freeway is often heavily congested at rush hour

Interstate 110 (abbreviated I-110) is one of the principal north-south freeways in Los Angeles County, California. As the Harbor Freeway, it runs from Gaffey Street in San Pedro to the Santa Monica Freeway (Interstate 10) south of downtown Los Angeles, where it becomes signed as California State Highway 110. The Harbor Transitway is a grade-separated bus and high-occupancy vehicle corridor in the median running between State Route 91 (Gardena Freeway) and the south side of downtown Los Angeles.

Although Interstate 110 ends at the Santa Monica Freeway, the Harbor Freeway legally continues as California State Highway 110 to the Four Level Interchange, where it then becomes the Pasadena Freeway.

The Harbor Freeway, along with the Long Beach Freeway, are the principal means for freight to get from the port of Los Angeles to rail yards and warehouses further inland. Its interchange with the Santa Monica Freeway is notoriously busy and congested, and the portions bordering Bunker Hill in northwest downtown Los Angeles are choked with traffic at peak travel times.

[edit] History

The Harbor Freeway (south of Santa Monica Freeway) was built from 1952 to 1970. The I-110 number is also once used for stub of San Bernardino Freeway mostly Interstate 10 and west of Golden State Freeway from 1963 and decommissioned in 1968. Originally the highway was signed as U.S. Highway 6 and was a time signed as California State Highway 11. In 1978, the Harbor Freeway has promoted to approval chargable interstate. The Harbor Freeway went up changing the SR-11 signs to Interstate 110 in 1981, along with Pasadena Freeway and Arroyo Parkway (which is the north of Santa Monica Freeway) is now California State Highway 110.

[edit] Notable Features

Carpool lanes on the upper deck of the Harbor Freeway, south of Adams Boulevard

The Harbor Freeway is noted for its elaborate high-occupancy vehicle lane infrastructure, with HOV lanes elevated above the rest of traffic in many areas. Of particular note is the 7-story ramp that connects the eastbound Century Freeway to its northbound carpool lanes, offering splendid views of the entire Los Angeles Basin and the San Gabriel Mountains, weather permitting.

[edit] Pop Culture References

A portion of the Harbor Freeway is shown on the cover of punk rock legends The Minutemen's double-album, Double Nickels on the Dime; the sign shown for San Pedro (the band's hometown) uses the old designation of California State Highway 11.

[edit] State law

Route 110 is part of the Freeway and Expressway System, as stated by section 253.5 of the California State Highway Code.

Route 110 from San Pedro to Route 101 is known as the Harbor Freeway.^[3]

[edit] Cities and Communities Served

• Athens
• Carson
• Gardena
• Harbor City
• Los Angeles
• Torrance
• South Los Angeles
• West Adams
• San Pedro

[edit] Control Cities

Northbound

• Los Angeles

Southbound

• San Pedro

[edit] Major Intersections

Freeways intersecting the Harbor Freeway include:

• San Diego Freeway
• Gardena Freeway (CA/SR-91)
• Century Freeway
• Santa Monica Freeway (I-10)
• Pasadena Freeway

[edit] Major Landmarks

Notable landmarks and attractions near the Harbor Freeway include:

• California State University, Dominguez Hills
• Watts Towers
• Exposition Park, which includes the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• University of Southern California
• Staples Center
• Los Angeles Convention Center

[edit] Exit list

Postmiles are derived from^[1] and exit numbers derived from^[4].

Location	Postmile	#	Destinations	Notes
Los Angeles	LA 0.00		Gaffey Street; San Pedro	Southbound exit and northbound entrance (at-grade intersection)
	LA R0.94	1A	State Route 47 - Vincent Thomas Bridge; Terminal Island; Long Beach
	LA R1.25	1B	Channel Street	Northbound entrance and exit accessible via John S Gibson Blvd; Southbound entrance and exit accessible via Gaffey Street
	LA 2.77	3A	C Street
	LA 3.26	3B	Anaheim Street	Northbound entrance and exit accessible via Figueroa Street; Southbound entrance and exit accessible via Figueroa Place
	LA 4.08	4	State Route 1 - Pacific Coast Highway
	LA 5.45	5	Sepulveda Blvd
	LA 6.52	7A	223rd Street	Combined northbound exit (Exit 7) and entrance accessible via Figueroa Street
	LA 7.02	7B	Carson Street
	LA 7.74 LA 8.03	8	Torrance Blvd; Del Amo Blvd	Northbound entrance and exit accessible via Figueroa Street; Southbound entrance and exit accessible via Hamilton Ave
	LA 8.79	9	Interstate 405 - San Diego Freeway; Santa Monica; Long Beach
	LA 9.07		190th Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	LA 9.87	10A	State Route 91 East - Gardena Freeway	Combined as Exit 10 southbound
		10B	State Route 91 West - Artesia Blvd
	LA 11.24	11	Redondo Beach Blvd
	LA 11.89	12	Rosecrans Avenue
	LA 12.90	13	El Segundo Blvd
	LA 13.95	14A	Interstate 105 East - Norwalk	Exit shared with I-105 West southbound
		14B (NB); 14A (SB)	Interstate 105 West - El Segundo	Exit shared with Imperial Highway and Century Blvd northbound; Exit shared with I-105 East southbound
	LA 13.97	14B	Imperial Highway	Exit shared with I-105 West and Century Blvd northbound
	LA 14.97	14B (NB); 15 (SB)	Century Blvd	Exit shared with I-105 West and Imperial Highway northbound
	LA 15.98	16	Manchester Avenue	Formerly State Route 42
	LA 16.98	17	Florence Avenue
	LA 17.51	18A	Gage Avenue
	LA 17.98	18B	Slauson Avenue
	LA 18.49	19A	51st Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	LA 19.00	19B	Vernon Avenue	Exit 19 northbound
	LA 19.50	20A	Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
	LA 20.00	20B	Exposition Blvd
	LA 20.71	20C	Adams Blvd
	LA 21.44	21	Interstate 10 - Santa Monica Freeway; San Bernardino; Santa Monica	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
becomes SR-110

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
2. ^ California Highways: Interstate 110
3. ^ 2006 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California. Caltrans, 71. Retrieved on 2007-03-27. 
4. ^ Cal-NExUS Interchange Exit Numbering

[edit] External links

• Western Exit Guide - Interstate 110 California

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