314. Route 14 is from:
(a) Route 1 north of the intersection of Sunset Boulevard
northwest of Santa Monica to Route 5 near Tunnel Station.
(b) Route 5 at Los Angeles near Tunnel Station to Route 58.
(c) Route 58 to Route 395 near Little Lake via the vicinity of Antelope Valley.
Entire Route. [CS&HC Sec. 253.1]
Part (a) is unconstructed.
From Route 5 northward to about 5 miles south of Route 58 via Palmdale.
This freeway is known as the "Antelope Valley Freeway". In my opinion, it's the best freeway of
them all, largely because it's clean-cut and well polished (not literally, of course).
Commuter lanes are open, but I'm not sure where.
Portion (c) was once Route 6, while portion (b) follows what was Route 6.
Route 14 from Route 58 near Mojave to Route 395 near Little Lake. [CS&HC Sec. 263.3]
About 6 miles north of Route 5 is the long offramp to nowhere.
Actually, it's an offramp that leads to Sierra Hwy in Canyon Country and the
nearby Metrolink station. We can tell that this should have been, or was
planned to be a freeway. The bridge post for that long offramp suggests that
this was to be an intersection with the no-longer-proposed Route 126.
When you come into Acton, you'll soon spot a somewhat western town
mixed with modern-day thingamajigs. The McDonald's on the north side of
the freeway has a very classic saloon look; the house seems to be made out of
wood. They even have their own water tower, which pierces the sky as you go
on Route 14. The Shell gas station also have examples of western nostalgia
like, oh, horse-powered gas tanks.
As you go north on the Antelope Valley Freeway, you pass by the Vasquez
Rocks. You can actually visit this wonderfully weird place by exiting at
Agua Dulce and then going north.
Here's a link to the city of Lancaster. They've recently built a
sports park and a stadium right next to Route 14 on Avenue I. Come take a
look!
Some 25 miles north of Route 58 is the Red Rock
Canyon State Park, with camprounds for camping. It's located in a town
called Ricardo, which is past Cantil.
Route 14 slices its way around Santa Clarita. By all means, that is not one bit fascinating.
Instead of Route 14 being a freeway from Route 5 southward, it should go on surface streets,
literally cutting through the San Fernando Valley via Balboa Av. Then it should cut through the
Santa Monica Mountains the same way, where it would eventually meet its true end, at Route 1
near Santa Monica.
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