615. Route 405 is from Route 5 near El Toro to Route 5 near San Fernando.
Entire route.
Entire route.
It's called the San Diego Freeway, although in reality the freeway
doesn't come close to San Diego.
Signed as an Interstate highway.
The freeway replaced the once infamous Route 7 that ran along Sepulveda
Blvd and thensome. The first part of the freeway was opened somewhere in
1955 (?) from Route 22 west and then north to Route 5.
If you want to go to Wild Rivers Water Park in Irvine, get off on Irvine
Center Drive and head south. The entrance will be to the right. Also there is
the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater.
The Orange County Fairgrounds is on Fairview Road and then southward.
Hollywood Park is on Century Blvd and then eastward in Inglewood. The
Great Western Forum is on Manchester Bl (Route 42) and then eastward.
As Kurumi once noted, Route 405 is a continuous rush hour, all 24 hours.
It's one heck of a freeway with one heck of an attitude (so may the drivers).
Almost all the time, even in midnight, the freeway is filled with cars and
trucks, even though they may be traveling at a fair and fast speed.
Route 405 from El Toro really goes west for about 35 miles. Then,
before coming up to Route 105 and LAX, you make a transition to the north.
Where the freeway pivots is called the South Bay Curve.
Route 405's importance is shown as it comes in contact with LAX on
Century Blvd. The exit has been totally remodeled, and it's a very busy
place. The airport is on Century Bl and then westward.
UCLA is on either Sunset Bl or Wilshire Bl heading east. If you are
heading north, though, an additional exit is located on Montana Ave. The
National Cemetery and Veterans' Administration is on the Wilshire Blvd exit.
Route 405 makes its way through the following cities (northward):
- Irvine
- Costa Mesa
- Fountain Valley
- Westminster
- Long Beach
- Signal Hill
- Carson
- Torrance
- Lawndale
- Inglewood
- Culver City
- Los Angeles (the West and the Valley)