AARoads:United States/California/History/Freeway names

Freeway and highway names that are not strictly ceremonial are listed here. El Camino Real and several other old trails are not.

Los Angeles area

Sources include:

• 1939 LATEB - Los Angeles County only; no names given (so names are the earliest I can find from other sources)
• 1947 RPC
• 1949 ACSC
• 1955 CPC (changes approved June 9, 1955)
• 1958 MTEB
• 1963 VNN: Van Nuys News, State C of C Favors 802 Highway Projects, August 29, 1963 - Los Angeles County only

SR 1

• Pacific Coast Highway, San Juan Capistrano to El Rio (1959 ch. 1569 p. 3900)
• US 101 San Juan Capistrano to SR 257: added 1919, F&E 1959
  • 1947 RPC: Pacific Coast Parkway, SR 22 to SR 107; Ocean Parkway, SR 107 to SR 2
  • 1949 ACSC: Pacific Coast Parkway, Orange County to SR 107; Ocean Parkway, SR 107 to SR 2
  • 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Pacific Coast Freeway
• SR 257 to US 101 El Rio: added 1919-25, F&E 1959
  • 1958 MTEB: Oxnard Freeway

SR 2

• Angeles Crest Highway, La Canada to Mount Wilson Road
• SR 1 to US 101: added 1933, F&E 1959 east of I-405
  • 1939 LATEB, 1947 RPC, 1949 ACSC: Santa Monica Parkway
  • 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Beverly Hills Freeway
• US 101 to I-210: added 1933, F&E 1959
  • 1939 LATEB: Allesandro Parkway (part or all? - it went to I-210, and had a branch on Eagle Rock Boulevard to SR 134)
  • 1947 RPC, 1949 ACSC: Allesandro Parkway, US 101 to I-5 (and beyond to SR 134 via Eagle Rock Boulevard in 1949); Glendale Parkway, I-5 to I-210
  • 1955 CPC, 1955 CHC, 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Glendale Freeway (replaced Allesandro and Glendale Freeways in 1955)
• I-210 to SR 249: added 1919, F&E 1959
  • 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Glendale Freeway
• SR 249 to SR 138: added 1919-33, F&E 1959
  • 1958 MTEB: Angeles Crest Expressway
  • 1963 VNN: Angeles Crest Freeway

I-5

• San Diego County to I-405: added 1910, F&E 1959
  • 1957 CHC, 1958 MTEB: San Diego Freeway
• I-405 to US 101: added 1910-41, F&E 1959
  • 1939 LATEB, 1947 RPC, 1949 ACSC, 1958 MTEB: Santa Ana Parkway (Santa Ana Freeway in 1947)
• US 101 to Kern County: added 1910-47, F&E 1959
  • 1939 LATEB, 1947 RPC, 1949 ACSC: Los Angeles River Freeway, US 101 to SR 2 (1947 only); Riverside Parkway, SR 2 to SR 134; San Fernando Parkway, SR 134 to SR 14 (San Fernando Freeway in 1947)
  • 1955 CPC, 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Golden State Freeway (replaced San Fernando Parkway in 1955, with a new route around the east side of downtown)

I-10

• Jack Rabbit Trail, SR 60 to Blythe
• Hassayampa Trail, Indio to Blythe
• Sunkist Trail, Indio to Blythe
• SR 1 to I-5: added 1933, F&E 1959
  • 1939 LATEB, 1947 RPC, 1949 ACSC: Venice Parkway, SR 1 to SR 187; Olympic Parkway, SR 187 to I-5
  • 1955 CPC: Venice Freeway (replaced Venice and Olympic Parkways)
  • Olympic Freeway
  • 1957 CHC, 1958 MTEB: Santa Monica Freeway
• US 101 to I-215: added 1931-33, F&E 1959
  • 1939 LATEB, 1947 RPC, 1949 ACSC: Ramona Parkway (Ramona Freeway in 1947)
  • 1954 CHC, 1958 MTEB: San Bernardino Freeway
• I-215 to ?: added 1916, F&E 1959
  • Redlands Freeway

SR 14

• El Camino Sierra, Los Angeles to US 395
• SR 1 to I-5: added 1959, F&E 1959
  • 1955 CPC, 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Reseda Freeway (added in 1955)
• I-5 to Kern County: added 1910, F&E 1959
  • 1957 res. ch. 196 p. 4584, 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Antelope Valley Freeway (only south of SR 48 in 1957)

I-15

• Escondido Freeway, I-805 to I-215 Temecula (CHC 1957, 1979 res. ch. 67 p. 4876)
• Temecula Valley Freeway, San Diego County to Bundy Canyon Road (1990 res. ch. 78 p. 8269) - supersedes the Escondido Freeway there
• Corona Freeway, I-215 Temecula to SR 91 (CHC 1958)
• Devore Freeway, SR 91 to I-215 Devore
• Ontario Freeway, Limonite Avenue to I-215 Devore (1989 res. ch. 136 p. 6998)
• Mojave Freeway, I-215 Devore to Nevada (1987 res. ch. 117 p. 5976)
• Barstow Freeway, I-215 Devore to Nevada (CHC 1958)

SR 18

• No name, San Bernardino County to SR 138 (VNN 1963)

SR 19

SR 22

• Garden Grove Freeway, I-405 to SR 55 (CHC 1957)
• Garden Grove Freeway, SR 1 to SR 55 (MTEB 1958)
• Garden Grove Freeway, SR 1 to Orange County (VNN 1963)
• Santiago Expressway, SR 55 to Irvine Park (MTEB 1958)
• RPC 1947: Alamitos Parkway, SR 1 to Orange County

SR 23

• Decker Freeway, SR 1 to US 101 (MTEB 1958)
• Moorpark Freeway, US 101 to SR 126 (MTEB 1958)

SR 27

• Topanga Expressway (MTEB 1958)

SR 33

• Ojai Freeway, US 101 to Santa Barbara County (MTEB 1958)

SR 34

• Calleguas Freeway, Port Hueneme to SR 118 (MTEB 1958)

SR 38

SR 39

• Huntington Beach Freeway, SR 1 to I-210 (MTEB 1958)
• Huntington Beach Freeway, I-5 to I-210 (VNN 1963)
• Crystal Lake Freeway, I-210 to SR 2 (MTEB 1958)
• RPC 1947: La Habra Parkway, Orange County to I-210

SR 47

• I-110 to I-710: added 1949, F&E 1959
  • 1947 RPC, 1949 ACSC: Seaside Parkway
  • 1958 MTEB, 1959 HR 144 ([1] p. 3502): Seaside Freeway
• I-710 to I-10: added 1959, F&E 1959
  • 1939 LATEB, 1943: Long Beach Parkway
  • 1947 RPC, 1949 ACSC: Terminal Island Freeway, I-710 to I-405; Alamitos Parkway, I-405 to I-10 (Long Beach Parkway in 1949)
  • 1955 CPC, 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Industrial Freeway (replaced Terminal Island Freeway and Alamitos Parkway in 1955)
  • Terminal Island Freeway, I-710 to SR 103

SR 48

• Lancaster Freeway, SR 138 to San Bernardino County (MTEB 1958, VNN 1963)

SR 55

• Costa Mesa Freeway, south boundary of Costa Mesa to SR 91 (1976 res. ch. 86 p. 6739)
• Newport Freeway, SR 1 to SR 91 (MTEB 1958)

SR 57

• Orange Freeway, SR 1 to SR 60 (MTEB 1958, 1969 res. ch. 157 p. 3733)
• Orange Freeway, Orange County to SR 60 (VNN 1963)
• No name, SR 60 to I-10 (VNN 1963)
• Temescal Freeway, I-10 to I-210 (MTEB 1958)
• Corona Freeway, I-10 to I-210 (VNN 1963)
• RPC 1947: Los Coyotes Parkway, SR 60 to SR 71; Temescal Parkway, SR 71 to I-210

SR 60

• Pomona Freeway, I-5 to SR 83 (CHC 1955)
• Pomona Freeway, I-5 to San Bernardino County (MTEB 1958)
• Pomona Freeway, I-5 to SR 57 (VNN 1963)
• Orange Freeway, SR 57 to San Bernardino County (VNN 1963)
• Moreno Valley Freeway, SR 91 to I-10 (1989 res. ch. 103 p. 6963)
• Jack Rabbit Trail, Moreno to I-10

SR 62

• Twentynine Palms Highway, I-10 to SR 177 (1990 res. ch. 121 p. 8316)

SR 64

• Malibu Freeway, SR 1 to US 101 (MTEB 1958)
• Sherman Expressway, US 101 to near SR 27 (MTEB 1958)
• Whitnall Freeway, SR 27 to I-5 (MTEB 1958)
• Malibu and Whitnall Freeways, SR 1 to I-5 (VNN 1963)
• RPC 1947: Whitnall Parkway, I-405 to I-5

SR 66

SR 71

• Corona Freeway, SR 91 to I-10 (CHC 1958)
• Temescal Freeway, SR 91 to SR 57 (MTEB 1958)
• Chino Valley Freeway, Riverside County to I-10 (1993 res. ch. 55)
• RPC 1947: Temescal Parkway, San Bernardino County to SR 57

SR 72

SR 73

• San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor, I-405 to MacArthur Boulevard
• Corona del Mar Freeway, SR 1 to SR 55 (MTEB 1958)

SR 74

• Ortega Highway, I-5 to Lake Elsinore
• Ortega Expressway, I-5 to Riverside County (MTEB 1958)
• Pines to Palms Highway, Mountain Center to Palm Desert

SR 79

SR 81

SR 83

SR 86

SR 90

• SR 1 to I-605
  • 1939 LATEB: Inglewood Parkway, I-405 to SR 258; Slauson Parkway, SR 258 to I-5
  • 1947 RPC: Marina Parkway, SR 1 to I-405; Inglewood Parkway, I-405 to I-110; Slauson Parkway, I-110 to I-605
  • 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Slauson Freeway
  • 1971 res. ch. 136 p. 4368: Richard M. Nixon Freeway
  • 1976 res. ch. 25 p. 6683: Marina Freeway
• I-605 to SR 142
  • 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Century Freeway
  • 1971 res. ch. 136 p. 4368: Richard M. Nixon Freeway
  • 1976 res. ch. 25 p. 6683: Marina Freeway
• SR 142 to SR 91
  • 1958 MTEB: Yorba Linda Freeway
  • 1971 res. ch. 136 p. 4368: Richard M. Nixon Freeway
  • 1976 res. ch. 25 p. 6683: Marina Freeway

SR 91

• SR 1 to I-710
  • 1947 RPC: Artesia Parkway
  • 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Riverside Freeway
  • 1970 res. ch. 148 p. 3707: Redondo Beach Freeway
  • 1991 res. ch. 35 p. 6061: Gardena Freeway, Gardena to I-710 - supersedes the Redondo Beach Freeway there
• I-710 to I-5
  • 1947 RPC: Artesia Parkway
  • 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Riverside Freeway
  • 1970 res. ch. 148 p. 3707: Artesia Freeway
• I-5 to I-215
  • 1957 CHC, 1958 MTEB: Riverside Freeway
  • 1958 CHC: Corona Freeway, SR 71 to I-15

US 101

• Coast Highway, Los Angeles to San Francisco
• I-5 to SR 110
  • 1947 RPC, 1958 MTEB: Santa Ana Freeway
• SR 110 to SR 134/SR 170
  • 1939 LATEB, 1947 RPC: Hollywood Parkway
  • 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Hollywood Freeway
• SR 134/SR 170 to Ventura County
  • 1939 LATEB: Colorado Parkway
  • 1947 RPC: Ventura Parkway
  • 1958 MTEB: Ventura Freeway
  • 1963 VNN: Ventura Freeway
• Ventura County line to Santa Barbara County
  • 1958 MTEB: Ventura Freeway, Ventura County line to SR 257; Pacific Coast Freeway, SR 257 to Santa Barbara County
  • 1973 res. ch. 62 p. 3109: Ventura Freeway, SR 1 El Rio to Santa Barbara County

SR 103

• Terminal Island Freeway, SR 47 to SR 1
• Industrial Freeway, SR 47 to SR 1 (MTEB 1958)
• RPC 1947: Terminal Island Freeway, SR 47 to SR 1
• 1943: Terminal Island Parkway, Terminal Island to North Long Beach

I-105

• SR 1 to I-605
  • 1947 RPC: Inglewood Parkway, SR 1 to I-405
  • 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Century Freeway
  • 1969 res. ch. 362 p. 4065: El Segundo Freeway, SR 1 to I-405; Norwalk Freeway, I-405 to I-605
  • 1987 res. ch. 83 p. 5939: Glenn Anderson Freeway, Pershing Drive to I-605

SR 107

• Torrance Freeway, SR 1 to I-405 (1968 res. ch. 171 p. 3266)
• Hawthorne Freeway, SR 1 to I-405 (MTEB 1958, VNN 1963)
• RPC 1947: Pacific Coast Parkway, SR 1 to I-405

I-110/SR 110

• San Pedro to US 101
  • 1939 LATEB: Harbor Parkway (originally West By-Pass downtown)
  • 1947 RPC, 1958 MTEB: Harbor Freeway
• US 101 to Pasadena
  • 1939 LATEB, 1947 RPC: Arroyo Seco Parkway
  • 1954 CHC, 1958 MTEB: Pasadena Freeway
  • Arroyo Seco Freeway

SR 111

SR 118

• Ronald Reagan Freeway, SR 126 to SR 249 (1994 SR 7)
• Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway, SR 126 to SR 249 (1970 res. ch. 185 p. 3776)
• Simi Valley Freeway, SR 126 to I-210 (MTEB 1958)
• Simi Valley Freeway, Ventura County to I-210 (VNN 1963)
• Sunland Freeway, I-210 to SR 249 (MTEB 1958, VNN 1963)

SR 122

• Barstow Freeway, SR 249 to San Bernardino County (MTEB 1958, VNN 1963)

SR 126

• Santa Paula Freeway, US 101 to I-5 (1967 ch. 1223 p. 2989)
• Santa Clara River Freeway, US 101 to I-5 (MTEB 1958)
• Santa Clara River Freeway, Venture County to SR 14 (VNN 1963)
• Saugus Expressway, I-5 to SR 14 (MTEB 1958)

SR 133

• Laguna Freeway, Laguna Beach to I-5 (CHC 1957, MTEB 1958)

SR 134

• US 101 to I-210
  • 1939 LATEB: Colorado Parkway
  • 1947 RPC: Ventura Parkway
  • 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Ventura Freeway
  • Colorado Freeway, Eagle Rock Boulevard to Figueroa Boulevard

SR 138

• Metropolitan By-Pass Freeway, I-5 to San Bernardino County (MTEB 1958, VNN 1963)

SR 142

• Century Freeway, SR 90 to SR 71 (MTEB 1958)
• Carbon Canyon Freeway?, SR 71 to SR 210

SR 144

SR 150

• Santa Paula Freeway, US 101 to SR 126 (MTEB 1958)

SR 154

• El Camino Cielo, US 101 to US 101
• San Marcos Pass Road, US 101 to US 101

SR 159

SR 164

• Rio Hondo Freeway, I-605 to I-210 (MTEB 1958, VNN 1963)
• RPC 1947: Eaton Canyon Parkway, I-605 to I-210

SR 170

• I-405 to US 101
  • 1939 LATEB, 1947 RPC: Crenshaw Parkway (also La Brea Parkway in 1947)
  • 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Laurel Canyon Freeway
  • 1974 res. ch. 26 p. 3613: Skyway Freeway, LAX to SR 90
• US 101 to I-5
  • 1939 LATEB, 1947 RPC: Hollywood Parkway
  • 1958 MTEB, 1963 VNN: Hollywood Freeway

SR 173

SR 187

• 1939 LATEB, 1947 RPC: Venice Parkway, SR 1 to I-10 (part of what became I-10)
• Venice Freeway, SR 1 to I-10 (MTEB 1958)

SR 189

SR 192

SR 195

SR 196

• Angeles Forest Expressway, SR 2 to SR 249 (MTEB 1958)
• Angeles Forest Freeway, SR 2 to SR 249 (VNN 1963)

SR 206

I-210/SR 210

• Foothill Freeway, I-5 to I-10 (1991 res. ch. 128 p. 6221)
• Foothill Freeway, I-5 to San Bernardino County (MTEB 1958, VNN 1963)
• 1947 RPC: San Bernardino Freeway/Colorado Freeway, SR 134 to San Bernardino County
• 1939 LATEB: Colorado Parkway, SR 134 to San Bernardino County

SR 212

SR 213

SR 214

I-215

• Escondido Freeway, I-15 Temecula to SR 91 (CHC 1957)
• Riverside Freeway, SR 91 to I-10 (CHC 1957)
• Barstow Freeway, Highland Avenue to I-15 Devore (CHC 1958)

SR 217

• Clarence Ward Memorial Boulevard, UCSB to US 101 (1955 ch. 1789 p. 3297)

SR 224

SR 225

SR 232

• Oxnard Freeway, SR 1 to SR 118 (MTEB 1958)

SR 241

• Foothill Transportation Corridor, I-5 to SR 133
• Eastern Transportation Corridor, SR 133 to SR 91

SR 241 (1964)

• I-110 or I-10 to I-5: added 1947
  • 1939 LATEB, 1947 RPC, 1949 ACSC: East By-Pass, I-110 to SR 110
  • 1955 CPC, 1958 MTEB: Industrial Freeway, I-10 to SR 110 (replaced East By-Pass in 1955)
• SR 110 to I-5: not a state highway
  • 1939 LATEB, 1947 RPC, 1949 ACSC: Riverside Parkway
  • 1955 CPC, 1958 MTEB: Industrial Freeway, I-10 to SR 110 (replaced Riverside Parkway in 1955)

SR 243

SR 247

SR 248

SR 249

• Glendale Freeway, SR 2 to SR 118 (MTEB 1958, VNN 1963)
• Barstow Freeway, SR 118 to SR 122 (MTEB 1958, VNN 1963)
• Angeles Forest Expressway, SR 122 to SR 14 (MTEB 1958)
• Angeles Forest Freeway, SR 122 to SR 14 (VNN 1963)

SR 250

SR 257

• Pacific Coast Freeway, SR 1 to US 101 (MTEB 1958)

SR 258

• Whitnall Freeway, I-405 to US 101 (MTEB 1958)
• 1939 LATEB, RPC 1947: Normandie Parkway, SR 90 to US 101

SR 259

SR 261

• Eastern Transportation Corridor, Walnut Avenue to SR 241

SR 268

• Mulholland Expressway, SR 27 to I-405 (MTEB 1958)

SR 330

SR 371

US 395

I-405

• San Diego Freeway, I-5 to I-5 (CHC 1954, MTEB 1958)
• Sepulveda Freeway, I-10 to I-5
• RPC 1947: Sepulveda Parkway, Orange County to I-5
• 1939 LATEB, 1943: Sepulveda Parkway, Long Beach to I-5

I-605

• San Gabriel River Freeway, SR 1 to I-210 (MTEB 1958; 1967 ch. 1101 p. 2739 from I-405 to I-10; extended by 1968 ch. 282 p. 621)
• San Gabriel River Freeway, Orange County to I-210 (VNN 1963)
• RPC 1947: San Gabriel River Parkway, I-405 to I-210

I-710

• 1939 LATEB: River Parkway, Long Beach to SR 110
• Seaside Freeway, SR 47 to SR 1 (MTEB 1958, 1959 HR 144 ([2] p. 3502))
• Long Beach Freeway, SR 1 to I-5 (CHC 1954)
• Long Beach Freeway, SR 1 to I-210 (MTEB 1958, VNN 1963)
• Los Angeles River Freeway, SR 1 to I-210
• RPC 1947: Long Beach Freeway, SR 1 to I-5; Concord Parkway, I-5 to SR 110
• 1943: Los Angeles River Freeway, Long Beach to Los Angeles

Other freeways on the 1958 plan

• Elizabeth Freeway
• Manhattan Freeway
• Mt. Abel Freeway
• Piru Freeway
• Pleasant Valley Freeway
• Rosecrans Freeway

It appears all others were at least partly state highways.

San Francisco Bay area

• 1955 Santa Clara County

SR 1

• Junipero Serra Freeway
• Park Presidio Freeway

SR 4

SR 9

SR 12

SR 13

• Mountain Boulevard Freeway
• Warren Freeway
• Ashby Freeway

SR 17

• Los Gatos Freeway, Santa Cruz County to I-280 (1955)

SR 24

• Grove-Shafter Freeway
• Walnut Creek Freeway
• Lafayette Freeway?

SR 25

SR 29

SR 35

SR 37

SR 61

SR 68

SR 77

• 42nd Avenue Freeway
• Hegenberger Freeway?
• Park Boulevard Freeway
• Shepherd Canyon Freeway
• Lafayette-Pleasant Hill Freeway?

I-80

• Central Freeway
• Eastshore Freeway
• Vallejo Freeway

SR 82

SR 84

SR 85

• West Valley Freeway, US 101 to I-280 (1955)
• Stevens Freeway, I-280 to US 101 (1955)

SR 87

SR 92

• Hayward-San Mateo Freeway

SR 93

SR 100

US 101

• South Valley Freeway, San Benito County to Tulare Hill Expressway (near Coyote) (1955)
• East Valley Freeway, Tulare Hill Expressway (near Coyote) to I-880 (1955)
• Bayshore Freeway, I-880 to San Francisco (1955)
• Southern Freeway
• Central Freeway

SR 109

SR 112

SR 113

SR 114

SR 116

SR 117 (1964-1965)

• Junipero Serra Freeway

SR 121

SR 123

SR 128

SR 129

SR 130

SR 131

SR 141

SR 152

SR 156

SR 160

SR 175

SR 179

SR 181

SR 183

SR 185

I-205

SR 218

SR 221

SR 221 (1964-1984)

SR 230

• Hunters Point Expressway

SR 236

SR 237

• Mountain View-Milpitas Freeway

SR 238/I-238

• Foothill Freeway
• Castro Valley Freeway

SR 239

SR 241 (1968-1972)

• Panhandle Freeway
• Western Freeway

SR 242

SR 251

SR 260

SR 262

I-280

• Mission Freeway
• Alemany Freeway
• Southern Freeway
• Embarcadero Freeway

I-380

SR 480

• Golden Gate Freeway
• Embarcadero Freeway

I-505

I-580

• MacArthur Freeway

I-680

• Dublin Freeway
• Danville Freeway
• Mission Pass Freeway

I-780

• Benicia Freeway

I-880

• Los Gatos Freeway, I-280 to US 101 (1955)
• Eastshore Freeway
• Nimitz Freeway, US 101 to Alameda County (1955)

I-980

• Grove-Shafter Freeway

Others

• Alameda Freeway (Southern Crossing east bay approach)
• Army Street Freeway (Southern Crossing west bay approach)
• Clay Street Tubes (Southern Crossing east bay approach)
• Crosstown Freeway/Circumferential Expressway
• Mission Freeway
• Richmond Freeway
• Southern Crossing
• Sunset Freeway
• Tennessee Street Freeway/Tennessee-6½ Street Freeway (Southern Crossing west bay approach)