Talk:Santa Ana Freeway/Archive 1

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"An abundance of landmarks (Disneyland, Anaheim Stadium, and the John Wayne Airport) along the Orange County portion of its route..." John Wayne Airport is a bit of a drive from the 5. It's actually off the 405. I didn't check to see who wrote this, but if no one objects, I think it ought to be changed. There are plenty of instances where someone might take the 5 on the way to SNA, but I'd be interested to know how much traffic on the route is attributable to the airport, and maintain that the language here is misleading.LordSnow 19:38, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
 * You are right, John Wayne Airport isn't near the 5 at all. It is much closer to the 405/55 Junction. I don't understand how anyone could object, the Santa Ana Freeway has little association with John Wayne Airport at all.

-- The control city on the northbound 5 from just south of the El Toro Y is now Santa Ana (presumably until the 5/55 interchange). Does anybody know when this change (from Los Angeles) took place?--Truthiness 05:10, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

What is a control city? Alanraywiki 15:01, 31 July 2007 (UTC)


 * A control city is generally the next major destination city that is signed for traffic flowing in a particular direction on a particular segment of a particular freeway. For example, all overhead reassurance signs on Interstate 5 northbound between Los Angeles and Sacramento always show the I-5 shield followed by "Sacramento."  See the article on control city. --Coolcaesar 12:50, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Bridge dates
Only original bridges are listed here. --NE2 20:18, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 1968 under I-405
 * 1958/69 over Bee Canyon
 * 1958 over Myford Creek
 * 1955 over SR 55
 * 1955 over Main Street
 * 1963 several Orange Crush bridges
 * 1970 several SR 91 interchange bridges
 * 1957 over Fullerton Creek
 * 1957 under Stanton Avenue
 * 1957 under SR 39
 * 1957 under Western Avenue
 * 1957 over Artesia Boulevard
 * 1934/59 over Coyote Creek
 * 1955 under Valley View Avenue
 * 1959 over North Fork Coyote Creek
 * 1955 under Alondra Boulevard
 * 1955 under Carmenita Road
 * 1958 over Excelsior Wash
 * 1955 under Shoemaker Avenue
 * 1954 over Rosecrans Avenue
 * 1954 over Firestone Boulevard
 * 1954 under ped bridge
 * 1954 over storm drain
 * 1954/58 over San Antonio Drive
 * 1954 over storm drains
 * 1954/58 over Imperial Highway
 * 1954/58 over Pioneer Boulevard
 * 1953 over RR
 * 1953 under Florence Avenue
 * 1965 under I-605
 * 1953/65 over San Gabriel River
 * 1953 over storm drain
 * 1953 over SR 19
 * 1953 over storm drain
 * 1953 over Paramount Boulevard
 * 1953 over Rio Hondo
 * 1953 over RR, Slauson Avenue
 * 1952 over Garfield Avenue
 * 1952 over RR
 * 1953 over Washington Boulevard
 * 1950 under Atlantic Boulevard
 * 1950 under RR
 * 1950 under Triggs Avenue
 * 1954-56 under I-710
 * 1951 under Eastern Avenue
 * 1951 under Olympic Boulevard
 * 1951 under Downey Road
 * 1948 over Indiana Street
 * 1948 under Esperanza Street
 * 1947 under Lorena Street
 * 1948 over Euclid Avenue
 * 1948 over Marietta Street
 * 1948 over SR 60 west
 * 1948 over Soto Street
 * 1947 under Boyle Avenue
 * 1948 under Seventh Street
 * 1960 under I-5 south, I-10 west
 * 1932 under Sixth Street
 * 1947 under Fourth Street
 * 1947 over First Street
 * 1947 over ramp to I-10 east
 * 1944 under ramp to I-10 east
 * 1944 over LA River
 * 1954 under Alameda Street
 * 1954 under LA Street
 * 1950 under Main Street
 * 1949 under Spring Street
 * 1950 under Broadway
 * 1951 under Hill Street
 * 1948 under Grand Avenue
 * 1949 over Figueroa Street
 * 1949 Four Level Interchange

History notes
--NE2 20:41, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Opening dates
 * December 22, 1947: Aliso Street Viaduct to Soto Street
 * April 4, 1949: Soto Street to Eastman Avenue [Ditman Avenue]
 * February 10, 1953: Ditman Avenue [Eastman Avenue] to Atlantic Boulevard
 * Mid-May 1953: Atlantic Boulevard to Slauson Avenue
 * November 18, 1953: two bridges in downtown
 * By mid-1954: Slauson Avenue to Pioneer Boulevard
 * December 1, 1954: Pioneer Boulevard to Firestone Boulevard (or January 4, 1955??)