Pasadena Freeway

Page 2: Interstate 5 to Ave 52

Last modified: June 2008

North of Interstate 5, the freeway runs just west of the Arroyo Seco (Spanish for "dry stream"). When first built, the Pasadena Freeway was named the Arroyo Seco Parkway. The section from Figueroa Street north to Pasadena was completed in December 1940.

Ave 26   Ave 26
  • The Avenue 26 bridge was built in 1925 and widened for the freeway in 1939.

Ramp to I-5   101/110 sign
  • Left: Transition road from southbound CA 110 to I-5.
  • Right: Although US 101 is shown on the overhead sign, this is not US 101. It is probably signed this way to differentiate the I-5 exit from US 101.

Pasadena Ave   South of Ave 43
  • Left: The Pasadena Avenue overpass.
  • Right: North of Pasadena Avenue.

South of Ave 43   Avenue 43 interchange
  • Left: South of Avenue 43.  The Arroyo Seco Parkway has no right shoulder, only occasional turnouts.
  • Right: Northbound at the Avenue 43 exit.  Note the 5 mph suggested exit speed.

Ave 43 exit   Avenue 43 interchange
  • This is the Avenue 43 exit from the northbound freeway, a right turn on and off the freeway, with a stop sign at the end of the on-ramp. Most of the on-ramps on the Arroyo Seco Parkway segment have a stop sign at the end of the on-ramps. The shot on the left was taken in 1975 and the one on the right in 2008.

Avenue 43   Ave 43
  • Avenue 43 overpass.

North of Ave 43   Sycamore pedestrian OC
  • Left: North of Avenue 43.  Note that the left lane of the freeway is paved with a different material than the right two lanes.  This is the original design and was done to distinguish this lane as a passing lane.
  • Right: The original freeway included pedestrian overpasses.

Ave 52 exit sign   Ave 52
  • Left: Avenue 52 exit signage.
  • Right: Northbound at Avenue 52.

Ave 52 n/b onramp   s/b Ave 52 exit
  • Left:  Avenue 52 on-ramp seen to the right.
  • Right:  Southbound at Avenue 52.


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