What is the busiest freeway in Southern California?

The Busiest Highway: Taking the number one spot in California is the I-405 in Orange County from Seal Beach Boulevard to the 22 freeway. That stretch of road sees 379,000 vehicles a day (as of 2011, the latest data available) travel along that strip. That’s 4 cars every second.

How many freeways does Los Angeles have?

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. Approximately 2,882,784 vehicle trips are taken on L.A.’s 650 miles of freeways and 22,000 miles of surface streets each day between 7-8 a.m. on weekdays.

How many freeways run through Los Angeles?

Within Los Angeles County, there are approximately 650 miles of freeway and most go through the city.

How are freeways numbered?

Interstate Route Numbering Major Interstate routes are designated by one- or two-digit numbers. Routes with odd numbers run north and south, while even numbered run east and west. For north-south routes, the lowest numbers begin in the west, while the lowest numbered east-west routes are in the south.

How many lanes are in LA freeways?

As Dan said, the highways and freeways vary, so you will have stretches of two lanes in each direction, then as many as 6 in each direction. Once you get into the greater LA area, I always advise people not to drive in the furthest right hand lane because that is where drivers are merging on and off.

How old are Los Angeles freeways?

Freeways & Highways Los Angeles County

Route	Type of Highway	Year Opened
1	State Route	Malibu stretch in 1929
2	State Route	1958-1978
5	Interstate	1945-1958 (south of Downtown L.A.); 1956-1975 (north of Downtown L.A.)
10	Interstate	1943-1957 (east of Downtown L.A.); 1961-1966 (west of Downtown L.A.)