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  SR-14: Antelope Valley Freeway
View of the freeway at Placerita Canyon in 1997 before the HOV lanes were added.
This is near where the Metropolitan Bypass Freeway was supposed to cross.
It may be built as a freeway or expressway.
www.scvresources.com /highways/sr_14.htm   (206 words)

  
 cbs2.com - Antelope Valley Freeway To Be Closed Over 3 Months
Antelope Valley Freeway To Be Closed Over 3 Months
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (CBS) ― The Antelope Valley (14) Freeway will be closed in both directions at Escondido Canyon Road near Santa Clarita Sunday, with closures continuing every Sunday for the next three months, according to Caltrans.
The closure is the result of a slope stabilization project above the freeway between Soledad Canyon Road and Escondido Canyon Road.
cbs2.com /local/local_story_202002505.html   (240 words)

  
  Exploring the Antelope Valley
As one ventures deeper into the Antelope Valley, what emerges is a collage of thriving desert communities surrounded by picturesque mountains and the rugged, unforgiving beauty of the Mojave Desert.
The Antelope Valley is composed of four incorporated cities: Lancaster, Palmdale, Tehachapi and California City.
There are three points to the Antelope Valley: To the north are the old mining towns of Randsburg and Johannesburg, to the west are the quaint hamlets of Gorman and Frazier Park, and to the southeast is Wrightwood, featuring close-by skiing slopes.
www.antelopevalleyguide.com /AV/welcome.html   (2091 words)

  
  Waste Management - Keeping Antelope Valley Clean
Archeologists say that the Antelope Valley was once part of a vast coastal plain, and during movements of the earth’s crust thousands of years ago the area — forty miles by sixty miles — was dropped or depressed about a hundred feet below the surface of the ground creating the surrounding mountains and foothills.
Approximately 60,000 antelopes roamed the Antelope Valley until the herds were decimated by severe winters in the late 1800s and by hunters who slaughtered thousands of the fleet-footed animals.
Today, the Antelope Valley is a major suburban area and home to a rich and diverse base of industry, most notably some of the nation’s biggest aerospace companies.
www.keepingavclean.com /avhistory.html   (1542 words)

  
  antelope valley freeway - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
After entering the Antelope Valley, it turns due north, crossing the California Aqueduct and passing through Lancaster and Palmdale.
Begun in the late 1960s, the Antelope Valley Freeway was nearly complete when the February 9, 1971 Sylmar earthquake completely destroyed its interchange with the Golden State Freeway and wrecked large portions of its route through the San Gabriels.
As it is built to interstate highway standards, it is likely that the Antelope Valley Freeway will be designated as a subsidiary route of Interstate 40 (most likely receiving the designation I-340) once the freeway upgrade to all of CA-58 between California State Highway 99 and Interstate 15 is complete.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Antelope-Valley-Freeway   (474 words)

  
 Antelope Valley - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Antelope Valley consists of northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California.
Stagecoach lines came through the valley along its foothills after Fremont's visit and were the preferred way of travel before the coming of the Southern Pacific railroad in 1876.
The rail service linking the valley to the Central Valley and Los Angeles started the first large influx of white settlers to the valley, and farms and towns soon sprouted on the valley floor.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Antelope_Valley   (1345 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Palmdale, California
Palmdale, the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city (on August 24, 1962) is located in the northeast reaches of Los Angeles County, California beyond the San Gabriel Mountain range from Los Angeles.
It was in 1990 that the Antelope Valley Mall opened at Rancho Vista Blvd. and 10th Street West, presently the busiest intersection in the entire Mojave Desert.
The Antelope Valley Freeway (SR-14) is the major North-South highway connecting Palmdale to Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Palmdale%2C_California   (3327 words)

  
 California @ WestCoastRoads - California 14
Northbound California 14/Antelope Valley Freeway and Westbound California 138 approaches Exit 42, Avenue K. The pattern of one lettered street per mile continues; this sign is mounted on the Avenue L overpass.
Northbound California 14/Antelope Valley Freeway and Westbound California 138 reaches Exit 46, Avenue G. Both the Airport and the County Park are located west of the freeway.
Northbound California 14/Antelope Valley Freeway reaches Exit 52, Avenue A. In the Los Angeles County grid pattern for Antelope Valley, Avenue A is the most northerly east-west road, and it forms the county line.
www.westcoastroads.com /california/ca-014.html   (2432 words)

  
 Antelope Valley Press - Art History Online Reference and Guide
The Antelope Valley Press, colloquially referred to as the Valley Press within its staffers and Antelope Valley residents, is a daily newspaper with emphasis on local news located in Palmdale, California USA.
After the Valley's rapid spurt in population began in late 1983, a Tuesday edition was added, followed by Friday and Wednesday editions.
A Valley Press legacy to the motorists of the Antelope Valley, as well as California and beyond is the Antelope Valley Freeway, which Lamont "Monty" Odett, Sr.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Antelope_Valley_Press   (656 words)

  
 Definition of Golden State Freeway
The freeway continues into the Santa Clarita Valley, and then crosses Newhall Pass through the Santa Susana Mountains to enter the San Fernando Valley, and in turn, Los Angeles.
Several major freeways split from the Golden State Freeway within a few miles of this point: the Foothill Freeway near Sylmar, the San Diego Freeway in Mission Hills, and the Hollywood Freeway in Sun Valley.
On February 9, 1971, the Sylmar earthquake destroyed a portion of the Golden State Freeway, including its interchange (then under construction) with the Antelope Valley Freeway, between the Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys.
www.wordiq.com /definition/Golden_State_Freeway   (421 words)

  
 Geography of the Antelope Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Antelope Valley is located in the westernmost part of the Mojave Desert, and is approximately 3,000 square miles in size.
The north and east boundaries of the Antelope Valley are distinguished by isolated buttes.
Antelope Valley is a closed basin; that is, a basin which has no outlet for its surface streams.
www.palmdalecam.com /part3.htm   (221 words)

  
 Driving in Los Angeles County - Wikitravel
For example, the 110 runs from Pasadena in the north to the LA harbor in the south, and is therefore called both the Pasadena Freeway and the Harbor Freeway.
The Hollywood Freeway is unusual in that it consists of both the 101 Freeway in the south, and the 170 Freeway in the north, and runs through Hollywood rather than to it.
The Foothill Freeway parallels the 10 and 60 out of eastern LA county and was recently extended from San Dimas past the I-15 to Rialto.
www.wikitravel.org /en/Driving_in_Los_Angeles_County   (2106 words)

  
 Professional Land Corporation: Antelope Valley, Rosamond, Mojave, Kern County, Lancaster, Palmdale
According to the Antelope Valley Board of Trade Report in February 2007, the Antelope Valley population is projected to increase from 446,686 to 485,686 between 2006 and 2011.
According to the L.A. Daily News, June 4, 2005, a section of the Antelope Valley Freeway is being widened by Caltrans to the south of Palmdale.
According to the Antelope Valley Press, May 2, 2007, California City outgrew all but 11 cities in California in 2006, outpacing Lancaster and Palmdale, and grew 8.9% in 2006, from 12,056 to 13,123, making it the California’s 12th fastest-growing municipality, according to the California Department of Finance.
www.proland.com /antelope_valley.asp   (5562 words)

  
 Antelope Valley Freeway . Enpsychlopedia
By 1968 the freeway was complete as far north as Avenue P-8 in Palmdale.
Before the Antelope Valley Freeway was constructed, Sierra Highway was generally primarily used, and today remains a prime alternate route.
The high viaduct connecting the Antelope Valley Freeway with the Golden State Freeway was nearly complete when the February 9, 1971 Sylmar earthquake completely destroyed its interchange with the Golden State Freeway and wrecked large portions of its route through the San Gabriels.
www.enpsychlopedia.com /psypsych/Antelope_Valley_Freeway   (687 words)

  
 California @ WestCoastRoads - Southbound Interstate 5 in Los Angeles County (Kern County to Santa Clarita)
Once slated as a freeway corridor (Santa Paula Freeway), California 126 is slated to be an expressway with traffic signals for much of its route, with the remainder a freeway from Santa Paula west to Ventura.
As a result, the freeway is split into auto/truck lanes, with all trucks required to use the right lanes and all automobiles to use the left lanes.
The freeway is still incomplete roughly between Interstate 15 and Interstate 215; the remaining segment is expected to be completed by 2007.
www.westcoastroads.com /california/i-005sp_ca.html   (2435 words)

  
 Professional Land Corporation: Prime Land for Sale
It is situated in the Antelope Valley at the junction of the 14 Freeway and State Highway 58 that already have a large traffic count.
Pertinent Data: According to the Antelope Valley Journal, April 16, 2004, the number of residential permits that were pulled in the Antelope Valley in January and February 2004 increased 87 percent compared to the same period last year and may signal a record year for the local building industry.
The 14 Freeway is also known as the Antelope Valley Freeway and connects with the 5 Freeway, taking freeway travelers to the Antelope Valley from the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles.
www.proland.com /consider_antelope_valley.htm   (7323 words)

  
 Antelope Valley Board of Trade
The Antelope Valley Board of Trade is an important vehicle for YOU to shape tomorrow's business climate.
The Antelope Valley Board of Trade is an important forum for YOU to present issues and concerns and make valuable business contacts.
The Antelope Valley Board of Trade is an important resource to help YOU solve business challenges.
www.avbot.org /members.php   (311 words)

  
 Antelope Valley Conservancy
The Valley’s suburban grid sprawls to the northwest.
Freeway off-ramps leading to the park from I-5 are Los Feliz Boulevard, Griffith Park (the direct entrance), and Zoo Drive.
The Ojai Valley Trail is an urban trail.
www.avconservancy.org /Trails.htm   (5823 words)

  
 Colleges and Universities in Sylmar, CA--Technical Institutes and Career Education - World Wide Learn
Sylmar In-Depth: Sylmar is located in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, CA.
Its name is derived from a combination of the Latin word for "forest" and Spanish word for "sea." Sylmar's economy originated with the Los Angeles Olive Growers Association, which built an olive-packing plant and sold the fruits under the brand name "Sylmar Packing." Learn more...
Sylmar is accessible from the Golden State Freeway, the Foothill Freeway, and the southern terminus of the Antelope Valley Freeway.
www.worldwidelearn.com /campus-degrees/search-campus-schools.php?degree=All&subject=All&program=All&location=California&city=Thousand+Oaks&city=Sylmar   (365 words)

  
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 Caltrans Fact Sheet
Sylmar earthquake strikes north of Los Angeles, causing damage to the under-construction Antelope Valley Freeway and prompting engineers to re-examine the way bridges are affected by earthquakes.
The $2.3 billion project, which includes interchanges to four other freeways, is billed as the last new freeway in Los Angeles.
Four major freeways suffer heavy damage and are closed: the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10), the Simi Valley Freeway (118), the Golden State Freeway (I-5) and the Antelope Valley Freeway (14).
www.dot.ca.gov /hq/paffairs/about/cthist.htm   (1468 words)

  
 Pulte Homes - Madeleine Court
This popular Pulte Homes community is located at the edge of suburban growth, so home owners enjoy vistas of the wide open rural spaces punctuated by the centuries old Joshua Trees the Greater Antelope Valley is known for.
Featuring a growing and diversified commercial and economic base, the Greater Antelope Valley is the destination of choice for a variety of families seeking affordable property and a superior quality of life.
Paradise for outdoor enthusiasts and adventurers of all kinds, the Greater Antelope Valley retains much of the charm and serenity of its natural rural character.
www.pulte.com /homefinder/community.asp?commorg_acctcode=2491&ss={B66A37FF-59C3-4FDE-BDDD-21E7876EA00D}   (337 words)

  
 Antelope Valley - InformationBlast
Whites make up approximately 48% of the population of the Antelope Valley.
Major highways and roads include the Antelope Valley Freeway (California State Route 14), California State Route 138 (of which Pearblossom Highway comprises its eastern leg), California State Route 58 (freeway status now that the new Mojave bypass has been completed) and US Highway 395 (which technically lies east of the Valley proper).
The principal cities and communities in and near the Antelope Valley are:
www.informationblast.com /Antelope_Valley.html   (253 words)

  
 Santa Clarita Valley travel guide - Wikitravel
Santa Clarita Valley in Southern California is a region of Los Angeles County far to the north of Los Angeles proper.
The valley is about 200 square miles, 56.8 square miles of which belong to the City of Santa Clarita.
The Santa Clarita Valley is a pretty dry town, with the exception of a few wine bars, a winery and a couple of neighborhood bars that have survived from the early days.
wikitravel.org /en/Santa_Clarita_Valley   (562 words)

  
 Antelope Valley real estate and homes for sale
The Antelope Valley Stretches from Palmdale at the South end to Ridgecrest at the north end.
Spring fills the Antelope Valley with an overwhelming display of wildflowers that thousands of people come to see and autumn provides most of the most spectacular sunsets in the world!
At Rosamond Properties in the Antelope Valley our main goal is providing new homes in excellent locations at exceptional values.
www.califcity.com /antelopevalley.html   (969 words)

  
 UFO Area - High Strangeness in the Antelope Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The year 1991 was an unprecedented year for sightings and encounters in the Antelope Valley of California, embracing the cities of Palmdale, Lancaster, and Rosamond (Edwards AFB is some 20 miles east of Rosamond.)
On May 28, the night of a full moon, I went to a certain observation area in the Antelope Valley just west of the city of Lancaster and south of the Northrop facility in the Tehachapi mountain range.
In the early morning hours of July 25, Pam and I were watching the valley skies, as we had made it a sort of ritual during the warm summer nights.
www.ufoarea.com /encounters_high_strangeness.html   (1774 words)

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