East Los Angeles Interchange
Freeway interchange in Los Angeles, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The East Los Angeles Interchange is an interchange complex located in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Downtown Los Angeles. With its southern portion handling over 550,000 vehicles per day (2008 AADT), it is the busiest freeway interchange in the world.[1] The northern portion, called the San Bernardino Split,[2] is often considered a separate interchange. Four numbered routes converge at the interchange: Interstate 5 (I-5), I-10, U.S. Route 101 (US 101), and State Route 60 (SR 60), but the freeway segments shift alignments and directions.
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East Los Angeles Interchange | |
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Eugene A. Obregon Memorial Interchange | |
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Los Angeles, California | |
Coordinates | 34°01′51″N 118°13′14″W |
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Construction | |
Type | Hybrid two-level directional T/turbine (northern) and three-level directional T (southern) interchange complex |
Maintained by | California Department of Transportation |
The interchange was named the Eugene A. Obregon Memorial Interchange to honor U.S. Marine Corps member and Medal of Honor recipient Eugene A. Obregon.[3][4]