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Antelope Valley Freeway |
Southbound on Route 14 at the I-5 junction.
View of the freeway at Placerita Canyon in 1997 before the HOV lanes were
added. The divided road on the right is the original Sierra Highway.
This unusual signage exists along Sierra Highway (old Rte 14 and US 6) from San
Fernando Road to Rainbow Glen Drive. This section is still maintained by
Caltrans and is signed as 14U - Unrelinquished.
Here a sign just north of the 5 shows this as the Antelope Valley Freeway.
Interchange with the unbuilt 126 freeway. Note the EXIT ONLY tab for the
Sierra Highway exit. This would have been the exit for SR-126 WEST. More information on this interchange and the bridge to
nowhere.
Typical section of the freeway near Vasquez Rocks. The construction here
is for carpool lanes was completed in mid 1999. The carpool (HOV) lanes now extend to
Pearblossom Highway in Soledad Pass.
View of the freeway near Vasquez Rocks.
Past the northern Soledad Canyon Road junction, heading north. In spring, the
poppies really bloom in this area. This was from the 2005 season.
Northbound view just after the Pearblossom Highway / Sierra Highway exit.
North side of the Soledad Pass Grade. California Aqueduct bridges are visible in the
background.
Junction with SR-138 in Palmdale. This is near where the Metropolitan
Bypass Freeway was supposed to cross. Now, a new alignment has been chosen leaving SR-14
near Avenue P-8. It may be built as a freeway or expressway.
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