Arroyo Seco Parkway
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The Arroyo Seco Parkway, also known as the Pasadena Freeway, is one of the oldest freeways built in the United States. The parkway connects Los Angeles with Pasadena alongside the Arroyo Seco seasonal river. It is notable not only for being an early freeway, mostly opened in 1940, but for representing the transitional phase between early parkways and later freeways. It conformed to modern standards when it was built, but is now regarded as a narrow, outdated roadway. A 1953 extension brought the south end to the Four Level Interchange in downtown Los Angeles and a connection with the rest of the freeway system.
Northbound over the Los Angeles River
The Avenue 26 Bridge
Looking south from Marmion Way showing the passing lanes, differently-colored from using different paving materials.
Sign welcoming drivers to the parkway
Pasadena, California
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Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district.
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Image: Vista del Arroyo Hotel in Pasadena, California 11 (cropped)