Editing Pasadena, California (section)

====Freeways and highways====
Four freeways run through Pasadena, and Pasadena is a [[control city]] for all of them. The most important is the [[Interstate 210 and State Route 210 (California)|Foothill Freeway (I-210)]] which enters the northwestern portion of the city from [[La Cañada Flintridge, California|La Cañada Flintridge]]. The Foothill Freeway initially runs due south, passing the [[Rose Bowl Stadium|Rose Bowl]] before its junction with the [[California State Route 134|Ventura Freeway]]. At this interchange, the Foothill Freeway shifts its alignment and direction, becoming an east-west freeway, exiting the city on its eastern boundary before entering [[Arcadia, California|Arcadia]]. The Foothill Freeway connects Pasadena with [[San Fernando, California|San Fernando]] (westbound) and [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]] (eastbound).
[[File:210Freeway.JPG|thumb|right|[[Interstate 210 and State Route 210 (California)|Foothill Freeway (I-210)]] as seen from the Metro L Line [[Sierra Madre Villa (LACMTA station)|Sierra Madre Villa Station]]]]

The [[California State Route 134|Ventura Freeway (SR 134)]] starts at the junction of the [[Interstate 210 and State Route 210 (California)|Foothill Freeway (I-210)]] at the edge of downtown Pasadena and travels westward. This freeway is the main connector to the [[Hollywood Burbank Airport]] and the [[San Fernando Valley]].

A spur of the [[California State Route 710|Long Beach Freeway (SR 710 in Pasadena)]] is also located in Pasadena. The Long Beach Freeway was intended to connect [[Long Beach, CA|Long Beach]] to Pasadena but a gap, known as the [[Interstate 710#The South Pasadena Gap|South Pasadena Gap]], between [[Alhambra, California|Alhambra]] and Pasadena has not been completed due to legal battles primarily involving the city of South Pasadena. The spur starts at the junction of the [[California State Route 134|Ventura Freeway]] and [[Interstate 210 and State Route 210 (California)|Foothill Freeway]] and travels south along the eastern edge of Old Pasadena with two exits for [[Colorado Boulevard]] and Del Mar Boulevard before ending at an at-grade intersection with California Boulevard. Efforts to complete the Long Beach Freeway were met with strong opposition, including the possibility of using advanced tunneling technologies to overcome objections.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://la.curbed.com/2017/2/10/14580430/new-state-bill-would-block-a-710-freeway-tunnel |title=New state bill would block a 710 Freeway tunnel |last=Lee |first=Patrick |date=February 10, 2017 |website=Curbed LA |language=en |access-date=October 31, 2019 |archive-date=October 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031210628/https://la.curbed.com/2017/2/10/14580430/new-state-bill-would-block-a-710-freeway-tunnel |url-status=live }}</ref> The gap will no longer be constructed, with the $780 million earmarked for constructing the gap now allocated towards local infrastructure improvements.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/la-metro-committee-approves-500m-in-710-freeway-gap-closure-dollars-for-local-road-improvements |title=LA Metro committee approves $500M in 710 freeway gap closure dollars for local road improvements |date=November 15, 2018 |website=Pasadena Star News |language=en-US |access-date=October 31, 2019 }}</ref> Pasadena is exploring options on the future of the spur.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2017/11/01/pasadena-is-already-planning-what-it-wants-to-built-on-top-of-710-freeway-stub-is-caltrans-kills-extension-project/ |title=Pasadena is already planning what it wants to build on top of 710 Freeway stub if Caltrans kills extension project |date=November 1, 2017 |website=Pasadena Star News |language=en-US |access-date=October 31, 2019 |archive-date=October 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031210630/https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2017/11/01/pasadena-is-already-planning-what-it-wants-to-built-on-top-of-710-freeway-stub-is-caltrans-kills-extension-project/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Pasadena Colorado Street Bridge 2005.jpg|thumb|right|Colorado Street Bridge seen from the Arroyo Seco below]]
The [[Arroyo Seco Parkway|Arroyo Seco Parkway (SR 110)]], also known as the Pasadena Freeway, was the first freeway in California, connecting Los Angeles with Pasadena alongside the [[Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County)|Arroyo Seco]] and is the primary access to [[Downtown Los Angeles]]. The freeway enters the southern part of the city from South Pasadena. Only one exit is actually inside city limits, the southbound exit connecting to State Street with access to [[Fair Oaks Avenue]]. At Glenarm Street, the freeway ends and the four-lane Arroyo Parkway continues northward to Old Pasadena.

Three state highways enter the city of Pasadena. Arroyo Parkway (SR 110), maintained by the city of Pasadena, runs from the termination of the Pasadena Freeway at Glenarm Street to Colorado Boulevard in Old Town Pasadena. While Arroyo Parkway continues north two more blocks, SR 110 ends at Holly Street.

[[Rosemead Boulevard]] (formerly [[California State Route 19|SR 19]]) is a state highway in [[East Pasadena, California|unincorporated Pasadena]] from Huntington Drive to [[Foothill Boulevard (Southern California)|Foothill Boulevard]].

A portion of the [[Angeles Crest Highway]] ([[California State Route 2|SR 2]]) in the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] cuts through Pasadena near the Angeles Crest Ranger Station. This {{convert|2|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch of highway in the Angeles National Forest is north of [[La Cañada Flintridge, California|La Cañada Flintridge]] and west of [[Mount Wilson (California)|Mount Wilson]] and is approximately {{convert|3000|ft|m}} in elevation.

Historic [[U.S. Route 66 (California)|U.S. Route 66]] ran through Pasadena until it was decommissioned in 1964. The historic highway entered Pasadena from the east on Colorado Boulevard and then jogged south on Arroyo Parkway before becoming part of the [[Pasadena Freeway|Pasadena Freeway (SR 110)]].

The intersection of [[Fair Oaks Avenue (Pasadena, California)|Fair Oaks Avenue]] and Colorado Boulevard in Old Pasadena is the zero-zero, east-west, north-south postal division of Pasadena.