U.S. Route 101 Photographs (Thousand Oaks to Oxnard)
Left - Heading north along U.S. Route 101 from the Hwy 23 Freeway Interchange in Thousand Oaks
(Photograph taken on March 20, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Approaching the Ventu Park Road Interchange on U.S. Route 101 in Thousand Oaks
(Photograph taken on March 20, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Facing north along U.S. Route 101 at Newbury Park. The highway crosses over a mountain pass between here and Camarillo.
(Photograph taken on March 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Crossing over the Conejo Mountains on U.S. Route 101 between Newbury Park and Camarillo. The broad Pleasant Valley opens up below.
(Photograph taken on March 16, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - U.S. Route 101 (Ventura Freeway) descending the Conejo Grade, heading north towards Camarillo
(Photograph taken on March 16, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - As U.S. Route 101 descends from the Conejo Mountains, the highway drops over 600 feet in elevation in just over two miles
(Photograph taken on March 16, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - U.S Route 101 approaching the Camarillo Springs Road Interchange on the Conejo Grade
(Photograph taken on March 16, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - A sweeping reverse curve on U.S. Route 101 at the bottom of the grade from the Conejo Mountains
(Photograph taken on March 16, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Close-up of superelevated curve on U.S. Route 101 approaching Camarillo
(Photograph taken on March 16, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Rice Avenue Overpass on U.S. Route 101 (Ventura Freeway) in Oxnard
(Photograph taken on March 20, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Superelevated deck of the Rice Avenue Overpass across U.S. Route 101
(Photograph taken on March 20, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - The Rice Avenue Overpass is probably the busiest two-lane highway overpass in the Oxnard area. Rice Avenue is heavily used by motorists as a bypass road around the eastern side of Oxnard. Rice Avenue provides a convenient cut-off route between the Ventura Freeway (U.S. Route 101) and the Pacific Coast Highway (Hwy 1), which goes right through Oxnard on its route towards Los Angeles.
(Photograph taken on March 20, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing north along U.S. Route 101 (Ventura Freeway) from the Rice Avenue Overpass in Oxnard
(Photograph taken on March 20, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Reflectorized "button copy" freeway guide sign marking the on-ramp to U.S. Route 101 South from Rice Avenue
(Photograph taken on March 20, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Ramps from Rice Avenue to U.S. Route 101 on the eastern side of the highway. This interchange is a four-ramp A-B Parclo, with a service road intersecting with the ramp terminal on the eastern side of the highway.
(Photograph taken on March 20, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing south towards Los Angeles along U.S. Route 101 (Ventura Freeway) from the Rice Avenue Overpass
(Photograph taken on March 20, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Centre - Close-up of the short directional ramps at Rice Avenue and U.S. Route 101. The service road intersects the bi-directional ramp roadway only a few yards east of the freeway. An unusually broad lane width was provided on the ramps at this interchange to allow trucks to complete the 90-degree turn safely.
(Photograph taken on March 20, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - The interchange at U.S. Route 101 and Rice Avenue is essentially just a large paved area with lines painted onto the roadway to indicate the ramp lanes. Some curbs have been installed to enforce prohibited turns. Reflective delineator stakes were placed to guide motorists at night at this semi-illuminated suburban interchange.
(Photograph taken on March 20, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - All southbound service road traffic must turn right and enter the Ventura Freeway at Rice Avenue. No other turns are permitted from the service road because of the high traffic volumes using these ramps.
(Photograph taken on March 20, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Ramps at the Rice Avenue and Ventura Freeway Interchange. Note the warning sign which says "Watch for ramp traffic". This busy, complicated interchange is one of the oldest junctions along U.S. Route 101 in the Ventura-Oxnard area. It will probably need to be rebuilt at some point because of the high volumes of traffic which now use this outdated, yet interesting interchange.
(Photograph taken on March 20, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)
