I-405

Southern California highway

I-405 refers to either of two major Interstate highways in the western United States—one in the Los Angeles area, the other in the Seattle-Tacoma region.

Both are among the most congested roads in their states.

In Southern California especially, "the 405" is synonymous with notorious traffic: I'm stuck on the 405.

The designation indicates an auxiliary interstate branching from Interstate 5.

LosAngeles

freeway

Highway without tolls

SoCal · LAX · carpool · gridlock · rush-hour · interchange · Mulholland · bottleneck · Carmageddon · widening

infrastructure

interstate

Between political regions

  • highwayMajor road for travel
  • asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
  • lanesParallel traffic divisions

overpass · underpass · bridge · exit · entrance · signage · pavement · expansion · construction · maintenance

Seattle

Bellevue

Washington state city, Seattle-adjacent

I-90 · Boeing · transit · commuter · Microsoft · Amazon · suburban

Categories
Opposites
route character

I-405Pacific Coast Highway

California's oceanside scenic route

Route 66 · Highway 1 · Blue Ridge Parkway · scenic byway · scenic route

urbanity

I-405dirt road

Unpaved rural thoroughfare

logging road · farm road · rural route · gravel road

Family

five

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G