Interstate 405
Los Angeles bypass highway
Interstate 405 refers to two major American highways—one in Southern California running through Los Angeles's west side, the other in the Seattle area.
The LA 405 is notorious for heavy traffic and appears constantly in local conversation: Take the 405 to the 10.
In California, interstates take the definite article; elsewhere they typically don't: I took 405 north.
- freewayHighway without tolls
- trafficMovement along routes
- Los AngelesSouthern California metropolis
- SeattlePacific Northwest metropolis
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
commute · morning commute · carpool · HOV lane · gridlock · highway · lanes · merge · exit · ramp · overpass · rush hour · crawl · brake lights · Bellevue · San Fernando Valley · interchange · asphalt
Interstate 405Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic highway through Appalachians
Pacific Coast Highway · scenic byway · scenic route · Route 66 · coastal drive
Interstate 405open road
Unobstructed route ahead
backroad · country road · rural highway · two-lane blacktop · dirt road