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fwy_name=Santa Ana | direction=North-South | route=Interstate 5 | route_image=Interstate_5_(California).svg | route2=U.S. Route 101| route2_image=US 101 (CA).svg| cities = Boyle Heights East Los Angeles Commerce Downey Santa Fe Springs Norwalk La Mirada Buena Park Anaheim Orange Santa Ana Tustin Irvine | }} ; the Santa Ana Freeway segment is highlighted in purple, the Golden State Freeway segment is highlighted in red, and the San Diego Freeway segment is highlighted in blue.]] The Santa Ana Freeway is one of the principal Freeway s in Southern California , connecting Los Angeles , California and its southeastern suburbs. The freeway begins at the Four Level Interchange complex in downtown Los Angeles, signed as U.S. Route 101 . From there, it proceeds one mile east to the East Los Angeles Interchange where it takes the designation of Interstate 5 . Its alignment then generally goes northwest to southeast towards its junction with the San Diego Freeway , Interstate 405 (I-405) (informally referred to as the El Toro Y ), in Irvine . North of the East Los Angeles Interchange complex, Interstate 5's name changes to the Golden State Freeway . South of its junction with the I-405, its name changes to the San Diego Freeway . (Interstate 405 ends at this junction.) An abundance of landmarks, most importantly ( Disneyland and Angel Stadium Of Anaheim ) in Anaheim , along the Orange County portion of its route combines with a severe bottleneck beginning at the Los Angeles County border (shrinking from 12 to 6 lanes) to make it one of the most congested freeways in Southern California . The infamously busy intersection of the Santa Ana, Garden Grove , and Orange freeways in southwestern Orange is nicknamed the Orange Crush . Legal definition Routes 101 and 5 from Route 110 (Four Level Interchange) to Route 405. named by the Counties of Los Angeles and Orange Source: 2004 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California (PDF) Communities Served Cities/Communities along the Santa Ana Freeway (northwest to southeast):
Major Freeways/Highways intersecting the Santa Ana Freeway (north to south) (the San Gabriel River Freeway ) in southeastern Los Angeles County .]]
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