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	Topics Sierra Highway Topic Home Sierra Highway is a road in Southern CaliforniaSouthern California Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal or colloquially, the Southland, is an informal name for the meg... , United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is... . It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los AngelesLos Angeles, California Los Angeles, known as "L.A." or the "City of Angels", is the largest city in the state of California and the sec... , where it intersects with San Fernando RoadSan Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles.... and Foothill BoulevardFoothill Boulevard (Southern California) Foothill Boulevard is a major road in the city and county of Los Angeles, as well as an arterial road in San Bernardino Coun... , as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to MojaveMojave, California Mojave is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.... , mostly paralleling State Route 14California State Route 14 California State Route 14 is a north-south state highway largely in the Mojave Desert of the U.S.... (Antelope Valley Freeway). Formerly, except for the segment between its west junction with Soledad Canyon Road in Santa ClaritaSanta Clarita, California Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.... and Ward Road in ActonActon, California Acton is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California near the Antelope Valley.... , it was State Route 14. Previous to July, 1964, the part of Sierra Highway identified in the preceding was signed US 6. Previous to the late 1950s or early 1960s, Sierra Highway was signed US 6 in its entirety. The northernmost section of Sierra Highway, between Silver Queen Road south of Mojave and Midland Trail in Mojave, has not been bypassed by a freewayFreeway A freeway is a type of highway that is designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination o... , and thus still carries SR 14. (There is a break in Sierra Highway at Silver Queen Road south of Mojave; through traffic approaching Silver Queen Road from the south wishing to continue on Sierra Highway must turn west onto Silver Queen Road and then north onto the onramp to northbound Route 14 to resume travel on Sierra Highway.) A section of Sierra Highway near Santa ClaritaSanta Clarita, California Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.... is designated and signed as State Route 14U, which signifies that it is an unrelinquished section of State Route 14, still owned by Caltrans despite being bypassed by a freeway ca. 1971. SR 14U is 7.33 miles (11.80 km) long, from postmile 24.28 (at the bridge carrying SR 14 over SR 14U, just north of the south end of Sierra Highway) north to postmile 31.61 (at the SR 14 ramps near Via Princessa).