This is LA, love it or leave it. We got earth quakes and traffic jams. The other parts of the country have bad weather. Ha Ha, we win. You can survive the fwys of LA, if you plan ahead, but it takes some good planning. 1. If you have to be some place at 7pm on a Friday night and you have to get there by way of the 110 Fwy and you live on the other side of the city. Don't leave your spot at 6 and plan to be there on time. Leave at 5:30 and enjoy the many people that will be on the fwy with you, bet you will make it by 7. 2. Radio stations. Find a good talk show radio station, you will feel like your having a conversation with some one while you wait in traffic. If you listen to a music station, it gets kind frustrating. You will be sitting in traffic and you will realize that 7 or 8 songs have played on the radio and you are still in the same spot you were, when you tuned into the radio station. It will do nothing but make you more upset, that your sitting in traffic. 3. Cannabis sativa. If you have it, now would not be a good time to use it. You don't want to be that dumb ass, that doesn't realize that traffic is moving or has come to a complete stop. 4. Water. Only you know if you have "Small bladder syndrome". Make sure you use the bathroom before you leave and commit yourself to the fwy. It is not a pretty site to see someone dancing in pain, stuck in traffic or getting a ticket for peeing on the side of the fwy. These are just a few things to help you make the best of being on the 110 fwy. read more

All I can say is this freeway is awesome. You need to drive it, even the best reviewers on this page can't fully describe and justify the awesomeness that is the 110 Pasadena. Made 2 loops around the city in 5 minutes on this, booyah! Love you 110, see you soon babe. xoxo read more

I am the King of this Road! I ride the 110 every day, either to get to or from work or to visit my friends in LA. It is a beautiful trip which can be enjoyed either as a driver, passenger, or if you are able to, enjoy a different view of it on the Metro Gold Line. No other freeway in LA (or most of the US) can compare. read more

What can I say, the 110 is an awesome freeway. I drive the 110 every day and enjoy the LA views all the way to downtown. If you run into a traffic jam in the morning be sure to jump in the far right lane about a minute or two before you hit the 5 off ramp. You will zip by everyone else in the left hand lanes. My only complaint about this freeway is the LA drivers. For those of you proud of your ability to cut off cars and weave between all three lanes without a signal, you are stupid and should expected to be flipped off by me. Although, I suppose this is a complaint that extends to all LA roads and not just the 110. read more

From Arroyo to the 5, it's a nice freeway. I love how it keeps me awake! I go about 65 mph and I'm still in my lane! You just gotta think like a race car driver. Love how trucks are not allowed. It speeds up the commute. Yes, I will mark this business as GOOD FOR KIDS. Wow, yelp needs to change that lol. read more

I LOVE AND HATE THIS DAMN FREEWAY, regardless 5 stars. There is nothing quite like it. Love it when there's no traffic HATE it when there's traffic because you just sit there parked. It is my favorite LA freeway except when there's traffic. When I still lived in my high rise in DOWNTOWN I used to drive this thing just to go for a cruise. It has so much character and the drive from USC to PASADENA is AMAZING! read more

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Hate it or Love It... This Freeway can be the worst or your best friend. .. My advice is to you is to get the FastTrak, it's better than waiting in traffic with others... FastTrak is the definition of A Free way read more

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I know it is strange to write about something as commonplace as a freeway. Nontheless, I feel it is justified. Aternatively known as the Arroyo Seco Parkway, an historical landmark in its own right, SR110 (not to be confused with I-110), there is a plethora of history waiting at many of the exits including a peek into Los Angeles' Victorian Past at the Heritage Square Museum. I am well aware that time travel is not possible...yet, but this little stretch of highway running from Downtown LA to Pasadena is as close as you can get to hopping in Doc Brown's Delorean. This was the stretch of road my father used to take me on to lull me to sleep when I was an infant insomniac. With a posted speed limit of 55, California's and the Western United State's first freeway is curvy and narrow with on ramps that will make a certain part of your anatomy pucker. The speed limit may be slow, but this is the fastest route from Downtown to Pasadena and you will never have to worry about a big rig slowing down your commute as they are auto non grata on this small stretch of concrete. read more

all parts of the 110 above the 101, fun! Everything else below I have no idea why it exist. Though I would like someone to tell me why they put the 5 fwy exit lights few months back and then realized it sucked and no one followed it. Then put regular markers back on. Thanks for wasting our tax dollars CALTRANS read more

This is like an archeological time warp. Those old tunnels north of downtown are so cool and deco. Get on at northbound Figueroa to avoid the nasty downtown Harbor fwy. The HARD left turn to northbound I-5 is unique, as is the S-curve ramp along the side of a steep hill. I'm glad they got rid of the onramp stop signs...dangerous merges. read more

Although this freeway was paved not too long ago, I still have to change lane to avoid certain potholes. 110 freeway used to be 11 many years ago. For some reason, it is kinda fun to honk your horn continuously while going through the tunnels. Driving on 110 Arroyo segment near Pasadena requires the driver to be in full alert. This is a fun road if you have a fun driving machine and it is in the middle of the night with no other car around. You can feel all the curves hugging your tires. Avoid driving around 4am-ish. Several accidents happened around that time and death was involved. Lane #1 is the smoothest. Lane #2 is most likely the safest. I never drive on lane #3 or the slow lane. read more

I think the fact that we are reviewing freeways is hilarious. Anyways I feel like all freeways in Los Angeles should get 0 stars. But the 110 isn't that bad, I like the fact that it has that one exit then get right back on the free way spot in downtown (that is crazy) and the fact that the 110 gets really cooky near Pasadena forces me to give this free way 2 bonus stars for a grand total of 3 stars !!! *Clap Clap Clap read more

why would a freeway in los angeles get a high rating? we're known for our deadlock traffic jams, and unyielding death marches that now can apparently start as early as 2 pm. And don't even think you can get away from it in the wee hours. because i know a few or more yelpers have been cursing the gods, as to why the hell they're stuck in traffic at 4am. so why the three stars? because when the 110 is good, it's really really good. when the road is open, and you have your favorite tune, set on repeat, blasting, with the windows down. you're completely lost in your own thoughts, and you finally get a chance to breathe into between your hectic schedule and the thing we call life. also- if anyone's driven on the 110, the first experience might be a bit daunting. known as one of the oldest freeways in los angeles, its series of twists and turns have lead to some serious accidents. but if you're well versed with the route, you can turn on some propellerheads and pretend you're in a video game. careful of cops though! lesson learned... and finally why the 110? because it leads to all things great. Library Bar, The Music Center, Seven Grand. You know... Downtown L.A. But beware drivers, once you get stuck in 110 traffic.... you better have some good music to keep you company, because you'll be on that route for a very very long time. best time to drive? after 10pm. :) read more

For listening music while driving the 110, I heartily recommend Ludacris - Move Bitch to get in the proper spirit. "So if you do the speed limit, get the f*** outta my wayyyyyy!" =) read more

It's usually the fastest freeway to get around in and you can get from any intersection you need to travel to especially the 5 South-North which we all know can take you as far South as Mexico and beyond and North San Francisco and you can continue from there if you are going on a road trip. 110 also connects to Downtown LA it has a carpool lane and you can connect to 134-210 East-West so you really can go many places that it will interchange to the different beautiful beaches if you use your navigation system but everything is all around this freeway. read more

historic, fun and curvy...a lot like mae west! read more

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For a freeway in Southern California, the 110 is A-ok. Nothing to add that has not been written by others. Normally, I do not take this freeway. From time to time I do in order to escape the gridlock of the 5 and 405 freeways when I am headed north or south. Not too crazy about how the 110 connects back to I-5 North. Have to stay on the left lane or else you will miss the connection. read more

Damn! I love this freeway! I learned how to drive on freeways proper on this one. I always imagined it like a bigger Autopia. It's like a wet dream for people who drive stick shift (myself included.) But I agree, don't take this freeway if you can't hang with the curves. This is an accident prone freeway. read more

Can you dumbasses stop getting into accidents and clogging up this freeway? It's not freaking Nascar you idiots. Really annoying for the thousands of other people who have to drive on this freeway everyday. Speeding will hardly make a difference in destination time. Calm down and drive safe! read more

the freeway is not scary until as*&^%es start driving 20 miles faster than they should like they are on the auto-bon. i speed, a lot....but come on! they have to cross into different lanes and I always end up passing them when they stupidly get stuck behind a little white moving truck. i avoid this when i can. the cool thing is that the freeway use to be like a boardwalk. It was created in the early 1900's to promote bicycle riding to and from Los Angeles! read more

i learned how to drive on the 110 north and i've been spoiled with it's curvy sexiness~ the best time for this run is around/after midnight when the streets are clear and you can go from downtown to pasadena in 12 minutes including local stoplights! beware, occasionally there are cops that will drive zig zag to slow you down if they feel you are going at dangerous speeds...also around arroyo golf course towards orange grove, there are occasional tree debris that will fall in the outer lane, so be careful! enjoy the ride!~ read more

How do you rate a freeway?? Um. Lets see. I grew up in Pasadena. I learned how to drive on this freeway. I drove this freeway every day to work. I now drive a very fast muscle car and would give anything to have this freeway all to myself for one night with no cops. So for that. It would get a 6 star rating. However. Let's take one star off because the on and off ramps SUCK. Seriously. People cannot figure them out and they never will, so they are irritating. Then we have to take another star off because people cannot drive around curves, there should be lessons for this. It's not the freeway's fault, but again, it's about the experience. So that brings me to 4. I know I started at 6, but that's because I couldn't bring it in my heart to downgrade it to a 3, but I had to knock off 2 stars. read more

Ah, I love driving this freeway on the weekends and the middle of the night (weekdays not so much for obvious reasons...). The Arroyo Seco Parkway is like your mini Nurburgring..just drop it into 2nd/3rd gear when hitting those sharp curves..oh man read more

I hate this Freeway but at the same time love it. Man people here can't drive but it is a scary thrill game...just saying. Good way to link between cities until you actually hit your destination and then the traffic jam fun begins. There is some scenery that is cool. read more

This freeway is actually not bad, but of course during rush hour or some type of event in downtown LA is bad. I take this freeway everyday, so yeah. From pasadena to downtown is a little crazy because the Arroyo Seco parkway, formerly known as the Pasadena Freeway is the first freeway in California but then after downtown going south its okay. read more

I especially love the tunnels and the "pass" when you enter Downtown LA and Chinatown from Elysian Park. The Freeway also offers stunning views of the San Rafael Hills other hills. The bad thing is the traffic. read more

In the 2+ decades I spent in the City of Angels, I lived at the beach so didn't get to drive the Arroyo Seco Parkway daily but when I did, ohhhh, what a rush! I had one of those lowered Civic Si hatchbacks, essentially a go-kart for public roads, a car with the responsiveness of a motorcycle, a perfect automotive companion for that sweet and sinuous ribbon of pavement. I blew past everyone, even those in high-powered autobahn crushers, attentively dodging the slowpokes and lame@$$e$ who have no business on a road that requires actual skill to drive. I can still feel the adrenaline. Yet I also appreciated the art deco bridges and lush arroyo scenery. The Arroyo Seco Parkway is a metaphor for life in LA, to be taken in the fast lane, paying attention to the risks but also to the city's many gems, of which this freeway is one, and most of all, enjoying the ride. read more

OTHER THEN THE 210 605 10 5 2 the 110 is my fav i went to school right next to it i take it to chinatown staples center hollywood dodger staduim wherever i need to go can be dangerous to new drivers read more

every time i take you it means i'm meeting up with a bitch idk if that's a good or bad thing...

i can't explain why... but ever since i first started driving..i LOVE this freeway!... maybe it's my love for danger... haha

Mostly good until you hit the Hill St. exit going south. My best is hitting 70 on this freeway after driving it daily for years. You get to know the curves and the dips. read more

This is one of the most thrilling freeways that if you are going to drive pretty fast on it you need to pay attention. With that said, please stay in your lane on turns, it is not very difficult to stay in your lane. Get off the left lane if you are scared that you'll hit the wall because most of the slow drivers on the left are always too far to the right, which makes it extremely dangerous on turns. Fun freeway and easy access to LA from Pasadena! read more

this freeway is my favorite in southern California. the best moments are during the fall, winter, and spring months when there is greenery along one's drive through the portion known as the Arroyo Parkway. it's rare to find on a highway designed to channel cars, but if you would just take it easy on one of the clear sunny days that now occur more frequently in this region due to climate change, one can see how profoundly NICE Los Angeles is while headed north on the 110. drivers love using the Arroyo Parkway portion to test their skills, especially when it's raining and dark. the roadway curves back and forth quite a bit and the 110 has never had the best drainage. with the erratic rain patterns of southern california, this makes the asphalt extra slick due to the buildup of oil and particulates on our road surfaces. during these times, an urge to drive as fast as possible takes over many drivers and i often have to detour tragic endings that clog up the viaduct for hours. be careful as the on- and off-ramps are for slower speeds, adding a lot of sudden transitions from 60mph to 5mph as drivers shuttle on and off. i've also found the approach into Downtown impressive. it is an iconic vista, showing how this vast metropolis can swallow you up as you become just one more drop in the teeming sea of 110-S lane merges. this is often a frustrating portion of the 110 for people because the Downtown Exits elicit a flurry of activity from impatient, anxious, and poorly positioned drivers. seeing this, a part of me fully comprehends how bad driving is for everybody, but another part of me can't help but enjoy this experience that can only be achieved en masse with - and at the expense of - other people. the portion south of Downtown is a more predictable driving experience with exits on the right and an Express lane on the left. i like the city of Torrance, which this freeway passes through. the 110 stays interesting til the very end, when exits to the Port of Los Angeles, the Vincent Thomas Bridge, and the Port of San Pedro appear. i've never been great at navigating this portion, which has always made it an adventure when going to Long Beach. a highly recommended thoroughway, to be traversed by any method of your own choosing. read more