The Arroyo Simi Overhead is a tall
viaduct
A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide v ...
in
Ventura County, California
Ventura County () is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 843,843. The largest city is Oxnard, and the county seat is the city of Ventura.
Ventura County comprises the Oxn ...
, that carries
State Route 118
Route 118 or Highway 118 can refer to multiple roads:
Argentina
* National Route 118
Canada
* British Columbia Highway 118
* New Brunswick Route 118
* Nova Scotia Highway 118
* Ontario Highway 118
* Prince Edward Island Route 118
Costa ...
(SR 118, Ronald Reagan Freeway) over the
Arroyo Simi
The Arroyo Simi (Spanish language, Spanish for "Small Stream of Simi", sometimes also referred to as Simi Creek)Appleton, Bill (2009). ''Santa Susana''. Arcadia Publishing. Page 27. . is a westwards-running Arroyo (creek), creek, located in Calif ...
. At the south end of the bridge, the freeway continues as
SR 23. The state routes continue as highways to the west and north respectively. The entire connector, completed in 1993, is long and includes seven bridges.
The railroad line
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between Simi Valley
Simi Valley (; Chumash: ''Shimiyi'') is a city in the valley of the same name in the southeast region of Ventura County, California, United States. Simi Valley is from Downtown Los Angeles, making it part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. The ...
and Moorpark
Moorpark is a city in Ventura County in Southern California. Moorpark was founded in 1900. The town grew from just over 4,000 citizens in 1980 to over 25,000 by 1990. As of 2006, Moorpark was one of the fastest-growing cities in Ventura County.. ...
together with a local road also pass under the two main bridges that separately carry the traffic in each direction, each more than long.[ A wetlands was created as a mitigation measure for the impacts of the construction on the Arroyo Simi. Nearby ]Moorpark College
Moorpark College is a public community college in Moorpark, California. It was established in 1967 with enrollment of 2,500 students and enrolled 14,254 students in 2014. An Exotic Animal Training and Management center houses over 200 animals o ...
manages and maintains the site which is used as a nature center by the environmental science program.
References
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Bridges in Ventura County, California
Road bridges in California
Concrete bridges in California
Viaducts in the United States