Galivan (

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: ''Gavilán'', meaning "Sparrow Hawk") is a location in

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. Most internet-based mapping websites locate Galivan as a neighborhood or small locale near the cities of

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and

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, about two miles north of the

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interchange. A California State Highway Map from 1960 from the Department of Public works, Division of Highways, shows Galivan 5 miles north of Highway 74. Coordinates for the location are 33.569, -117.674. While Galivan's status varies from map to map, it is almost always located at the spot where old

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(now Camino Capistrano) crossed over the Santa Fe railroad tracks. Prior to the construction of Interstate 5, a two-lane road was sufficient to carry the traffic through the then-rural area. The "Galivan Overhead" transferred the highway from one side of the railroad tracks to the other. While the bridge no longer exists, the portion of old Highway 101 is still mostly intact, and a similar bridge (designed by the same architect) can be found in

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, also on a portion of old Highway 101, and also used to carry the roadway over the railroad tracks. Nothing remains in the area that suggests if there was ever a village there, as the surrounding area has been heavily urbanized.

Sources

*http://www.gbcnet.com/ushighways/US101/101pics5.html *http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=33.56944&mapit=Map+It&lon=-117.67361&size=m&s=25&datum=WGS84 *https://web.archive.org/web/20090107035553/http://search.blossom.com/geturl *http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~239537~5511858:State-Highway-Map,-California,-1960 {{authority control Geography of Orange County, California Former populated places in California