Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110
Driving Directions

Driving the Byway

The Arroyo Seco Parkway Scenic Byway begins at the Four Level, the intersection of US 101 and SR 110 (The Pasadena Freeway) in downtown Los Angeles. From the Four Level, the byway continues northbound on the Arroyo Seco Parkway (110 Pasadena Freeway).

  • The first section of the byway goes through Chinatown and Elysian Park, the oldest public park in Los Angeles and home to Dodger Stadium.
  • A high viaduct carries the byway across the Los Angeles River and into the Cypress Park neighborhood, an early 20th Century industrial landscape adjacent to the confluence of the Los Angeles and Arroyo Seco rivers.
  • At Avenue 43, the byway enters its most historic and scenic stretch. Several late 19th - early 20th Century landmarks are clustered at this ramp, including the Lummis House, Heritage Square, and the Southwest Museum, visible from a high hill overlooking the parkway. A new Nature Center at Debs Park, famed for its birding and hiking opportunities, is also approachable from Avenue 43.
  • The byway then winds through a chain of lovely small parks dotting the Highland Park neighborhood, which is also the largest locally designated historic district in Los Angeles. Craftsman-era bungalows are seen alongside the byway in this stretch.
  • At the Bridewell exit the arroyo opens to the north with spectacular views of the San Gabriel Mountains. The byway then swings eastward and begins climbing out of the arroyo via "the Cut."
  • A landscape sign announcing "South Pasadena" dates from the road's opening in 1940 and marks the gateway into this quintessential icon of small town America.
  • The Fair Oaks off ramp leads directly into downtown South Pasadena with its quaint shops and restaurants.
  • The byway swings around Raymond Hill, and from this point north it becomes Arroyo Boulevard, a local street. Arroyo Boulevard, and the byway, ends on Colorado Boulevard in the heart of historic Old Town Pasadena, famed for its restaurants, boutiques and swinging street scene.

Other Road Names

This list of road names make up or are part of the byway and may prove helpful for finding and navigating the byway

  • Route 66
  • SR-110 Pasadena Freeway