The Ventura Freeway is a major east-west route in Southern California, connecting Ventura and Los Angeles counties. From the Santa Barbara county line to its intersection with the Hollywood Freeway, it is designated as U.S. Route 101. This section was constructed in the late 1950s and opened in 1960. Parts of this stretch also overlap with State Route 1, though this isn't indicated by signage. East of the Hollywood Freeway, the route becomes State Route 134, completed by 1971. The freeway serves as a primary transportation artery for Ventura County and the southern San Fernando Valley.
The 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army was formed on July 23, 1918. This division would later be honored with the naming of a portion of the Ventura Freeway.
On April 5, 1960, the section of the Ventura Freeway designated as US 101, from the Santa Barbara County line to the Hollywood Split, officially opened.
In 1964, the portions of Route 134 along Colorado Boulevard were renumbered as California State Route 248. This designation lasted until 1992.
In 1964, the postmiles for the Ventura Freeway were measured based on the alignment that existed at that time.
By 1971, the portion of the Ventura Freeway east of the Hollywood Freeway intersection was designated as State Route 134 (SR 134).
In 1971, a new alignment for the Ventura Freeway was constructed. Before this realignment, the section east of the Golden State Freeway was known as the Colorado Freeway.
Barack Obama began attending Occidental College in Eagle Rock in 1979. He attended the college until 1981.
Barack Obama concluded his studies at Occidental College in Eagle Rock in 1981.
In 1992, the designation of California State Route 248, formerly part of Route 134, was decommissioned.
In 2003, the portion of Route 101 within Ventura County was officially designated as the "Screaming Eagles Highway" to honor the 101st Airborne Division.
In 2017, the California Legislature passed a resolution to designate a section of SR 134 as the "President Barack H. Obama Highway" in honor of the 44th US President, who attended Occidental College nearby from 1979 to 1981.
Signage for the "President Barack H. Obama Highway" was officially posted on December 20, 2018.
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