The 710 Freeway

2005 is the year I start loving to drive the 710 freeway. Typically the 710s.
By me driving by Big Rigs all the time and all types of different drivers taught me how to be a great driver.
710 freeway has taught me where all the pot holes are located and what lane moves faster in traffic.
710 freeway both ways was my Driving school. It’s my favorite freeway in California.

The 710 freeway is said to be one of the shortest (length) freeways going north and south in Los Angeles. I’m not sure how many miles it runs, but my estimate is 25 miles from start to end. It runs from Los Angeles (borders Alhambra City) to the Long Beach Harbor reaching the famous Queen Mary ship.
Fifety years plus and still ongoing, the fights to extend the freeway up to Pasadena City connecting the 210 freeway continues with no end in site. The 710 is believed to be the only freeway left in Southern California that is connected to create a network. Who knows when this will happen? But I’m sure it will happen in our next life!
This freeway to me is probably the least congested in Los Angeles besides the tiny 2 Glendale Freeway. Traffic is usually free flowing most of the time until rush hour both in the morning and evenings. But again, it’s not as bad as the other ones.
But they state is also in the process of widening this freeway. As the population grows, it’s only the right choice to do so.
The 710 at the 60 fwy and also at the 5 fwy, there is currently construction going on. Traffic will temporary bottle neck around these connectors until the construction finishes. These lanes are narrow than the regular lanes since there won’t be a shoulder lane to access.
Happy driving in SoCal. Drive safe everyone!

shame on you Unilocal
for allowing freeways to have a rating
i remember when this freeway was built
it was not meant for cars
only rigs
so if you are driving this and rating it in a car remember that there is nothing you can see or have that didn’t spend time on a big rig.

I swear. I hate this freeway more and more every day…
Whyyy MUST you be apart of my morning commute?!
Sigh. Guess I gotta keep working hard so I can get to Kobe Bryant status and take a helicopter to work. lol.
But until then. I’ll see you tomorrow 710 .!. –_​_​_​_​_​_​– .!.

Official name: Long Beach Freeway. North from Long Beach to Valley Boulevard.
Length: 23 miles
This freeway is to bring manufactured goods (mostly export) from ports to designated areas.
Always have accidents (daytime) or constructions (night) on Google maps.
SOMETIME I have no choice other than simply go along with this freeway because it will take longer if using local to reach my destination.
I always get lost here, especially when the freeway is around downtown area and you have to choose which lane from 6 – 8 different lanes. Google maps will go crazy rerouting south, rerouting north, and even exiting and go inside the fwy again from local road (?) At this point, please use your gut feeling and all helps from your navigator buddy.
Good luck!

How can they allow people with messed up trucks with a whole bunch of stuff flying off their car drive in a really congested and unsafe freeway?

I like this freeway but only when I’m going the opposite direction of everybody else.
Huge trucks everywhere on their way to the docks. I used to drive really close to these trucks until someone told me that her husband saw one of those containers slide off the truck. I sure don’t wanna end up under any container.
Stay to your right all the way to the end if you want to head towards San Pedro/​Palos Verdes. Left will lead you to Downtown Long Beach.
Safe driving!

Wow we can review freeways?!! I could vent nonstop about the passionate hate I have for the 710. I’m on this sucker almost every morning and you are guaranteed to find traffic here northbound from 7:00 in the morning until 10.
Shitty drivers? (including me :)) — Check
Over abundant supply of big rigs? — Check
Motorcycles Galore? — Check
Road rage? — Check
Lots of weirdos? — Check
People that probably don’t have licenses or talking/​txting on the phone? — Check
Those old Ford/​Chevy Vans that top off at 60mph? — Check
No carpool lane, actually barely any lanes at all? Check
Some accident or another (sig alert or seven?)? — Check
Lastly, RUBBA’NECKERS! (mind yo’ businesses fools! and pay attention to driving) –Check
Winning combination for a godforsaken commute.

I don’t like driving on the 710 freeway. Everyone else is in a hurry. I am scare of the giant big rigs.

It is smooth sailing on this freeway always for me cause 90% I’m am southbound to LBC to relax, eat, hangout, or shop, they should call this freeway trucker rage, I’m mostly on this freeway from the 105 to the end, there is traffic at times, but no problem when I do about 168– 250 miles a week driving.

This freeway gets a bad rap. Yes it’s a lil ghetto but it gets you where you are going. Try and drive off peak hours and you should be just fine.

Unilocal 2014 Challenge #48/​100
The 710. You look so old and there’s so much more traffic on you! I think the 605, which is just a couple miles away, is way better than the 710.
On the north terminus, it ends on Valley Blvd. Yes. Valley Blvd. So unlike the 605 or 57, it doesn’t end at the 210. So if you need to get north, you have to probably use a) another freeway or b) the 5. which is bad in it’s own regard.
On the South terminus, it ends at Long Beach, so it does have a nice view.
Oh 710 how I wish you could be fixed to look «better». Cracks in the road, looks kinda old and needs to be replaced in other areas.

This freeway terrifies me!
I’m always on this freeway because it’s the fastest way to Long Beach, and most convenient way to Downey.
Towards the north, truck traffic isn’t so bad. But I’m always traveling in LB, near the Ports of LA, so the trucks are everywhere! Fri-​Sun truck traffic is very minimal though.
My compact car is like an ant compared to the trucks. A lot of them don’t even stay in their lane! It doesn’t even seem like they check over their shoulder when they try to switch lanes.
The scary part is seeing all the tire skid marks… that end in the walls…

Smooth sailing from Long Beach to Alhambra. But it doesn’t connect to the 210 or the 110, even though the signs say it ends in Pasadena. The state should close the gap and save commuters valuable time and gas money.

«Meh. I’ve experienced better.» I try avoiding this freeway. The traffic is worse than most other freeways in Los Angeles. Even during the non-​peak hours.
What can I say that’s nice about the freeway? Hmm… well, I can exit off the freeway and take side streets to still make it to my destination. That’s a good thing.

Let me start by saying, I HATE THE 710! I’ve been commuting to work from one end (valley blvd) to the other end (LB) for the past 4 years and counting…
Traffic sucks major! It doesn’t matter what time of day, it’s stop and go all the way… Worst of all, there’s traffic for no apparent reason! Hello people, put your foot to the pedal and step on it!
A 20+ mile commute will take me 1+ hour. One time it took me over 3 hours to get home… OMFG!!! Worst day ever!
Watch out for Cops! There’s plenty on this long stretch, especially those on motorcycles who sneaks up on you. Also, there’s many trucks/​big rigs/​18-​wheelers on this fwy = slow moving traffic…
This fwy stinks (literally). It smells like rotten eggs and $hit, especially near the refinery… Yuck! Roll those windows up!
My car has gone through so much abuse…
*Cracked windshield caused by a HUGE rock (it was so loud on impact, I thought it was a gunshot. no joke!)
*Nail punctures (I’ve had to replace my tires 4 times!)
*Inconsiderate drivers throwing cigarettes and beer cans out their windows! Yes, beer cans!
*Disgusting drivers spitting loogies. True Story: one actually flew inside my friend’s car and landed on her forehead LOL!!! Disgusting but yet so Funny. Tip: roll up your windows =D
FYI, the 710 connects to the 10, 60, 5, 105, 91 and 405… Happy Driving!

For 20+ years, Caltrans and METRO have been trying to finish an extension from the 710 to the 2010. For very good reasons, South Pasadena has successfully fought them off. Now, out of pure bureaucratic momentum, METRO is looking at other options for the extension. They make the case, which I think many people believe, that the extension will solve many of our traffic problems.
It won’t.
The original purpose was to connect the 2010 and 710 — help those trucks deliver good faster, you know. Now, they are thinking about connecting the freeway to the 110 and 5. In other words, they recognize that its too hard to have the freeway go to the place it was designed to, but hey they’ve got money so they HAVE to build a freeway somewhere. It’s as if you went to see a doctor for surgery, realized that you were cured, but gave you a boob job because you were already in the office.
The communities that they are «studying» putting the extension through are understandably skeptical. For years, freeways have split communities apart. In places like Commerce, they have given rise to streets with nicknames like «cancer ally» — caused by diesel emissions from all the trucks going by on the 710. Nearby residents are told that the freeways are necessary for a vibrant /​modern economy. Jobs and economics trump all.
Don’t get me wrong. I don’t hate freeways. I use them every day. I even use the 710. Yes, I know its loaded with trucks and cars, but no, an extension will not solve the problem. What Caltrans /​METRO has to see is that these efforts are part of a larger picture. If you want to solve traffic problems, find ways of getting people out of their cars. Provide them with options so at least they have the choice. Make it so that what normally takes an hour, doesn’t take 2 when you choose not to drive.
And when you decide to build a freeway, do it with a purpose, not simply because you think you should.

Closest to the 105 fwy to LAX from Monterey Park, and to long beach. Only sucky thing is that when the fwy is under contructed, long traffic to the 10 fwy back. :(over all, it gets me to places.

On a rainy Sunday afternoon, this freeway was totally empty.
Potholes galore! OH EM GEE!
55 miles per hour? Are you serious? That might explain the billboard for the new Larry H Parker iPhone app, other companies that help you get out of tickets, etc.
The signs on this freeway don’t make sense either. So easy to get off the wrong exit or go way past where you wanted to go.

I can’t remember the number of times I’ve driven on this freeway. I love to hate this freeway. I’m not a fan of the huge 18 wheelers, the constant cones telling me where to go, slow down because of construction and the sudden stops due to some rubber necker checking out the latest motor vehicle accident. The traffic is okay at times and when its bad well as the saying goes, ‘it is what it is’(I hate that saying!!! Nails on chalk board. Every time that’s said, a puppy is kicked to the curb).
On one of my recent trips to LA (thanks to Unilocal events, UYEs and Pasadena Hiking Pacers) I’ve noticed a disturbing trend on the billboard messages. Yes billboards are slightly distracting but at the same time they’re very informative in those 1.5 seconds when it catches your attention.
Have you ever tried to give someone a hint through nonverbal communication? For example, have you ever seen someone with spit slowly building at the side of their lips creating a white cloud of gooey yuckiness? Well it’s not hot nor is it cute, but as much as you don’t want to stare you can’t help but stare. So no not embarrass the person you’re talking with; you perform the action on yourself hoping the person mirrors what your doing.
@ Billboards: Seriously! WTF are you trying to tell me? Oh wait you’re pretty blunt about your message. Look 1−800-GETTHIN billboard, I got the message once. But when it’s over and over and over practically every half mile, sometimes two within that half mile I think I got your hint loud and clear. I know bathing suit season is coming real soon, but can’t I just enjoy my winter coat during this June gloom (umpteenth season worn)?
So from LB to LA this constant message is thrown at me from both directions. Just for that reason alone 710 Fwy, I’ve experienced better! Maybe that’s why LA’s got some hotties, they’re not bombarded from these messages that they’re forced to emotionally eat their way through traffic.
At least the 405 fwy is kind enough to send me a month long reminder that they’re going to be closed July 16^th and 17. That’s at least helpful.
Well on the up side, it’s better than the 110fwy. Plus it’s really nice to drive on the newly paved section of the fwy.
Oh crap what were the digits on billboard again?