Roscoe Boulevard
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Roscoe.jpg) Roscoe Boulevard in Northridge | |
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| Namesake | a Southern Pacific employee named Roscoe or Roscoe Conkling or something else[1] |
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| Maintained by | Bureau of Street Services, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power |
| Length | 18 mi (29 km) |
| Nearest metro station | Roscoe |
| West end | Valley Circle Boulevard in West Hills |
| Major junctions |  SR 27 I-405 SR 170Gaps in route  I-5 |
| East end | Verdugo Mountains in Sun Valley |
Roscoe Boulevard is a major east–west arterial road that runs for 18 miles (29 km) across the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California.
There are two theories as to how Roscoe Boulevard got its name. The first is that it is named after a Southern Pacific employee named Roscoe who regularly asked to get off near his girlfriend's house on the street. The second is that it is named after ex-Senator Roscoe Conkling, who had recently represented Southern Pacific in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Co. It is also possible that both theories are incorrect.[1]
Route
Roscoe Boulevard travels east–west across almost the entire San Fernando Valley. From west to east, the boulevard travels from West Hills, through Canoga Park, Winnetka, Northridge, Van Nuys, North Hills, Panorama City and into Sun Valley. Slightly west of Lankershim Boulevard, the main segment of the street changes to Tuxford Street, which later changes to La Tuna Canyon Boulevard east of Glenoaks Boulevard and goes up the Verdugo Mountains to meet I-210 in Tujunga.
Roscoe Boulevard has four lanes or more for almost its entire length and is arterial for most of its length, but is residential for three short sections in Sun Valley, these sections separated by a 0.7-mile (1.1 km) gap from the rest of the street and a 0.1-mile (0.16 km) and another less than 0.1 mile gap from each other. The center of these sections, despite being residential, directly connects to I-5, Sunland Boulevard, and Glenoaks Boulevard, while the eastern section connects with Glenoaks Boulevard and also continues into the Verdugo Mountains.