The 210 (aka Foothill Freeway) is one of the more scenic, well maintained freeways in the Los Angeles area. It extends from the San Fernando Valley (I-5 east) to the Redlands area in the Inland Empire, hugging the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains. The freeway used to have 3 interchanges to stay on the same freeway (210, to the 210, to the 210!), but thankfully, now it has only one interchange. Using this freeway is usually much faster and less congested than taking the 5 or 10 freeways, which are always busy with heavy commercial traffic. It has a nice wide HOV (2+ people) lane. Its western segment is tree-lined and very scenic, with the bilateral towering majestic San Gabriel mountains surrounding the 210 freeway. read more

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Freeway cool a lot of stuff to see and hang out pretty cool views here nice place as well read more

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No way. 210 has reviews? Okay. If you're coming from north and need to head east, 210 is your route. Your GPS may tell you to continue on I-5 to I-10, but you'll be taking two of the most clogged freeways in LA. 210 is rarely clogged, only during the usual times, and even then it's not as bad as other freeways. Because it gets less traffic, it's in better condition. My parents take their travel trailer through LA on their way to San Diego, and they ALWAYS take 210 to 57. I-5 is too scary for them in case there's a breakdown (and they've had breakdowns). 210 is perfect for their travel, and the extra miles are worth it. It doesn't help if you're traveling to WLA, but if you're going as close as Pasadena or as far as Arizona, 210 for you! read more

This freeway has recently had a lot worse traffic than just 3 months ago. I am not sure what is going on with it. If you are traveling at off peak times or out in the IE this Freeway is my favorite option. If you are traveling during peak travel times, in the san gabriel valley its scary bad, often in both directions. If you are traveling on Saturday or Sunday its a dream route.There are a number of potholes lately, perhaps its time for the crews to start filling them up. They are also expanding the metro line running down the middle of the fwy it looks like out to Arcadia. So take it if you are comfortable there are good times and bad times... who knows what will be best though, I sure know its a crapshoot... read more

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Better than most of the freeways in southern Cal. I'll connect to the 210 freeway from Interstate 5 from time to time. Depending on what time of the day and what day it is...the 210 freeway is a much better choice to get to the in-laws place. Traffic is so much less here than I-5. So if I'm headed down South on a Friday afternoon, then the 210 is the freeway of choice for me. It's more miles, but less time during those peak traffic hours. I also like that from Pasadena to the 605 Freeway, the 210 has a carpool lane. Comes in real handy when the wifey is with me which she usually is. read more

It depends on the time of day, which way you are going, etc , etc. On my commute at 6am in the 210 east, people know how to drive. However, I would die if I had to be on the other side, it is always stopped. On the way back, at 430pm, the 210 west from the 57 to Pasadena is ok if you are in the car pool lane UNTIL you hit the 605. There is never and accident, there is just too many people who just do NOT KNOW how to drive. I pick up my car at the Madre train station and go into NOHO, and I just avoid the 210 west by taking Maple and catching the 134 at Fair Oaks. There are too many people in Pasadena and the number of people trying to figure out if they need to get over just makes it worse. Ugh!! read more

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I live South California Area, my honest opinion This highway is one of the best that is in the San Bernardino Area. Ever once in a while is hectic mid afternoons other than that is a good access to go to San Bernardino, Risk to Or Highlandarea. Is not that bad like I -15. Which you drive bumper to bumper I dislike that. read more

Yelp needs to update the location of this freeway. How can this be marked as DOWNTOWN LA? Come on Yelp team! I've requested this to be fixed TWICE to no avail! read more

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Always, ALWAYS traffic on the 210. All along that stretch through Pasadena, Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte. Always!!! And yet I'm always hopeful. Maybe today Google maps will show me it's just orange and moving slowly type traffic instead of red apocalyptic, smash-your-forehead-repeatedly-against-your-steering-wheel, brain-and-sanity-frying traffic. Give up your hopes, give up your dreams, this freeway will never change. The population will only continue to grow. Should probably specify that this review is specific to rush hour times, and I understand that by driving then, I'm just part of the traffic. So really, this review is less about this specific freeway and more of a sad reflection on Los Angeles urban planning history, human population growth, strong housing markets in the suburbs and exurbs, and the post-industrial 8 hour work day. read more

Y'all need to stop getting into accidents. One crash and boom, 45 minute delay. Stop being idiots. read more

First an apology! Whoever was behind the truck traveling down the freeway with papers flying out the back - yah, that was me. I know, I know, thinking I could put papers in the back of a pickup was incredibly stupid. In my defense, its the first truck I've owned. If it's any consolation, my boss wasn't happy when I got into work! Second, a lesson, and seriously people, for the love of god, listen! We have a very simple rule on the freeway. The far left lane is for cars going the fastest. The 2nd farthest left lane is for cars going the second fastest. The next lane is for people going the third fastest. The far right lane are for those going slow. THIS IS NOT OPTIONAL! If you believe that going the speed limit is going "fast" you obviously are not from Southern California. Go to the right lane. Speaking of crazy driving Californians, I have a theory. We are stuck in traffic for so long for so many hours of the day that when we see daylight, we freak out and try to drive as fast as possible due to the fact that it may never happen again. My friends - relax - as long as you are willing to drive after 10 pm at night, there may be some hope. As for the 210, lets be honest - it's really two different freeways. On the one hand, there is the stretch that runs from Pasadena through the North part of the San Fernando Valley. This freeway acts and functions just like the evil geniuses at GM, Ford, Chrysler, etc, thought they would when they were designing the system. Fast, reliable - meant to get big people in big cars to big houses with big lots. The suburban dream. And it works! Average freeway speed is probably 80 mph. Average! The second part of the 210 is the part that's kind of like Joan Rivers. Only in this case the freeway isn't addicted to plastic surgery - its addicted to a different kind of cosmetic improvements that don't do anything for the bottom line. That bottom line, of course, is too many cars in too little space....Oh, lets try a stop light before people get on...Now lets take it away. Now, they are planning a toll lane. Yah, that will work! It wasn't always like that, of course, once upon a time, the 210 freeway ended at the 57 freeway. Back then, if you wanted to go to Vegas, you'd probably go on the 10 or 60. Then, they built the extension and it all changed! :-( Rush hour went from 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM to 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM+. Although that's still better than the 10 or 60, I would argue its not fair because those of us in Pasadena have to bear the brunt of dealing with lost out-of-towners during Rose Bowl season. Believe me when I say that there is nothing worse than that a tourist looking terrified on the stretch where the 134, 110 and 210 come together trying to get over to the far, far right! Oh well. At least I have Metro to go to 10% of the places I need to get to. Sigh. P.S. Bullet train to San Francisco will pay itself back in like 50 years. Bullet train to Vegas will pay itself back in like 2 weekends...and make everyone on the 210 much, much happier! read more

From Pasadena to Granada Hills and everything in between!!!! I know I know... It's shorter distance wise to take the 134 and the 5... but dear 210, you have been very good to me... You make your distance longer by 7 miles... but drive time shorter by an hour... I rather take the longer way and get home sooner... There are only a few areas that cops linger around, so as soon as you learn the areas you will be good rest of the way... Clean freeway... usually no traffic... My way around from work and home... =] read more

Why are you even letting me review a freeway? Hmmm... Freeway, in California... It sucks, I hate it. How about you put striped white line on the eastbound side, 5 miles before the 57 south so people can casually make their way over instead of trying to cut everyone off at the last minute? It works two ways at that junction: Either traffic is clearing, everyone's hauling ass when the carpool lane finally opens up and you're dropping to 3rd to hit 90 and blow past everyone...or it's backed up, and everyone is refusing to let you over out of spite because you were in the carpool lane and they weren't. read more

Whats there NOT to love about this freeway? from the I.E.(15) to the 605 smooth sailing going west before 6am. Today it rained and the people got it, slow down, leave early, take your time, no knuckleheads weaving in and out of traffic. Thank you 210 commuters. read more

What can I say, born and bred Pasadenean that is so used this freeway.. it's a fixture in my life. True story, the Chester Ave. bungalow my family was living in since the 1950s, was just one of many streets the 210 was built on.. they obviously had to move; thank you eminent domain. Well, that was old news.. let bygones be bygones. As for it's reliability. It does its job. Traffic here during rush hour sucks, but I know it moves a lot better than the 10 and 60. Doesn't matter, I know short cuts through San Gabriel Valley side streets.. it cuts my drive to the 605 during rush hour by 30 to 45 minutes. But, on non-peak rush hours or when going opposite of rush hour traffic, boy, does it flow. Afternoon to early evening west bound traffic from Allen Ave. to the 210 west bunches up because of of cars getting on from Hill Ave. and Lake Ave. have to compete and go around cars merging onto the 210W, which is about 3/4 of a miles west of Lake. If you're headed on the 134, don't worry, once you pass that 134/210 interchange, you're good. At least in traffic, you get a beautiful view of the San Gabriel Mountains on this east to west stretch of highway.. just don't stare at 'em too long; don't want you to be the feature story on KABC 7's afternoon news; "(YOUR NAME), a motorist driving east bound during Friday afternoon rush hour causes a 25 vehicle chain reaction accident that backs up the 210 freeway to the city of Lake View Terrance and the 134 to the city of Glendale, because he/she was, and I quote '...was staring at the beautiful San Gabriel Mountains.' Luckily, no one was injured." Uh-uh buddy, you're on you're own if that happens. read more

It's the 210 freeway. Avoid like the plague during rush hour, but reliable at times. Unlike the 60 freeway or the 10 that somehow manages to get clogged up (or face stupid construction at this time of year), the 210 tends to be pretty reliable and maintain the same size throughout the LA area. It becomes clear to me that reviewing a free way is reserved for times when you really have nothing better to do. read more

La Canada area part is pretty nice and scenic. From west to east (mile #s are very approximate): Mile 0 "Foothill Freeway": Start off in the highlands of Sylmar in the San Fernando Valley. Coming back from a trip from SF? A day at Six Flags? No matter where, welcome back to LA. Tip: If you're coming from I-5 south and head to the San Gabriel Valley, taking the 5 to the 210 is probably better than 5 to 134 to 210 since you avoid so much mosh pit. And even though the 210 looks way more wind-y, it's still shorter in distance. You also avoid two very annoying interchanges. Miles 0-19 typically have very little traffic for the 3 to 4 lanes each way. Lots of elevation changes. Miles 19-20 this freeway "code-shares" with CA-2 for a bit, with I-210 W = CA-2 S and I-210 E = CA-2 N. Hope off here to the epic Angeles Crest Highway, one of the topic scenic drives in LA. ] Mile 23 in Pasadena the junction with the CA-134, I-210 E and the infamous "stub" of the I-710 S that may or may not ever get completed. To transfer to the 110 S, exit toward California Blvd, and enjoy your short half-mile on the infamous "lost I-710 freeway" until you end at California Blvd. Head right (East) to Orange Grove, then left (South) until you hit the 110. Miles 23-29: Starting in Pasadena, you get the carpool lane. In times of high traffic if you are carpooling, from mile 23 to 29 or so (Rosemead Blvd), the pattern of offramps can make it faster to always stay in the exit-only lane and take every single exit, go through the traffic light, and get back on the freeway. This only works if you are carpool so you can by pass the meter light though. Miles 29-36 between Pasadena and the 605, in times of high traffic it's often best to exit at Rosemead or one of the other streets, and then continue east on Colorado St, which then heads south and connects with Huntington Drive. If you're headed to one of the middle cities up to Arcadia, this works great. After Arcadia and into Monrovia, there are way more traffic lights on Huntington. Mile 36: I-605 interchange. Mile 54: CA-57 interchange. Exit here also for Lone Hill Avenue heading to Glendora Mountain Road. At this point I-210 changes to CA-210. It is pretty much at interstate quality though. Traffic thins here and the width of the lanes increase. Mile 54+ out to San Bernardino County. read more

The 210 is a hit or miss... 210W in the morning... Hell. Pure Hell. I take the 57 N to the 210West in the morning to get to Pasadena... and I hate it. It could suck it. 210E in the evening from Pasadena to 57S... can suck it too. On weekends and holidays, it's heaven. I blame school children. read more

WOW....I DO NOT MISS USING THIS DAMN FREEWAY AT ALL!!! People are so stupid on this damn freeway!! Especially the people who use the myrtle exit pass way and then jump back onto the freeway at the last possible moment, and in the process holding up traffic who is trying to get off ON MYRTLE!!! Bunch of idiots!! From the Sierra Madre Blvd entrance to Myrtle exit...40 MINUTES!! WTF!!! People just don't know how the hell to drive!!! I'm taking surface streets from now on!! TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE DRIVING!! THIS FREEWAY SUCKS!! read more

So I think I'm going to go on a rampage on reviewing fwys now...since that's possible and all. Before I moved to the Valley, I was only aware of the 210 that sucks ass, and doesn't matter if you're in the carpool lane or not...you're all going 5mph to get to anything east of Pasadena. Now I work in South Pas and live in Northridge. This is the most amazing drive. Never, and I mean NEVER is there ever any traffic....EVER! (knocking on wood now.) But seriously the drive from Pasadena to the valley or vice versa on the 210 is great no matter the time of day. My favorite part is going up the hill through the mountains....so beautiful. And as you're coming around the mountains you have an almost aerial view of the valley...very nice! Anyways, this fwy is so open that you almost feel free and it makes you go faster and faster! fast lane is usually between 80-90mph. Also, I rarely see cops...but be careful...they're sneaky little buggers :). Also makes going to downtown easier when connecting to the 2 fwy which is also empty and has an amazing view of the Skyscrapers of DTLA. read more

The service wasn't very good here. I thought the 2 freeway, which feeds into the 210, was more attentive.

In comparison to the 10 fwy, 5fwy, 710 fwy, it's one of the best. The traffic is lesser here during the work commute hours. There's no construction going on ever (not that I've seen). Though it is a hit or miss sometimes. There can be traffic jams due to auto accidents but that's not the norm. In the morning, I can cover 20 miles in less than 30 minutes! Definitely not gonna happen on the 10 fwy. There's traffic in the after-work hours though and I'm not gonna lie, you will feel it. It starts around 2:45-3pm. read more

This is literally a PARKING LOT between Sierra Madre Blvd and the 57 heading eastbound in the afternoons. It seems to get horrendous starting early, around 2:30p. Huntington Drive/Foothill Blvd is "okay" as an alternate but it still takes a long time if you're heading from Pasadena to the Glendora/West Covina area. I feel like with traffic getting worse, the amount of people using their cell phones/texting on the roads has increased, as well, which leads to a worsening traffic situation. Just look around next time you're sitting in traffic and see how many people are texting and driving! It makes the traffic worse... :( read more

This freeway gets me where I need to go. To Pasadena and beyond, it's generally a smooth ride. Unfortunately, traffic can be a problem. But, luckily, for most of my commutes I have been pretty fortunate :) . read more

everyone the 210 freeway :D sometimes traffic and sometimes pretty smooth, its all depends where you want to go. Be careful with the hours you drive by this fwy. read more

Please make street lights for every inch of this freeway to not have any darkness!!! I hate this freeway and avoid driving on it at night because it is so scary!!! read more

This by far is the Best Freeway you can get on whenever you do have to take the highway...It is usually very clear of traffic and i never see big trucks getting on it which is nice it also connects further down to the 134 & other Freeways which will take you to other places but i love this freeway because it avoids all the traffic from the 134 you can go through the mountains and never have to get caught in all the heavy traffic jam especially during the traffic hours. read more

Love this freeway... brings back old memories when I lived in the Rossmoyne area of Glendale, and would either hop on this fwy to HS, work, friends' houses and BEST OF ALL either the snow or the beach! .. the i-210 is like a hidden fwy tucked away in the mountains that passes behind/around all the surrounding cities.. perfect way to get to Pasadena without being stuck in the traffic on the 134 read more

This is usually the freeway I use to get from my place to OC and LA County. It can suck ass at times but is a pretty reliable freeway.

Great from the 5 to 134. Can get ugly from there to the 57. And remember, the section between the 5 and 134 is where CHiPS was filmed.

This is kinda random to be able to review a fwy. Haha. Ok anyway, if you're on the 210 east from pasadena to the Inland empire then be prepared to face traffic at the most random spots. It's stop and then go for a while and then again stop! read more

I hate this freeway! My girlfriend lives in the La Crescenta area and it takes her a full hour just to get from the 134 to the 57 on this freeway when it shouldn't take more than 20 minutes. Very heavy traffic between 3-7pm weekdays and there is often accidents (as I'm writing this, she's stuck on the 210 on a Sunday afternoon due to an accident on the OTHER side of the freeway). If possible, try to avoid this freeway. Often she'll take the streets to bypass traffic and it usually helps. read more

I love this freeway. Whenever I am late to USC from Valencia I take this route. Even though it is 5-6 miles longer, the average speed here is easily 70+ while on the five it would be like 50. Only downside is that I lose cell phone service between the hills around LA Canada. read more

It took me over a year to reach 100 reviews and I thought it appropriate to write a review of one of the few things that has kept me sane over the last year, since moving to the Southland. I've found myself with employment in Santa Clarita, just up the road from Magic Mountain and a residence in Pasadena. It is a one way commute of 40 miles that I make every weekday in my Toyota Tacoma (oh to be able to afford to buy a new(er) more fuel efficient vehicle). I am convinced that if it were not for this dream of a freeway, I would have gone the way of Michael Douglas in "Falling Down" months ago. But I hang on a side of sanity by fingernail, thank you I-210. Thank you for providing me with a reverse commutes each way. Thank you for hugging close to the San Gabriel Mountains far from the mess of downtown and the Valley. Thank you for traverse La Tuna Canyon and giving me a daily illusion that I do not live in the sprawlingest city this side of Atlanta. Thank you for providing me with at least three lanes with which to avoid the other driver who think 100+ mph is an entirely appropriate speed to drive. If only someone had the money to patch up your bumps and bruises and redesign your annoying interchange with your brother the 134, you might be near perfect. Well, you are road, so you'll never be near perfect, but you do your job. It's not your fault that there are people who insist on driving 100+ mph. Most of the other freeway can even muster 2-star reviews. You probably aren't deserving of 5-stars, especially in the murky lengths east of Pasadena, where I rarely tread, but I'm feeling magnanimous today. Besides, what sort of person would I be if I didn't give a five star review for my 100th? read more

LOL, CA-210 is MUCH worse than CA-10 running parallel just a few miles south. CA-210 is subject to frequent slow downs and stop and roll at ANY time of the day. The cause? I think it is largely due to a generation of drivers who grew up with video games and thinking that any kind of lane changes are OK, without signalling, and that only by passing everyone in front of you are you 'winning'. I see many Audi/Lexus/BMWs with a strong sense of 'privilege' that want to bypass everyone no matter what. This need of many drivers, and not enough police, cause the traffic to compress, any slight thing happening means that without that spacing in the traffic, you end up with slow downs and stop and roll. What could be accommodated on most other highways as a general slow down of a few MPH becomes a hard stop and roll because these aggressive drivers have removed the ability of the traffic to absorb the change. Its a self-inflicted condition that effects all drivers due to these privileged 'rich' drivers going on the 210. Driving at the same times on the 10, just a few miles south, there is often not this issue. Most of the speed freaks seem to prefer the 210. read more