Route
The eastern terminus of Mulholland Drive is at its intersection with Cahuenga Boulevard at Cahuenga Pass over the Santa Monica Mountains (at this point Cahuenga Boulevard runs parallel to Hwy 101—Hollywood Freeway). The road continues to the west offering vistas of the Hollywood Sign, downtown Los Angeles, and then Burbank, Universal City and the rest of the San Fernando Valley with the San Gabriel, Verdugo, and Santa Susana Mountains.
The road winds along the top of the mountains until a few miles west of the 405 Freeway. Just west of the intersection with Encino Hills Drive, it becomes an unpaved road not open to motor vehicles. This part is known by many as "Dirt Mulholland." This part of Mulholland connects with other unpaved roads and bike trails, and allows access to a decommissioned Project Nike command post that is now a Cold War memorial park.
The paved road begins again east of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, at Santa Maria Road. Shortly thereafter, Mulholland Drive splits into Mulholland Drive and Mulholland Highway. Mulholland Drive terminates at Hwy 101 (Ventura Freeway), where it becomes Valley Circle Boulevard. Mulholland Highway continues to the southwest until it terminates at State Route 1 (PCH) in Leo Carrillo State Park at the Pacific Ocean coast and the border of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.
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