Sherman Way, nicknamed "The Way", is a major east–west

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that runs for across the

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and

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Name

Sherman Way was named after

Moses Sherman Moses Hazeltine Sherman (December 3, 1853 – September 9, 1932) was an American land developer who built the Phoenix Street Railway in Phoenix, Arizona, and streetcar systems that would become the core of the Los Angeles Railway and part of ...

, a major developer in early

. Due to Sherman Way's prominence as a thoroughfare through the Valley, it is sometimes referred to simply as "The Way". Businesses and organizations with a Sherman Way street address sometimes name themselves to indicate that they are "on the Way", such as The Church on the Way in

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. This trend is intended to evoke the English phrase " on the way".

Route

Sherman Way travels east–west across almost the entire

. From west to east, it travels from West Hills, through

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, Winnetka, Reseda,

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, and Sun Valley, and into

. The majority of the street is four lanes, and much of it contains a

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. Sherman Way travels under

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via the Sherman Way Tunnel, and the street's eastern terminus is at

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. The street however does not provide direct access to either airport.

Transit

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Line 162 runs along Sherman Way and the G Line's

Sherman Way station Sherman Way station is a station on the G Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system located at Sherman Way in downtown Canoga Park — a community of Los Angeles in the western San Fernando Valley. The station is in service on the Metro G Li ...

is located at Sherman Way and Canoga Avenue in

. The East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project plans to have a stop at Sherman Way and

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. Furthermore, four out of the five alternatives for the

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include a stop on Sherman Way, either at the

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Notable landmarks

Two Los Angeles Cultural-Historic Monuments ( Canoga Mission Gallery and Lederer Residence and Immediate Environments) are located on Sherman Way, and two additional monuments ( Pacific Electric Picover Railway Station and Canoga Park (originally Owensmouth) Southern Pacific Railroad Station) were located on Sherman Way before they were destroyed. Other notable landmarks on Sherman Way include (from west to east):

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, Canoga Park Branch Library,

, Valley Plaza Sports Complex, and

. Schools on Sherman Way include Magnolia Science Academy 1 and Heart of the Valley Christian School.

References

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