California 133 - California Travel Information

California 133

California 133 is a short yet significant state route that resides entirely in Orange County. It starts its northerly journey as Laguna Canyon Road at California 1/Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach. It is a well-traveled rural road between California 1 and Interstate 405 in Irvine, connecting to California 73 near Aliso Viejo. As it heads northbound, it transitions into a freeway between Interstates 405 and 5, and it becomes part of the Orange County Toll Road system north of Interstate 5. It is one of two state routes in Orange County that is partially free and partially toll (California 73 is the other). California 133 ends at California 241 (Foothill Corridor Toll Road) just north of Irvine in unincorporated Orange County.

Northbound California 133
	After departing California 1/Pacific Coast Highway (southern terminus), California 133 passes through downtown Laguna Beach. Photo taken 05/30/04.
	Northbound California 133/Laguna Canyon Road follows a wide boulevard as it passes through the northeastern edges of Laguna Beach. Photo taken 05/30/04.
	California 133 is designated as the Veterans Memorial Highway in addition to being called Laguna Canyon Road. Photo taken 05/30/04.
	Northbound California 133/Laguna Canyon Road leaves Laguna Beach and enters Laguna Canyon and the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. Photo taken 05/30/04.
	Northbound California 133 next approaches a signalized intersection with Orange County Route S-18/El Toro Road east. To reach California 73 south, use Orange County Route S-18 east. Continue north on California 133 to reach California 73 north. Photo taken 05/30/04.
	Use Orange County Route S-18/El Toro Road northeast to Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, and Mission Viejo. Orange County Route S-18 extends through these cities, then heads north along Santiago Canyon Road through Limestone Canyon Regional Park before turning west into the city of Orange. The county route is signed in places, but it is not well signed. No shields for the county route may be found currently along northbound California 73. Photo taken 05/30/04.

Site Navigation

	There is no access from California 133/Laguna Canyon Road north to California 73 south, but there is a ramp to northbound. Use the right lane to reach northbound California 73/San Joaquin Foothill Corridor Toll Road. Photo taken 05/30/04.
	The ramp from northbound California 133/Laguna Canyon Road to California 73 north is a loop ramp. Take a right onto the ramp, which loops 270 degrees onto northbound California 73. Photo taken 05/30/04.
	Northbound California 133/Laguna Canyon Road reaches the spot where the new expressway will depart from the current (soon to be old) alignment of California 133 after the California 73 interchange. The new expressway opened on August 13, 2004. Photo taken 05/30/04.

		This suite of photos shows northbound California 133/Laguna Canyon Road as it passes through the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. After the expressway was completed on August 13, 2004, this highway was abandoned in favor of the new multi-lane, divided highway. It will not quite be freeway standards, but it will have mostly controlled access as California 133 passes through the park. Photos taken 05/30/04.

	Northbound California 133/Laguna Canyon Road enters the city of Irvine as it continues northeast toward Interstate 405 and Interstate 5. Photo taken 05/30/04.
	Construction progress is evident along California 133/Laguna Canyon Road within the city of Irvine as the highway is expanded into an expressway configuration. Photo taken 05/30/04.

Southbound California 133
	After passing through Laguna Canyon as a two-lane highway, California 133 widens into a freeway configuration. Photo taken 05/30/04.
	Northbound California 133 reaches Exits 8A-B, Junction Interstate 405/San Diego Freeway. The exit numbers are not present on this sign, but they are shown on the transition ramp (see next photobox). Despite the pull through sign mentioning California 133 is a toll road, no toll is required to access Interstate 5. Photo taken 05/30/04.
	Use Exit 8A to follow Interstate 405 south to San Clemente and San Diego County; use Exit 8B to head north on Interstate 405 to Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Santa Monica. Photo taken 05/30/04.
	This gore point sign on the transition ramp from northbound California 133 to Interstate 405 is unusual in that the left lane becomes Exit 8B while the right lane becomes Exit 8A. Photo taken 05/30/04.
	After the Interstate 405 and Interstate 5 interchanges, northbound California 133 reaches Exit 12, Irvine Boulevard. The next exit is for California 241, the Foothill Corridor Toll Road. Photo taken 09/16/00.
	Northbound California 133 meets Junction California 241/Foothill Corridor Toll Road at Exit 13. This marks the northern terminus of California 133. Note the subway to the left in the interchange complex ahead; it provides the connection from northbound California 241 to southbound California 133. A toll plaza is placed immediately after the transition from northbound California 133 onto northbound California 241. Photo taken 09/16/00.
	Southbound California 133/Laguna Freeway at Exit 8A, Junction Southbound Interstate 405/San Diego Freeway. Photo taken 03/30/03.
	After the interchange with Interstate 405, southbound California 133/Laguna Freeway narrows to two lanes and becomes a busy rural highway. At the time this photo was taken, construction was underway to expand California 133 to a four-lane expressway between Interstate 405 and California 73. This segment has since opened, on August 13, 2004. Photo taken 03/30/03.
	Aside from a few passing lanes, California 133 remains two lanes as it passes through Laguna Canyon. Photo taken 03/30/03.
	Southbound California 133 approaching Junction California 73/Toll Road. Photo taken 03/30/03.
	Southbound California 133 at Junction Northbound California 73/Toll Road. Northbound California 73 a faster route to Long Beach as well as coastal cities, such as Newport Beach and Huntington Beach. However, it is not as scenic as California 1. Photo taken 03/30/03.
	Southbound California 133 at Junction Southbound California 73/Toll Road. Southbound California 73 meets Interstate 5 in southern Orange County, and it provides a bypass around the junction of Interstate 5 and Interstate 405. Photo taken 03/30/03.
	Southbound California 133 approaching Junction Orange County Route S-18. This is one of the few signed county routes in Orange County. Orange County Route S-18 follows a rather convoluted route from this intersection to the northeast en route to Santiago Canyon. Photo taken 03/30/03.

Page Updated September 26, 2004.