Burbank Boulevard

Burbank Boulevard

Namesake	David Burbank
Maintained by	Bureau of Street Services, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Length	13.5 mi (21.7 km)
Nearest metro station	Valley College
West end	Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana
Major junctions	I-405 SR 170 I-5
East end	3rd Street in downtown Burbank

Burbank Boulevard is a major east–west arterial road that runs for 13.5 miles (21.7 km) across the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles and Burbank, California.

Burbank Boulevard was named after David Burbank, a dentist and rancher whose land helped establish the city of Burbank. Prior to 1924, Burbank Boulevard was known as Central Avenue.^[1]

Burbank Boulevard travels east–west across almost the entire San Fernando Valley. The street is four lanes or more for its entire length. The road slightly turns at the Los Angeles/Burbank border, traveling east–west in Los Angeles and east-northeast west-southwest in Burbank.

Metro Local Line 237 runs along Burbank Boulevard between Sherman Oaks and North Hollywood.^[2] Metro Local Line 154 and Burbank Bus's Orange Route run along Burbank Boulevard between North Hollywood and Burbank.^[3][4]

The G Line's Valley College station is located at Burbank Boulevard and Fulton Avenue in Sherman Oaks.^[5]

From west to east, Burbank Boulevard travels from Tarzana, through Encino, Sherman Oaks, Valley Village, North Hollywood, and into Burbank.

Notable landmarks on Burbank Boulevard include (from west to east): Providence Tarzana Medical Center, Sepulveda Recreation Area, Balboa Golf Course, KSPN (AM) radio towers, and the North Hollywood Police Station.

Schools on Burbank Boulevard include (from west to east): Los Angeles Valley College, Citizens of the World Charter School, and Burbank High School.