Balboa Boulevard is a major north-south street in the city of Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, and it cuts through many communities and is one of the main thoroughfares in the San Fernando Valley

San Fernando Valley

The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...

.

The southern end of Balboa Boulevard starts at Ventura Boulevard

Ventura Boulevard

Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east–west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley, USA; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real , Ventura Boulevard is one of the oldest routes in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S...

 in the Encino section of Los Angeles. From there, it passes under the 101 Freeway, cuts across a portion of the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area, and runs through the communities of Lake Balboa, Van Nuys, North Hills

North Hills, Los Angeles, California

North Hills is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.North Hills is one of the oldest communities in the San Fernando Valley. Formerly known as Sepulveda, the community was renamed North Hills in 1992. Northridge is to the west, Panorama City is to the...

, Granada Hills, and Sylmar. As Balboa Boulevard passes through Granada Hills, it crosses the 118 Freeway

California State Route 118

State Route 118 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that begins running west to east through Ventura and Los Angeles counties in southern California. It travels from Saticoy in Ventura County east to Lake View Terrace in Los Angeles...

 before ending at Foothill Boulevard

Foothill Boulevard

Foothill Boulevard may refer to:*Foothill Boulevard *Foothill Boulevard...

 in Sylmar.

Metro Local

Metro Local

Metro Local is a bus system in Los Angeles County operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . This retronym designation was placed to differentiate it from the Metro Rapid service...

 line 236 runs along Balboa Boulevard. The Orange Line serves a station

Balboa (LACMTA Station)

Balboa is a station on the Los Angeles Metro Orange Line. It is named after adjacent Balboa Boulevard, which travels north-south and crosses the east-west transitway route...

 at its intersection with Victory Boulevard

Victory Boulevard (Los Angeles)

Victory Boulevard is a major east-west arterial road that runs traversing the entire length of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. Through much of the San Fernando Valley, Victory Boulevard divides the affluent communities at the southern end of the Valley , from the less affluent...

in Lake Balboa.