Sherman Way
{{short description|Arterial road in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox street
|name=Sherman Way
|image=Reseda - Sherman Way, facing East.JPG
|caption=Sherman Way in Reseda
|length_mi=16
|namesake=Moses Hazeltine Sherman
|maint=Bureau of Street Services, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
| metro= {{LACMTA link logo}}{{LACMTA icon|G}}Sherman Way
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a=Platt Ave. in West Hills
|junction={{jct|state=CA|SR|27}}
{{jct|state=CA|I|405}}
{{jct|state=CA|CA|170}}
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b=Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank
}}
Sherman Way, nicknamed "The Way", is a major east–west arterial road that runs for {{convert|16|mi|km|}} across the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles and Burbank, California.
Name
Sherman Way was named after Moses Sherman, a major developer in early Los Angeles.{{cite web|title=Sherman Way |url=https://lastreetnames.com/street/sherman-way/|website=lastreetnames.com|author=Mark Tapio Kines|access-date=September 10, 2024}}
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 Van Nuys. This trend is intended to evoke the English phrase "on the way".
Route
Sherman Way travels east–west across almost the entire San Fernando Valley. From west to east, it travels from West Hills, through Canoga Park, Winnetka, Reseda, Van Nuys, North Hollywood, and Sun Valley, and into Burbank. The majority of the street is four lanes, and much of it contains a median strip.
Sherman Way travels under Van Nuys Airport via the Sherman Way Tunnel, and the street's eastern terminus is at Hollywood Burbank Airport. The street however does not provide direct access to either airport.
==Transit==
Metro Local Line 162 runs along Sherman Way{{cite web|title=Metro Local 162|url=https://cdn.beta.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/24130800/162_TT_06-26-22.pdf|accessdate=September 10, 2024 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority}} and the G Line's Sherman Way station is located at Sherman Way and Canoga Avenue in Canoga Park.{{cite web|title=Orange Line Map and Station Locations|url=http://www.metro.net/riding/maps/orange-line/|accessdate=June 30, 2013|publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority}}
The East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project plans to have a stop at Sherman Way and Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys.{{Cite web |title=Metro staff recommends building light rail between Van Nuys and Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2018/06/15/metro-staff-recommends-building-light-rail-between-van-nuys-and-sylmar-san-fernando-metrolink-station/ |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=June 16, 2018 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority}} Furthermore, four out of the five alternatives for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor include a stop on Sherman Way, either at the 405 freeway or Sepulveda Boulevard.
Notable landmarks
File:Southern Pacific Railroad Station in Owensmouth, circa 1915 (WVM78).jpg
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.{{Cite web |title=Historical Cultural Monuments List |url=https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/24f6fce7-f73d-4bca-87bc-c77ed3fc5d4f/Historical_Cultural_Monuments_List.pdf |publisher=City of Los Angeles |access-date=July 9, 2024 |language=en-US}}
Other notable landmarks on Sherman Way include (from west to east): UCLA West Valley Medical Center, Canoga Park Branch Library, Van Nuys Airport, Valley Plaza Sports Complex, and Hollywood Burbank Airport.
Schools on Sherman Way include Magnolia Science Academy 1 and Heart of the Valley Christian School.