I was in high school when they opened the 55 freeway which was then call the "Newport Freeway" because it was supposed to take everyone to Newport Beach. That freeway has been under constant construction since 1968 and it still doesn't end in Newport. It dead ends into Costa Mesa. Newport doesn't want it. Never did.
It has been widened and bridges have been built and rebuilt and I don't think I have ever driven on it when some kind of construction hasn't been going on. The total length of the freeway is about 10 miles. I think they now call it the "Costa Mesa" freeway. I guess they gave up on the Newport idea.
Costa Mesa Freeway, Taxway, Porkway....AmericanWay.