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State Route 1 ( SR 1) is a major north–south state highway that runs along most of the Pacific coastline of the U.S. state of California. At 656 miles (1,056 km), it is the longest state route in California, and the second-longest in the US after Montana Highway 200. SR 1 has several portions designated as either Pacific Coast Highway ( PCH ...
Bixby Bridge, also known as Bixby Creek Bridge, on the Big Sur coast of California, is one of the most photographed bridges in California due to its aesthetic design, "graceful architecture and magnificent setting". [ 3][ 4] It is a reinforced concrete open- spandrel arch bridge. The bridge is 120 miles (190 km) south of San Francisco and 13 ...
On March 27, 2014 (), the 1.3-mile (2.1 km)-long Devil's Slide Trail was opened to pedestrians and bicyclists, [3] taking over the section of roadway formerly used by State Route 1 and now bypassed by the new tunnels. [4] The total cost to convert the highway into a trail was US$1,991,525 (equivalent to $2,605,000 in 2023). [3]
Route map. The Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railroad (SCMB), or Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line (SCBRL), is a historic railway running through Santa Cruz County, California. It once ran operationally from Davenport to the Watsonville Junction where it connected to the Union Pacific Coast Line. Over the years it has had many splays and connections to ...
Map of the Monterey Bay Area, depicting roads, urban areas, major rivers, and forested and grassy areas. Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean located on the coast of the U.S. state of California, south of the San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco itself is further north along the coast, by about 75 miles (120 km), accessible via CA 1 and ...
Monterey (/ ˌ m ɒ n t ə ˈ r eɪ / ⓘ; Spanish: Monterrey) is a city in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast. Founded on June 3, 1770, Monterey was the second permanent settlement (after San Diego) established by Spanish explorers in what is now California.
U.S. Route 101 US 101 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by Caltrans Length 808.111 mi (1,300.529 km) Portions of US 101 have been relinquished to or are otherwise maintained by local or other governments, and are not included in the length. Existed November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11) –present Tourist routes Gaviota Coast Redwood Highway through Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park ...
A skirmish, the Battle of la Natividad [Rancho], occurred near San Juan Bautista between California Battalion troops en route to Monterey and 130 Californians. Five to seven Americans and two Californians died. [136] 22 Nov 1846: Kearny's 100-man force learned from Mexican herders that Los Angeles had been taken away from the Americans. [137 ...