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Big Sur Coast Highway. Big Sur Coast Highway is a section of California State Route 1 through the Big Sur region of California that is widely considered to be one of the most scenic driving routes in the United States, if not the world. It is both a National Scenic Highway and a California Scenic Highway, and was described by Australian painter ...
Nacimiento-Fergusson Road is the only road across the Santa Lucia Range on the Central Coast of California, connecting California State Route 1 and the Big Sur coast to U.S. Route 101 and the Salinas Valley. [1] The road is well-paved and maintained over its length, but is winding and has precipitous drops. It is widely regarded as one of the ...
State Route 1. 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 ...
Old Coast Road (Big Sur) The remaining 10.2 miles (16.4 km) portion of the original Old Coast Road. It connects on the north to Highway 1 at Bixby Creek Bridge and on the south near Andrew Molera State Park. The Old Coast Road is a dirt road that still exists in part and preceded the current Big Sur Coast Highway along the northern coast of Big ...
Approximate boundaries of the Big Sur region. Big Sur is not an incorporated town but a region without formal boundaries in California's Central Coast region. [17] The region is often confused with the small community of buildings and services 26 miles (42 km) south of Carmel in the Big Sur River valley, sometimes referred to by locals as Big Sur Village, but officially known as Big Sur. [17 ...
U.S. Route 66 Will Rogers Highway One of the former routings of Route 66 in California. Route information Maintained by CDOH Length 316 mi (509 km) Existed November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11) –June 25, 1979 (1979-06-25) Tourist routes Historic Route 66 Major junctions West end US 101 Alt. / SR 1 in Santa Monica Major intersections I-405 in Los Angeles US 101 in Los Angeles SR 2 in Los Angeles I-5 ...
USA TODAY 1 day ago Farmers' Almanac winter forecast for 2024-2025: Wet, milder, longer season for much of US The 2025 Farmers' Almanac forecast predicts a wetter-than-average winter.
Point Sur State Historic Park. / 36.30639°N 121.90167°W / 36.30639; -121.90167. Point Sur State Historic Park is a California State Park on the Big Sur coastline of Monterey County, California, United States, 19 miles (31 km) south of Rio Road in Carmel. The 1889 Point Sur Lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.