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State Route 17 (SR 17, locally known as Highway 17) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from State Route 1 in Santa Cruz to I-280 and I-880 in San Jose. SR 17, a freeway and expressway , carries substantial commuter and vacation traffic through the Santa Cruz Mountains at Patchen Pass ("The Summit") between Santa Cruz ...
The first bus services over the Santa Cruz Mountains began operation in the early 20th century, taking advantage of continuously improving roads. A direct predecessor of the Highway 17 Express service was an Oakland–San Jose–Santa Cruz bus line operated by Peerless Stages, which began operation in the 1910s [7] or early 1920s. [8]
Holy City is an unincorporated community in Santa Clara County, California. Once considered a Utopian community in the 1920s and 1930s, it is now considered a ghost town. [1] The town is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains, off State Route 17 on Old Santa Cruz Highway. [2] It is part of the Lexington Hills census designated place.
111.17 [b] 178.91 SR 20 near Rumsey: SR 49 near Drytown: 1934: current SR 17: 26.49: 42.63 SR 1 in Santa Cruz: I-280 / I-880 in San Jose: 1934: current Parts of I-580 and the entirety of I-880 were formerly SR 17 until the highway was truncated in 1984. SR 18: 117.21 [b] [d] 188.63 SR 210 in San Bernardino: SR 138 near Pearblossom: 1934 ...
Amid recent reports of two mountain lions dying on the highway, many communities are turning to wildlife crossings and fencing to reduce roadkill. A wildlife crossing is proposed for Highway 17 in ...
Santa Cruz METRO extended service to Watsonville, Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley in 1974. In 1979, voters approved a measure to change the financing of Santa Cruz METRO from a property tax to a 1/2 cent sales tax. The Amtrak Thruway Highway 17 Express service between Santa Cruz and San Jose started as an emergency bus service after ...
Highway 17 Express: North-South San Jose San Jose State University (select weekday trips) Santa Cruz River Front Transit Center Daily San Jose, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz Highway 17 Express: Known internally as Line 970. Operated by Santa Cruz Metro. Jointly funded by VTA, Caltrans, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, and Santa Cruz Metro.
Summit is a small unincorporated community more frequently referred to by locals as the Loma Prieta Community located partially in Santa Clara County, but predominantly in Santa Cruz County, California, in the mountain ranges of the Santa Cruz Mountains. It lies at the summit along Highway 17 from which is gets its name.