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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 .
Cabrillo Highway, scenic drive through the rocky headlands near the Pacific coast. Designated December 14, 1971, in Santa Barbara County: US 101 at Las Cruces to Lompoc; SR 227 near Oceano to US 101 in Pismo Beach; US 101 in San Luis Obispo to SR 35 in Daly City. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway (also an All-American Road), scenic drive along ...
Scenic highways in California. Highways and roads that have been officially designated as County Scenic Routes, State Scenic Highways , or U.S. National Scenic Byways . It does not include eligible State Scenic Highways that have not been officially designated.
On the California coast where the mountains cascade into the sea, a ribbon of road rides down the edge of the continent. Driving on Highway 1 is a singular experience, and this winding 70-mile ...
The section of Highway 1 running through Big Sur is widely considered one of the most scenic driving routes in the United States, if not the world. [134] [135] [136] The views are one reason that Big Sur was ranked second among all United States destinations in TripAdvisor's 2008 Travelers' Choice Destination Awards. [137]
The state highway system of the U.S. state of California is a network of highways that are owned and maintained by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).. Each highway is assigned a Route (officially State Highway Route [1] [2]) number in the Streets and Highways Code (Sections 300–635).
The segment from La Cañada Flintridge to the Los Angeles–San Bernardino county line is known as the Angeles Crest Scenic Byway, which is both a National Forest Scenic Byway and an officially designated California Scenic Highway. [3] [4]
The route is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System, [5] but it is not officially designated as a scenic highway by the California Department of Transportation. [6] From US 101 to SR 33, SR 166 is known as the "CHP Officers Irvine and Stovall Memorial Highway". In February 1998, a large storm swelled the Cuyama River and caused it to wash ...