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Map of the Embarcadero Freeway (purple) 1955 map of the planned Interstates in the San Francisco Bay Area. I-480 would have run along the north side of the city, while I-280 would run south along the peninsula. I-80 was to have run past the east end of I-480 to end at I-280.
The city of San Diego opposed the idea of constructing an additional freeway, while the county supported it. [30] The state told Caltrans to sell the land to the city of San Diego, though National City expressed interest in purchasing it, even though there would be San Diego city permits needed to construct a freeway on it. [31]
Embarcadero (San Diego), California Embarcadero Circle, waterfront re-development project in San Diego; Embarcadero (San Francisco), a location on the eastern waterfront of San Francisco Embarcadero Center, office complex in San Francisco; Embarcadero Freeway, former California State Route 480
The Port of San Diego is currently pursuing potential redevelopment of the Central Embarcadero. The site in consideration is approximately 70 acres of land and water that includes Seaport Village, Santa Monica Seafood (formerly Chesapeake Fish), and surrounding areas between the Manchester Grand Hyatt and the USS Midway Museum.
A freeway "name" may refer to portions of two or more differently numbered routes; for example, the Ventura Freeway consists of portions of U.S. Route 101 and State Route 134, and the San Diego Freeway consists of portions of Interstate 5 and the full length of Interstate 405.
In San Francisco, public opposition to freeways dates to 1955, when the San Francisco Chronicle published a map [2] of proposed routes. Construction of the elevated Embarcadero Freeway along the downtown waterfront also helped to organize the opposition, articulated by architecture critic Allan Temko, who began writing for the Chronicle in 1961.
Recommended state highway system, 1896. The first state road was authorized on March 26, 1895, by the California State Legislature when it enacted a law which created the post of "Lake Tahoe Wagon Road Commissioner" to maintain the Lake Tahoe Wagon Road (the 1852 Johnson's Cut-off of the California Trail), now US 50 from Smith Flat — 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Placerville — to the Nevada ...
Interstate 405 (I-405, locally referred to as The 405) [2] is a major north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway in Southern California.The entire route is known as the northern segment of the San Diego Freeway.