California Highways: Route by Route History,Routes,State CA RxR 2.05: Route 1: Monterey, Santa Cruz, and the Santa Cruz Coastline

CA RxR 2.05: Route 1: Monterey, Santa Cruz, and the Santa Cruz Coastline

December 31, 2023December 31, 2023| DanielDaniel| 0 Comment| 7:17 pm
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In Episode 2.05 of California Highways: Route by Route, we continue our exploration of Route 1 by exploring everything about the segment of Route 1 from Carmel in Monterey County to just N of the Tom Lantos Tunnels near Montara (in San Mateo Couny). This includes communities such as Carmel, Monterey, Seaside, Watsonville, Castroville, Aptos, Santa Cruz, the Santa Cruz Coastline, Half Moon Bay, and Montara.  As always, we go over the history of this segment of the route, the history of the route through various communities , the freeway plans, discuss relinquishments, names, and some current plans. We also talk in detail about the Devil’s Slide and the Tom Lantos Tunnels, as well as projects in Santa Cruz. Looking forward, episode 2.06 will continue our exploration of Route 1 with the portions between Pacifica to (and including) the city of San Francisco.

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