CA RxR 4.04: Route 9: Pre-1964 – Milpitas to Castro Valley

Episode 4.04 is our second episode exploring Route 9, which in its post-1964 version runs from Santa Cruz to Saratoga and Los Gatos. Before 1964, Route 9 continued N up to the Mountain View area, and then across to Milpitas, and up to the Castro Valley. The previous episode covered post-1964 Route 9 (and the first segment of pre-1964 Sign Route 9) from Santa Cruz to Saratoga and then into Los Gatos, as well as all the 9^th State Route and LRN 9. This episode (4.04) covers the pre-1964 Route 9 portions N of Saratoga: Sign Route 9 through Mountain View, Milpitas, and up through Hayward and the Castro Valley. This portion of Sign Route 9 became Route 85, Route 237, Route 17/I-880/I-680 (in portions) and Route 238.  The next pair of episodes will be covering I-10, with episode 4.05 covering the Santa Monica Freeway portion, and episode 4.06 covering the San Bernardino Freeway portion.

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Here are some relevant links (I may edit this to add more links in later):

• California Highways:
  • Route 9 / Sign Route 9 Related:
    • Route 9/Sign Route 9
    • Route 17
    • Sign Route 21
    • Route 85
    • Route 237
    • Route 238
    • Route 262
    • I-580
    • I-680
    • I-880
    • US 48
    • US 50
    • US 101E
    • LRN 5
    • LRN 9
    • LRN 42
    • LRN 69
    • LRN 105
    • LRN 108
    • LRN 113
    • LRN 114
    • LRN 228
• Gribblenation Blogs:
  • California State Route 9
  • California State Route 85
  • California State Route 237 Southbay Freeway
  • California State Route 262
  • Legacy California State Route 17; CA 13 (i), CA 17, the Nimitz Freeway, I–880, the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, and I–580
  • Interstate 238; the Interstate numbering abomination carved out of an otherwise mundane State Highway
  • Interstate 680 over the Benicia-Martinez Bridge and the legacy of California State 21
• Other Links:
  • California @ AARoads (Andy Field):
    • California 9
    • Route 85
    • California 17
    • California 237
    • California 262
    • California/Interstate 238
    • Interstate 680
  • Casey Cooper:
    • Finding US 50
    • Finding US 48
  • Route 238: Hayward Bypass Proposal

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