In Episode 2.04 of California Highways: Route by Route, we continue our exploration of Route 1 by exploring everything about the segment in San Luis Obispo (SLO) County and the portion in Monterey County up through Big Sur until just S of Carmel. This includes the Five Cities (Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, Shell Beach (actually part of Pismo Beach), Arroyo Grande, and Oceano (unincorporated county land serviced by the Oceano Community Services District)), San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, and San Simeon, as well as the (in)famous Big Sur. This episode also features an interview with Anneliese Ågren, a resident of Big Sur. 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 about the history of slides on the Sur, and what people should know about the impacts of those slides. Looking forward, episode 2.05 will continue our exploration of Route 1 with the portions in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Mateo county from Carmel through Devil’s Slide (Montara).
Here’s the link to the show:
And here’s the link on Spotify for Podcasters:
Here are some relevant links (I may edit this to add more links in later):
- California Highways:
- Route 1
- US 101A and US 101
- LRN 56
- Route 41
- Route 46
- Caltrans Resources (on cahighways.org):
- Gribblenation:
- California State Route 1 (master Route 1 page)
- California State Route 1 from Interstate 10 in Santa Monica to San Luis Obispo
- Former US Route 101 and California State Route 1 in San Luis Obispo
- California State Route 1; the Cabrillo Highway through Big Sur and the Monterey Peninsula
- California State Route 1; exploring Big Sur (Point Lobos State Natural Reserve and Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park)
- California State Route 1/Big Sur Slide Special Part 3; Ragged Point Closure south to US 101 in San Luis Obispo
- California State Route 1/Big Sur Slide Spectacular Part 4; Prelude to Pfeiffer Canyon Reopeing
- California State Route 1/Big Sur Slide Spectactular Part 5; New Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge Opens
- California State Route 1 in Big Sur; the Mud Creek Slide reopens
- Challenger Adventures in the Coast Range Part 2; California State Route 1 from County Route G16 south to the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road
- Other Road Scholars:
- California @ AARoads: California 1
- Other Links:
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- Hidden History: The Building of Highway 1 Through Big Sur and How it Affected Morro Bay
- Nob Hill Gazette: An Ode To Highway 1
- FHWA Highway History: California’s Pacific Coast Highway-Highway One
- KQED: A History of Big Sur Landslides and Highway 1 Closures
- Big Sur Kate: Big Sur Information, Big Sur Mile Markers, and all sorts of stuff about Big Sur
- Caltrans Quickmap
- USDA Forest Service:
- Monterey Ranger District Closures (including Naciamento Furgusson Closures)
- Naciamento-Fergusson Road Closure Photos
- Annaliese Agren:
- The Coast Road Blog
- PBS Socal: Closures, Thoughtless Visitors Try Big Sur Locals’ Patience (6/22/2017)
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We encourage you to explore our back catalog through this site or our Spotify for Podcasters home.
P.S.: Here’s a new interesting road-related podcast: The Big Dig, from GBH News in Boston. Their description: “There is a cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure — whether it’s high-speed rail or off-shore wind — it feels like this country can’t build big things anymore. No one project embodies that cynicism quite like Boston’s Big Dig. Infamous for its ever-increasing price tag, this massive highway tunneling effort became a symbol of waste and corruption. Yet the project delivered on its promise to transform the city. So how did the narrative go so horribly wrong? And what lessons can the Big Dig offer for the ambitious projects of today? This nine-episode series is produced by GBH News and hosted by Ian Coss. New episodes come out every Wednesday. Listen below and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.”