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The southern terminus of Route 101 is now in Los Angeles where it is also known as the Hollywood Freeway. It then runs north through North Hollywood and Encino, where it becomes the Ventura Freeway. North of Ventura, it remains a freeway, traveling north to Santa BarbaraAlternative meaing: Santa Barbara (soap opera Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 92,325. Mission Santa Barbara, "The Queen of the Missions", is loc, San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo (also SLO is the county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, USA. Luis is pronounced as Lewis. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 44,174. California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly SLO) is located here., SalinasSalinas is the county seat of Monterey County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 151,060. The city developed in the 19th century as an Anglo response to the predominantly Mexican Monterey, California. Salinas was the bi, GilroyGilroy is a city located in Santa Clara County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 41,464. Gilroy is known for its garlic; it holds the Gilroy Garlic Festival each year, featuring all kinds of garlicky foods, even garlic, San JoseSan Jose is a major city in California, USA, and the county seat of Santa Clara County. In the 1970s, the city council officially adopted San Jos as the spelling for the city name, although it is still more commonly spelled San Jose''. The city is located, Palo AltoPalo Alto is a city in Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA. Palo Alto is located at the northern end of the Silicon Valley, and is home to Stanford University (which is technically located in an adjacent area — Stanford, C, and San FranciscoFor other meanings, see San Francisco (disambiguation). Bay Bridge. In the distance is fog covering the western third of the city. Click for additional information The City and County of San Francisco (population 776,773), the fourth-largest city in the s. See also California State Route 1California State Route 1 more generally known as Highway 1 or in Southern California as the Pacific Coast Highway or P. runs along the Pacific coast for most of the length of the US state of California. The highway is famous for some of the most beautiful (Pacific Coast Highway), a state highway that runs along the Pacific coastline, to the west of Highway 101, with a few interruptions, for most of the length of California.
From San Jose to San Francisco, Highway 101 is known as the Bayshore Freeway. Through San Francisco Highway 101 follows city streets, then joins California State Route 1 to cross the Golden Gate Bridge to Marin County. From there to the Oregon border, Highway 101 is in some places a freeway and in others a two-lane road. The most scenic portion of Highway 101 within California is in Humboldt County, where it travels through Humboldt Redwoods State Park and a portion of the highway is known as the Avenue of the Giants for the huge, centuries-old redwood trees that can be found there.
Highway 101 enters Oregon four miles south of Brookings, and is seldom out of sight of the Pacific Ocean until it reaches Astoria. The stretch between Florence and Yachats is considered one of the more attractive segments of this highway, although there are an abundance of Oregon state parks along the Pacific coast. Because Highway 101 forms the main street of almost all of the coastal towns in Oregon (with the exception of Cannon Beach), it is frequently congested and slow. The highway crosses the mouth of the Columbia River at the bridge at Astoria into Washington, and follows the Columbia downstream to Ilwaco.
From Ilwaco, Highway 101 follows the Pacific coastline as far as Raymond, from which it proceeds directly north to Aberdeen, offering access from this city into the Olympic National Park. While the AAA has designated this segment north and east to Port Angeles as a scenic byway, some clear-cut logging in the early 1990s has diminished the scenic value of the highway where it crosses the Quinault Indian Reservation . East of Port Angeles Highway 101 turns southward, leading to its northern terminus in Olympia, the state capital.
Parts of Historic Route 101 can still be found in San Diego County, California between Oceanside and La Jolla under different names, including Interstate 5, Pacific Highway, Camino Del Mar, and Torrey Pines Road. All have been decommissioned, but the roadways still exist and are occasionally signed as Historic 101.