U.s. Route 101 In California: Section of U.S. Numbered Highway in California, United States
In the U.S.
state">U.S. state of California, U.S. Route 101 (US 101) is one of the last remaining and longest U.S. Routes still active in the state, and the longest highway of any kind in California. US 101 was also one of the original U.S. Routes established in 1926.
U.S. Route 101 | ||||
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| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 808.111 mi (1,300.529 km) Parts of US 101 have been given to or are otherwise taken care of by local or other governments, and are not a part of the length. | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |    I-5 / SR 60 / I-10 in Los Angeles | |||
 I-405 in Los Angeles
 US 199 near Crescent City | ||||
| North end |  US 101 at Oregon state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
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This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System.
US 101 starts at Olympia, Washington, runs south through the rest of Washington, through Oregon and then through California to Los Angeles.
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is part of US 101.
Southern Californians usually refer to the highway as The 101 (where it is mostly a freeway). In Northern California, people simply call it 101.
References
Other websites
- Drive the 101 Archived 2010-06-09 at the Wayback Machine - Contains historical information.
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