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California State Route 1, more generally known as Highway 1, or in Southern California as the Pacific Coast Highway or P.C.H., 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 coastline in the world, which contributed to its designation as an All-American Road. From the north, the highway passes through the cities of Ferndale, Fort Bragg and Bodega Bay before joining with U.S. Highway 101 and entering San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge. The highway continues south on the west coast of the San Francisco Peninsula through Half Moon Bay to Santa Cruz and Monterey. Several miles south of Carmel, Highway 1 crosses the scenic Bixby Bridge , a 900-foot stone arch that passes over the Bixby Creek gorge. The highway then continues south through the cliffs of Big SurBig Sur is a section of the California coast, typically considered to run from Carmel-by-the-Sea in the north to San Luis Obispo, or more precisely to the Hearst Castle at San Simeon in the south. It is characterized by the collision of coastal mountain r, then past Hearst CastleHearst Castle is the palatial estate of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. It is located in San Simeon, California on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Donated to the state of California in 1957, it is now a state historical monument and a Nat, and on to the coastal cities of 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., Pismo BeachPismo Beach is a city located in San Luis Obispo County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,551. Geography Pismo Beach is located at 35°8'54" North, 120°38'53" West (35. 148336, -120. According to the United States Cen, and 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. It then connects to such Southern California beach cities as VenturaSan Buenaventura (Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 100,916. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 84. 1 miČ) of it is land an, OxnardOxnard is a city located in Ventura County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 170,358. Geography Oxnard is located at 34°11'29" North, 119°10'57" West (34. 191292, -119. According to the United States Census Bureau, the, Malibu, Santa Monica, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and Torrance. South of the Los Angeles area, P.C.H. winds through cities which include Long Beach, Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point.
For most of its length from roughly San Luis Obispo northward Highway 1 is a winding, two lane road with occasional passing lanes, except between Watsonville and Santa Cruz, where it is a multi-lane freeway, between Colma and Daly City, where it is co-signed with Interstate 280 and again a multi-lane freeway, and in San Francisco, where it is 6 lane wide 19th Avenue and Park Presidio Boulevard, a major approach to the Golden Gate Bridge. State parks and small coastal towns can be found amongst hundreds of miles of wilderness. Along the southern length, P.C.H. is a wide, multi-laned boulevard and is even part of a freeway as it is co-signed with U.S. Highway 101 in the Ventura and Oxnard area.
State Route 1 is sometimes confused with the Eastern Seaboard's U.S. Highway 1.
