Highway 101, the Pacific Coast Highway, stretches from
Los Angeles to
Olympia, Washington, by way of the Olympic Peninsula. In California, it begins near
Crescent City and follows the coast to
Eureka, where it turns inland. It crosses the
Golden Gate Bridge into
San Francisco and continues down the peninsula on the west side of
San Francisco Bay, through
San Jose, returning to the coast just south of
San Luis Obispo. It follows the coast to
Ventura, from which it takes an inland route to
Los Angeles, where it disappears into the complex of downtown expressways.
In Washington and Oregon, Highway 101 is almost always the closest highway to the coast. In California, this role is often taken by Highway 1.
Highway 101, the Pacific Coast Highway, stretches from