Devil’s Slide past sunset

October 16, 2010October 16, 2010 / coastroad / 1 Comment

Devil’s Slide Tunnel

August 22, 2009September 15, 2009 / coastroad / 6 Comments

Mr. Roadshow of the San Jose Mercury News writes about the construction status of Devil's Slide Tunnel. "Workers have drilled into and blown away mostly solid rock, which they prefer over soft, crumbling rock because it is easier to blast away neatly. They are tunneling about 15 feet a day, and they are almost two-thirds … Continue reading Devil’s Slide Tunnel

Devil’s Slide, Tunnel Site

October 31, 2008October 18, 2009 / coastroad / Leave a comment

Darin Boville, Montara Fog

Moontara, CA

October 8, 2008October 18, 2009 / coastroad / 2 Comments

Moonlight tonight shines more full than half. Moonbeams from southwest to northeast. White wavy light across the water from Montara Lighthouse to its mountain, illuminating Devil's Slide. The highway, an old railroad bed empty of headlights. San Pedro Mountain, the original coast route, Portolà's route up-and-over to discover the big bay. State Route 56 Ocean … Continue reading Moontara, CA

2 responses to “Moontara, CA”

coastroad

April 9, 2009

Definitely called State Highway Route 56 all along the San Mateo County Coast. In 1964 the Dept. of Transportation decided to renumber all roads in California so that no duplications existed. Here’s more than you’d ever wanna know about that: http://cahighways.org/num-cahwy.html

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Jaene

April 5, 2009

hey, this is nice. but wasn’t it highway 55? Wasn’t 56 San Diego?

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