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Encyclopedia > Blossom Hill Road

Santa Clara County Route G10, more commonly known along the majority of its route as Blossom Hill Road is an important east-west arterial roadway through the Almaden Valley area of Santa Clara County, California, in Silicon Valley. The route runs for 10.34 miles and is a city street for its entire length. Section of an artery An artery or arterial is also a class of highway. ... Almaden Valley (often just called Almaden) is a neighborhood in the south of San Jose, California, USA, roughly equivalent to the 95120 ZIP Code. ... Location of Santa Clara County within California. ... A view of downtown San Jose, the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley. Like many large cities, San Joses downtown is expansive and encompasses much more area than shown in this view. ...

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Route Summary

G10 begins at is western end at the Juction of CA-17 and Los Gatos-Saratoga Road (formerly Saratoga Ave) in Los Gatos. G10 travels east on Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd to the end of that road then turns north east along Los Gatos Blvd. G10 proceeds for 3/4 of a mile to Blossom Hill Road where it turns east. Along this stretch G10 is a narrow road that proceeds over Blossom Hill, the hill that the road takes its name from. At the base of Blossom Hill, G10 enters San Jose and the Almaden Valley neighborhood. Los Gatos is a town located in Santa Clara County, California. ... City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Almaden Valley (often just called Almaden) is a neighborhood in the south of San Jose, California, USA, roughly equivalent to the 95120 ZIP Code. ...


G10 proceeds as a busy 4-6 lane artery through this area, intersecting Santa Clara County Route G8 and further east CA-85. Prior to the completion of CA-85 in 1994, which G10 roughly parallels, Blossom Hill Rd was the major accessway to this area of San Jose from the west. Santa Clara County Route G8 is an important north-south arterial from the south valley area of Santa Clara County, California, USA to near Downtown San Jose. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...


G10 reaches its eastern terminus at CA-82, a few hundred feet shy of US 101. Blossom Hill Rd continues to US-101 and then over the freeway becoming Silver Creek Valley Road. U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ...


History and Legislative Status

G10 was designated in 1964 as a county road. As of 2005, however, the road is no longer maintained by the county and is city street along its entire length. G10 is also only sporadically signed along its route and has been largely abandoned by the county after the completion of CA-85. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...


Landmarks & Points of Interest

  • Oakridge Mall (a large upscale mall located just east of G8)

G8 countries. ...

Major Cities

Los Gatos is a town located in Santa Clara County, California. ... City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ...

See Also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Blossom Hill (VTA) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (126 words)
Blossom Hill is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).
It was part of the original Guadalupé Line, the first segment of light rail from Santa Teresa to Tasman.
Blossom Hill station is located in the median of California State Route 85, just north of Blossom Hill Road in San Jose, California.
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