SR-9

California State Highway 9 is mainly a rural and mountainous route that travels 35 mi. (56 km) from CA-1 near Santa Cruz through Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek and several smaller towns to Saratoga, where it briefly becomes known as Big Basin Way. It then turns south and becomes Saratoga-Los Gatos Road, passes through Monte Sereno and finally terminates at CA-17 in Los Gatos. Daily traffic is between 3200 and 34,500 cars. The section between the Los Gatos town limit and the intersection with CA-35 is designated a California State Scenic Route. Monte Sereno is a city located in Santa Clara County, California. ... Saratoga is a city located in Santa Clara County, California. ... Ben Lomond is a census-designated place located in Santa Cruz County, California. ... Boulder Creek is a census-designated place located in Santa Cruz County, California. ... Downtown Santa Cruz Santa Cruz is the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... JUNCTION MILE POST I-880 SCL 13. ... JUNCTION MILE POST SR-17 ?? SR-9 ?? SR-1 ?? I-280 ?? SR-1 Legend < Route 33 Route 36 > The California State Highway System Skyline Boulevard stretches through the Santa Cruz Mountains, here near Palo Alto, California Route Summary California State Route 35, generally known as Skyline Boulevard, is a 2... 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. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... A multiplex or concurrency on a road network occurs where a single physical road carries two or more different highway, motorway or other road numbers. ... Example signage of the Califonia State Highway System Below is a partial list of California state highways. ... From http://www. ... 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. ... Downtown Santa Cruz Santa Cruz is the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... Ben Lomond is a census-designated place located in Santa Cruz County, California. ... Boulder Creek is a census-designated place located in Santa Cruz County, California. ... Saratoga is a city located in Santa Clara County, California. ... Monte Sereno is a city located in Santa Clara County, California. ... JUNCTION MILE POST I-880 SCL 13. ... Los Gatos is a town located in Santa Clara County, California. ... JUNCTION MILE POST SR-17 ?? SR-9 ?? SR-1 ?? I-280 ?? SR-1 Legend < Route 33 Route 36 > The California State Highway System Skyline Boulevard stretches through the Santa Cruz Mountains, here near Palo Alto, California Route Summary California State Route 35, generally known as Skyline Boulevard, is a 2... The following highways are designated, in whole or part, by the State of California as California State Scenic Highways: California State Highway 1 California State Highway 2 - From 2. ...

History

CA-9 was created from several previously constructed roads. One of these was a toll road built in 1848 by Martin McCarty. Saratoga is a city located in Santa Clara County, California. ...

The segment of Highway 9 between Los Gatos and Boulder Creek was added to the State Highway system in 1913. The segment from Boulder Creek to Santa Cruz was added in 1933. The route was not signed until 1934.

Initially, Highway 9 was signed as continuing north from Saratoga on what is now Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road. This segment was later re-signed as CA-85 until 1994, when CA-85 was rerouted. The road is no longer in the State Highway system. JUNCTION MILE POST US-101 SCL 0. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

The southern end of CA-9 terminated at CA-17 in Santa Cruz until it was rerouted in 1981. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Landmarks

Although CA-9 is mainly rural and mountainous, there are several points of interest along the way. At the summit of the Santa Cruz mountains (the junction with CA-35), there is a vista point offering a (somewhat obstructed) view of the Bay Area. A better view can be obtained at the Russian Ridge vista point on CA-35. After pasing the summit and the descent into Santa Cruz begins, CA-9 passes Big Basin Redwoods State Park, a popular hiking spot and campground. JUNCTION MILE POST SR-17 ?? SR-9 ?? SR-1 ?? I-280 ?? SR-1 Legend < Route 33 Route 36 > The California State Highway System Skyline Boulevard stretches through the Santa Cruz Mountains, here near Palo Alto, California Route Summary California State Route 35, generally known as Skyline Boulevard, is a 2... JUNCTION MILE POST SR-17 ?? SR-9 ?? SR-1 ?? I-280 ?? SR-1 Legend < Route 33 Route 36 > The California State Highway System Skyline Boulevard stretches through the Santa Cruz Mountains, here near Palo Alto, California Route Summary California State Route 35, generally known as Skyline Boulevard, is a 2... Big Basin Redwoods State Park is a California state park, located in Santa Cruz County. ...