Santa Clara County Route G5, more often referred to as Foothill Expressway, is a 4 lane, 7.24 mile (11.6 km) long, north-south route in Santa Clara County. G5 connects Palo Alto, California to the Silicon Valley proper closely paralleling I-280 through the lower Santa Cruz Mountains foothills. This route is part of the Santa Clara County expressway system. Santa Clara County is a county located in Californias San Francisco Bay Area. ... Downtown Palo Alto Palo Alto is a city in Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA. Palo Alto is located at the northern end of Silicon Valley, and is home to Stanford University (which is technically located in an adjacent area — Stanford, California), and to... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... 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. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE US-101 SCL 0. ... The Santa Cruz Mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are a mountain range in central California. ... The Santa Clara County expressway system is a system of expressways in Santa Clara County, California. ...

Route Summary

G5 begins at its southern end at I-280 in Cupertino, California. It proceeds north directly east of I-280 making it a viable alternative route for short trips between Cupertino and Palo Alto. The road is a 4 lane expressway along its entire route. Access is generally limited to major intersections that are governed by traffic lights. G5 travels through several affluent neighborhoods in Los Altos before climbing up into the foothills to its northern terminus at the intersection with Page Mill Road (G3). The physical road continues north as Junipero Serra Blvd. and passes the back enterances to Stanford University. JUNCTION POSTMILE US-101 SCL 0. ... Location of Cupertino within Santa Clara County, California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Traffic lights will sometimes differ where there are several lanes of traffic. ... Santa Clara County Route G3, more commonly known as Page Mill Road and Oregon Expressway is a short 4. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ...

History & Legislative Status

G5 was designated in 1962 and is currently signed its entire length. Studies are currently being considered for widening G5 to 6 lanes. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Landmarks and Points of Interest

• Stanford University
• Bay Area Office of the Wall Street Journal

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Major Cities

• Cupertino, California
• Los Altos, California
• Palo Alto, California

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See Also

• List of California County Routes
• Wikipedia:WikiProject California County Routes (This article is part of this WikiProject)