Santa Clara County Route G3, more commonly known as Page Mill Road and Oregon Expressway is a short 4.5 mile (7 km) east-west arterial route that spans the lower peninsula region of the San Francisco Bay Area from I-280 to US 101. G3 runs completely within Palo Alto, California and is considered part of the Santa Clara County expressway system. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Section of an artery An artery or arterial is also a class of highway. ... The San Francisco peninsula separates the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE US-101 SCL 0. ... U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (often just U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ... 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. ... The Santa Clara County expressway system is a system of expressways in Santa Clara County, California. ...

Route Summary

G3 begins in the west at its interchange with I-280 in the Palo Alto Hills just south of Stanford University. It proceeds east as a full 4 lane expressway over quite scenic rolling hills until it reaches Foothill Expressway (G5) which it shares an at grade intersection with. East of Foothill Expressway, G3 decends down into the more urban areas of the lower penninsula going through an area of industrial parks. The road along this section has a reduced speed limit and several turnoffs along its length until it reaches CA-82. For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... Santa Clara County Route G5, more often referred to as Foothill Expressway, is a 4 lane, 7. ... G5 may refer to: PowerPC G5 – a microprocessor branding used by Apple Computer Power Mac G5 iMac G5 Motorola G5 project - the failed Motorola PowerPC project to succeed its own PPC 74x. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE 101 SCL 0. ...

After CA-82, G3 passes under Caltrain tracks and is designated Oregon Expressway for the remainder of its eastward journey. Oregon Expressway resumes expressway status with limited access confined mainly to large intersections. G3 reaches its eastern terminus at its junction with US 101 Caltrain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Page Mill Road (no longer designated G-3) continues west of I-280 for 6 miles, a twisting two-lane road that climbs to Skyline Boulevard, SR-35 at the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains. It passes the entrance to Palo Alto's Foothill Park (which is accessible to Palo Alto residents only) and Monte Bello and Los Trancos Open Space Preserves. As Alpine Road, the road descends west of Skyline Boulevard to Portola State Park. The original Page Mill, from which the road is named, is accessible by trail only. The Santa Cruz Mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are a mountain range in central California. ...

History & Legislative Status

This route was designated in 1962. G3 is currently signed its entire length. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Landmarks & Points of Interest

• Bay Area offices of the Wall Street Journal (just east of Foothill Expwy)

The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ...

Major Cities

• Palo Alto, California

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...

See Also

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