In addition to providing a scenic route to numerous attractions along the coast, the route also serves as a major thoroughfare in the Greater Los Angeles Area, the San Francisco Bay Area, and several other coastal urban areas. The highway is designated as an All-American Road. SR 1 also at times runs concurrently with US 101, most notably through a 54-mile (87 km) stretch in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, and across the Golden Gate Bridge.
Route 101 (US 101) near Leggett in Mendocino County. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 5 (I-5) near Dana Point in Orange County and its northern terminus is at U.S.
SR 1 has several portions designated as either Pacific Coast Highway ( PCH), Cabrillo Highway, Shoreline Highway, or Coast Highway. At a total of just over 656 miles (1,056 km), it is the longest state route in California. State Route 1 ( SR 1) is a major north–south state highway that runs along most of the Pacific coastline of the U.S.
