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Gribblenación México; Jalisco State Highway 335 to Santa Ana de Guadalupe

Jalisco State Highway 335 is a short 2-kilometer route located in the Municipality of  JalostotitlĆ”n.  The highway originates at Jalisco State Highway 304 and terminates at the village boundary of Santa Ana de Guadalupe.  Jalisco State Highway 335 was likely added to the State Highway system to facilitate religious tourism following the  following the canonization of Saint Toribio Romo GonzĆ”lez in 2000. A drive along Jalisco State Highway 335 to Santa Ana de Guadalupe Santa Ana de Guadalupe was not originally served by the Jalisco State Highway System.  The addition of Jalisco State Highway 335 appears to be fairly recent and likely was commissioned to help facilitate religious tourism (see more below).  The 2-kilometer highway originates at Jalisco State Highway 304 and terminates at the Santa Ana de Guadalupe village boundary.   Traffic wishing to access Santa Ana de Guadalupe can access the community by exiting from Federal Highway 80D onto Ja...
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Monterey County Route G11

Monterey County Route G11 is 8.96-mile highway located on San Juan Road between US Route 101 near the Pincate Rocks and County Route G12 in Pajaro.  San Juan Road is one of the primary overland corridors which once served as a spur of El Camino Real between Missions San Juan Bautista and Santa Cruz.  San Juan Road maintained relevance as a connector highway into modern times and was designated as Monterey County Route G11 in 1965.   Part 1; the history of Monterey County Route G11 Monterey County Route G11 is aligned over San Juan Road from US Route 101 westward to Monterey County Route G12 (Porter Drive) in the community of Pajaro.  The road name implies it more or less provides a direct connection from Pajaro to San Juan Bautista.   San Juan Road was one of the main established paths which carried the so-called "El Camino Real" from Mission San Juan Bautista west to Mission Santa Cruz.  The Spanish variation of El Camino Real was a loose corrid...