Gribblenation

While on a recent Bay Area trip I drove a portion of California State Route 185 from Interstate 238 in Ashland to CA 112 in downtown San Leandro. Prior to recent relinquishment in the City of Hayward the route of CA 185 was a 10 mile State Highway.  CA 185 once began at CA 92/CA 238 in downtown Hayward and headed northwest to CA 77 in Oakland on 14th Street. The route of CA 185 was part of LRN 105 which was defined by the state legislature in 1933.  The route of LRN 105 incorporated much of what is now CA 92 and the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge.  North out of Hayward liked used the following route: -  From Mission Boulevard from Foothill Boulevard north out of the City of Hayward. -  14th Street through Ashland and San Leandro into Oakland. -  14th Street to 44th Avenue. -  44th Avenue to 12th Street. -  12th Street to Lake Merit Boulevard which was part of LRN 5.  LRN 5 out of Oakland was part of US 101E by 1929 and later US 50 when...

After hiking Devil's Slide I made my way south to Half Moon Bay on California State Route 1 to Half Moon Bay.  I made an eastern turn on California State Route 92 towards Hayward via the Santa Cruz Mountains and San Mateo Bridge over San Francisco Bay. CA 92 is a 28 mile State Highway connecting from CA 1 in Half Moon Bay east to downtown Hayward.  CA 92 is unique in that it traverses it's entire alignment on varied right-of-way ranging from rural mountain road, freeway, one of the longest bridges in the world to an urban surface highway.  CA 92 was created during the 1964 State Highway Renumbering from Legislative Route 105 and never built LRN 259.  CA 92 can be seen appearing by comparing the 1963 State Highway Map to the 1964 edition. 1963 State Highway Map 1964 State Highway Map  LRN 105 was adopted as a State Highway in 1933 between Half Moon Bay eastward on an implied path over the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge to Hayward and northward to Oakland o...