A recent trip to California State Route 1 in Malibu spurred my interest in revisiting a trip I did in 2014 which included following the highway from Interstate 10 in Santa Monica northward to California State Route 68 in Monterey. Since I have covered the segment of CA 1 through Big Sur northward to Monterey County so many times I thought it was time to tell the tale of the rest of the highway southward. This article specifically will cover two segments of CA 1: - What was formerly the first CA 3 and later US 101A from San Juan Capistrano north to Oxnard. - CA 1 between Oxnard northward to San Luis Obispo. As stated above the route of CA 1 has been extensively covered on Gribblenation previously. The previous articles pertaining to CA 1 can be found below. Suffice to say that CA 1 is highly intertwined with the history of US 101 and has a ton of roadside lore. California State Route 1/Big Sur Slide Special Part 3; Ragged Point Closure south to U...
Because every road has a story.