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Gribblenación México; Jalisco State Highway 155 to Jocotepec

Jalisco State Highway 155 is a short route which exits in the town of Jocotepec along the western shore of Lake Chapala.  As currently configured the state highway corridor exists on a 1.2-kilometer segment of Vicente Guerrero Presidente in Jocotepec from Federal Highway 15 to Niños Heroes Sur.  The primary purpose of this state highway is to funnel traffic through downtown Jocotepec to the mercado at Malecón de Jocotepec. A drive on Jalisco State Highway 155 Prior to the establishment of the current Jalisco State Highway numbering system Carretera Jocotepec-Chapala was part of Jalisco State Highway 35.  Jalisco State Highway 35 can be seen extending from Federal Highway 15 in Jocotepec to Guadalajara via Chapala on the  1956 Shell Highway map of Mexico .   The current Jalisco State Highway numbering system was established in recent decades and is grouped into clusters.  Jalisco State Highway 112 can be seen connecting Jocotepec and Chapala o...

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  Jalostotitlán.  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 González 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...