On two recent Bay Area trips I drove several historic US Route alignments that predated the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. One such early US Route alignment I've been trying to fully drive the past couple years was the first route of US 101 in San Francisco from Hyde Street Pier to the San Mateo County Line. During the early 20th Century San Francisco was somewhat unique in that the Department of Public Works did not actually maintain any of the roadways within the city. On the north end of San Francisco Bay ferry service from Sausalito Point in Marin County connected Legislative Route Number 1 to San Francisco. From the south LRN 2 followed the path of the El Camino Real through San Mateo County and Daly City to the San Francisco City Limit. Neither LRN 1 or LRN 2 was maintained within the City Limits of San Francisco. Both LRN 1 and LRN 2 were part of the 1909 First State Highway Bond Act routes which were approved by voters...
Because every road has a story.