.svg) Bayshore Freeway | |
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 Bayshore Freeway highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Caltrans | |
| Length | 56.4 mi[1] (90.8 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  US 101 at Blossom Hill Road (former SR 82) in San Jose |
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| North end |  US 101 / I-80 in San Francisco |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Counties | Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco |
| Highway system | |
The Bayshore Freeway is a part of U.S. Route 101 (US 101) in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It runs along the west shore of the San Francisco Bay, connecting San Jose with San Francisco. Within the city of San Francisco, the freeway is also known as James Lick Freeway, named after the California philanthropist. The road was originally built as a surface road, the Bayshore Highway, and later upgraded to freeway standards. Before 1964, it was mostly marked as U.S. Route 101 Bypass, with US 101 using the present State Route 82 (El Camino Real).
- ^ Google Maps driving directions, accessed February 2008