Bayshore Freeway

This article is about the freeway in San Francisco Bay Area. For the expressway in Tokyo, see Bayshore Route. For the expressways in Osaka, see Bayshore Route (Port of Osaka-Kansai International Airport) and Bayshore Route (Port of Osaka-Kobe).
U.S. Route 101 marker
Bayshore Freeway
Map
Bayshore Freeway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length56.4 mi[1] (90.8 km)
Major junctions
South end US 101 at Blossom Hill Road (former SR 82) in San Jose
Major intersections
North end US 101 / I-80 in San Francisco
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesSanta 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).

  1. ^ Google Maps driving directions, accessed February 2008