California State Route 35
State Route 35 (SR 35), generally known as Skyline Boulevard for most of its length, is a mostly two-lane state highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs along the ridge of the Santa Cruz Mountains from the high point of State Route 17 near Lexington Reservoir in Santa Clara County to State Route 1 just south of Daly City in San Mateo County, where it crosses SR 1 and loops around Lake Merced to become Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco. SR 35 then continues along Sloat Boulevard until it reaches its terminus when it meets SR 1 again at 19th Avenue.
State Route 35 | ||||
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| Skyline Boulevard | ||||
SR 35 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Caltrans | ||||
| Length | 54.056 mi (86.995 km) The length of SR 35 is broken into pieces and do not reflect overlaps. | |||
| Tourist routes | Skyline Boulevard from the Santa Cruz–Santa Clara County line to SR 92 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | SR 17 near Redwood Estates | |||
| North end | SR 1 in San Francisco | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | California | |||
| Counties | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, San Francisco | |||
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Because of its high elevation and location, it is one of the few places on the southern portion of the San Francisco Peninsula from which the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean are both visible at the same time. It also provides scenic views of the Silicon Valley metropolitan area.
It was originally designated State Route 5 (SR 5), but this had to be changed with the creation of Interstate 5 (I-5) in 1964 to avoid confusion between the two roads.