U.S. Highway 101

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Los Angeles, CA - Oxnard, CA - Ventura, CA - Santa Barbara, CA - Salinas, CA - San Jose, CA - San Francisco, CA - Olympia, WA

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:For the country-western band, see Highway 101 (band).

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Country-western - Highway 101 (band)

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U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (often just U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. Its counterpart is U.S. Highway 1 (U.S. 1) aligned along the Atlantic East Coast of the United States (not to be confused with California State Highway 1 (CA/SR-1), also known as the "Pacific Coast Highway"). U.S. Route 101 is often referred to as the Oregon Coast Highway in Oregon, and as the Pacific Highway in parts of Washington and California. Colloquially, the highway is also referred to as The 101 by residents of Southern California or simply 101 by residents of Northern California.

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Highway - Pacific - West Coast of the United States - U.S. Highway 1 - Atlantic - East Coast of the United States - California State Highway 1 - Oregon - Washington - California - Colloquially - Southern California - Northern California

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U.S. Route 101 once was the major north-south link along the Pacific coast. It has been replaced in importance by the highways of the Interstate Highway System, specifically Interstate 5 (I-5), which are more modern in their physical design. Note that this highway is still in use as an alternative to the Interstates throughout its entire length. One of the notable exceptions is where the alignment of I-5 is on the alignment of U.S. Route 101 (that is, the pavement is the same but the route number changed to I-5 and U.S. Route 101 was decommissioned) beginning about one mile (1.6km) east of downtown Los Angeles and continuing south to San Diego.

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Interstate Highway - Interstate 5 - Route - Downtown - Los Angeles

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In Southern California, the highway is a heavily traveled commuter route serving the west side of the greater Los Angeles area. The route follows the Hollywood Freeway west from Downtown Los Angeles through the Cahuenga Pass before turning west onto the Ventura Freeway. Communities along the alignment include Hollywood and the southern edge of the San Fernando Valley, and the cities of Burbank, Thousand Oaks, and Agoura Hills. In the San Francisco Bay Area, it is one of the major commuter routes carrying residents of Marin County and San Mateo County (along with Interstate 280) into downtown San Francisco, as well as Silicon Valley. The route crosses the San Francisco Bay, from the city of San Francisco to Marin County, over the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Commuter - Greater Los Angeles - Hollywood Freeway - Downtown Los Angeles - Cahuenga Pass - Ventura Freeway - Hollywood - San Fernando Valley - Burbank - Thousand Oaks - Agoura Hills - San Francisco Bay Area - Marin County - San Mateo County - Interstate 280 - San Francisco - Silicon Valley - San Francisco Bay - Golden Gate Bridge

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