Rincon Parkway

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Coordinates: 34°21′20″N 119°26′10″W / 34.35556°N 119.43611°W / 34.35556; -119.43611
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For the unincorporated community in San Diego County, see Rincon, California.

Rincon Parkway
Pacific Coast Highway
Former name(s)Rincon Sea Level Road
Part of
U.S. Routes (US 101)
Websitewww.ventura.org/beach-front-parks/rincon-parkway

The Rincon Parkway is a portion of California State Route 1 along the north coast of Ventura County, California. This narrow coastal area north of the city of Ventura and south of the Santa Barbara County line is commonly referred to as The Rincon. The automobile route along this portion of coastline opened up in 1913 as the Rincon Causeway or the Rincon Sea Level Road as the first driveable coastal route for motorists traveling between San Francisco and Los Angeles, California.[1] The access road alongside the railroad bed, that cut through the area in 1886, provided the basis for building the Rincon Sea Level Road.[2]

History

Historical travel by foot or horseback along the small alluvial fan beaches and coastal bluffs had to wait for the low tide due to the rock outcroppings which have always made travel difficult along this dramatic meeting of the

San Fernando Pass in 1876 which completed the inland railroad route and provided an alternate means of travel to northern California.[2][4]

As the

rip-rap
but it was often flooded in several sections from the ocean waves.

Map of automobile road from Los Angeles to San Francisco via coast route shows Rincon Road.

Civic boosters started raising funds locally to pave the road and build wooden causeways where needed.

U.S. Routes. The road was modernized with a concrete seawall and the "rickey elevated road was scrapped".[8]

Motor Age magazine from the era described the project in some detail.

The method of construction is simple. Eucalyptus piles are driven, cross-beams are laid, then the floor of the causeway, and the wooden railings on each side. Asphalt will in time be laid. All causeways are twenty feet wide.[7]

A new bridge over the Ventura River also opened in 1913 when the causeways were complete being forerunners to the impact

automobiles would have in the 1920s.[1]

In 1960,[citation needed] a freeway bypass was completed from Emma Wood State Beach north to the Mobil Pier Undercrossing near Sea Cliff. US 101 was then re-routed onto this freeway bypass, while the original two-lane alignment of this portion of the Rincon Sea Level Road was re-signed as part of State Route 1. In other segments of the old Rincon Sea Level Road, US 101 has been upgraded to either a four-lane freeway or expressway.

Recreation

The beaches along the coast are a popular destination for day use with

bike route is popular with a mix of road and designated bike paths.[10]

See also

History of California's state highway system

References

  1. ^ a b City of Ventura "Grand Projects 1913: The Year of Ventura's Big Bang" Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine City Hall Centennial Official Webpage Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 28 October 2013
  2. ^ a b Redmon, Michael (November 21, 2011) "Rincon Point Road " Santa Barbara Independent
  3. ^ "East Casitas Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ Palminteri, Jon (April 1, 2018). "1200 workers say they are ready for new commuter train service starting Monday". KEYT. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  5. ^ HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP. Historic Resources Survey Update, Downtown Specific Plan Area, Prepared for the City of Ventura, California. April 2007.
  6. ^ "Franklin Erwin Kellogg". Kelloggs Out West. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Gyllstrom, Paul. "Rincon Sea-Level Road Soon Completed" Motor Age, Volume XXII, 17 October 1912, p. 24-25
  8. Westways Santa Ana, California [dead link
    ]
  9. ^ Woods II, Wes (September 2, 2021). "Ventura's Rincon Parkway extends straight-in parking area along seawall". Ventura County Star. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "The SoCal 5: Bike paths to explore". Spectrum News1. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
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