| Northbound U.S. 101 at Exit 189, Fourth Street/Five Cities Drive. The "five cities" were Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Oceano, Pismo Beach, and Shell Beach. Of these five "cities," only four remain. Shell Beach was absorbed into the city of Pismo Beach in the late 1970s or early 1980s. This interchange was the location of a shopping area referred to as "Five Cities Shopping Center." The old shopping center was became vacant, and was eventually leveled to create the outlet mall currently located at this interchange. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 approaching Exit 190, Business U.S. 101/Price Street for Pismo Beach. This sign is somewhat misleading, since it does not clarify which of the five cities' downtowns are reached by using this exit. The bad business loop signing goes without saying. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 approaching Exit 190, Business U.S. 101/Price Street in Pismo Beach, next right. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Gore point along northbound U.S. 101 at Exit 190, Business U.S. 101/Price Street in Pismo Beach. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 approaching Exit 191A, Wadsworth Avenue. At this point, California 1 rejoins U.S. 101 between Exits 191A and 203B north of San Luis Obispo. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 shield after Exit 191A. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| The scenery has been slowly changing since turning inland at Gaviota. Here, northbound U.S. 101 and California 1 are approaching Exit 196, San Luis Bay Drive and See Canyon. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 and California 1 reach Exit 196, San Luis Bay Drive and See Canyon. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 and California 1 shields near Exit 196. After being ignored for the most part in Santa Barbara County, California 1 not only gets its own shield but also receives top billing on this assembly. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 and California 1 mileage sign near Milepost 200. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 and California 1 approaching Exit 200A, Los Osos Valley Road. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 and California 1 approaching Exit 201, Junction Southbound California 227/Madonna Road. This exit is home to the famous Madonna Inn (no relation to the pop music star). Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 and California 1 approaching Exit 202A, Junction Business U.S. 101/Marsh Street. This exit leads to downtown San Luis Obispo. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 and California 1 approaching Exit 203A, Osos Street, one-half mile. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 and California 1 approaching Exit 203B, Junction California 1 northbound. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 and California 1 at Exit 203B, Junction Northbound California 1. Note the use of the Hearst Castle as a control city. California 1 leads north along the coast into the Big Sur, and it is consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful drives in the United States. U.S. 101 stays inland to avoid the coast and provide a faster route to the San Francisco Bay Area. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 at the gore point for northbound California 1. California 1 and U.S. 101 do not meet again until the southern approach of the Golden Gate Bridge in the city of San Francisco. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 approaching Exit 203C, California Boulevard. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 approaching Exit 211, California 58, which leads northeast toward Santa Margarita Lake. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 at Exit 211, California 58 in Santa Margarita. This marks the western terminus of this lengthy east-west route. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 approaching Atascadero, next nine exits, near milepost 216. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 approaching Exit 216B, San Diego Way. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 approaching Exit 218A, Santa Rosa Road. One advantage of the exit numbering system will be to alleviate confusion on exits with the same name. Along northbound U.S. 101, there are four exits named "Santa Rosa Avenue/Road/Street": Exits 139, 218A, 484A, and 488A. On southbound, there are Exits 488A, 484A, 218A, 203A, and 139. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 at Exit 218A, Santa Rosa Road. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 at Exit 218B, Curbaril Avenue. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 approaching Exit 219, Junction Northbound California 41 in Atascadero. This used to be the exit for Westbound U.S. 466 prior to 1964, as U.S. 466 used to end in Morro Bay. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 approaching Exit 219, Junction Northbound California 41. From here, California 41 more or less travels west to meet California 1 in Morro Bay and northeast toward Interstate 5 and California 99 in Fresno. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 at Business U.S. 101, Traffic Way, Atascadero. This is the second occurrence of Traffic Way along northbound. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 approaching Exit 224, Vineyard Drive. The power lines in the distance carry nuclear power from the plant near Morro Bay to the Central Valley interconnect. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 approaching Exit 226, Main Street in Templeton. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 mileage sign around Milepost 227. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 approaching Exit 228, Junction Westbound California 46, one mile. California 46 connects U.S. 101 with the coast, ending at California 1 near Cambria. First photo taken 12/23/01; section photo taken 08/19/03.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 at Exit 228, Westbound California 46. Between Exits 228 and 231, California 46 runs concurrently with U.S. 101. First photo taken 12/23/01; section photo taken 08/19/03.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 passing over Exit 228, Junction Westbound California 46. The exit for Eastbound California 46 is three miles north of here, at Exit 231 in Paso Robles. U.S. 101 and California 46 are merged for the next three miles along northbound. First photo taken 12/23/01; section photo taken 08/19/03.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 and Eastbound California 46 at Exit 229, Spring Street in Paso Robles. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 and Eastbound California 46 approaching Exit 231, Junction Eastbound California 46 and Northbound San Luis Obispo County Route G-14, one mile. This is the primary east-west route between the Central Coast (Cambria and Paso Robles) and the San Joaquin Valley (Fresno and Bakersfield). Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 and Eastbound California 46 approaching Exit 231, Junction Eastbound California 46 and Northbound San Luis Obispo County Route G-14 (Nacimiento Lake Road), next right. Note the use of the standalone county pentagon route marker. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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| Northbound U.S. 101 at Exit 231, Junction Eastbound California 46 and Northbound San Luis Obispo County Route G-14. County Route G-14 follows Nacimiento Lake Road and Interlake Road to the north as it enters Monterey County. It rejoins U.S. 101 at King City. Photo taken 12/23/01.
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Page Updated January 11, 2004.
