Alemany Maze

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Alemany Maze is the name given to the interchange between the James Lick Freeway (U.S. Highway 101) and the Junipero Serra Freeway (Interstate 280) in the city of San Francisco.^[1] An alternative name for this highway feature is the Alemany Interchange.

1 History
2 Maze features
3 Line notes
4 Sources
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] History

It is named for Alemany Boulevard which derives its name from Joseph Sadoc Alemany who was consecrated as the first archbishop of the newly formed San Francisco Diocese in 1853. The Alemany Maze is a frontage road and the original alignment of US-101 between San Francisco and San Jose. The former U.S. Route 101 Bypass, which followed Bayshore Boulevard to the south, separated from the old alignment at the Maze. U.S. Route 101A Bypass was replaced by Interstate 280 and is considered a historic highway.

[edit] Maze features

The most notable features of the Alemany Maze are the double-deck ramps to and from US 101 from the south and the double-deck portion of I-280 northeast of the interchange. Interstate 280 actually runs east-west through the interchange. The word, maze, actually refers to the series of interchanges necessary for a vehicle to maneuver in order to navigate their way from a multi-lane freeway to a narrower distribution structure of lanes which funnel to connector exit ramps. Traffic reporters use these words combined with the Alemany Maze to indicate its bottleneck status.