U.S. Route 101 Alternate (California)

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Alternate U.S. Highway 101 existed from circa 1937 until 1964, and ran from Oxnard, Ventura County, California, to Capistrano Beach, Orange County, California. Since 1964, it has been replaced with California State Highway 1. This route is also known as Pacific Coast Highway, and Roosevelt Highway, named for President Theodore Roosevelt.

The route passed by Point Mugu, Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Wilmington, Long Beach, Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point.

The route had various street names over its course. From the Ventura-Los Angeles County line it was known as Pacific Coast Highway to Santa Monica. In Santa Monica, the road was called "Palisades Beach Road", although most people called it "Pacific Coast Highway". The road went through the McClure Tunnel and became Olympic Boulevard. Alternate Route 101 then turned south on Lincoln Boulevard through Venice to Westchester. In Westchester, in the vicinity of Los Angeles International Airport, the route continued south on Sepulveda Boulevard. Route 101A followed Sepulveda Boulevard through the tunnel under the runways of Los Angeles Airport, and continued through El Segundo and Manhattan Beach. The street name then changes to Pacific Coast Highway at the boundary of Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach. The route continues on Pacific Coast Highway through the rest of Los Angeles County. In Orange County, it was called simply Coast Highway.

In Long Beach, at one time, the portion west of the traffic circle was known as State Street, and the portion southeast of the traffic circle was known as Hathaway Avenue.