California State Route 17

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California State Route 17 is a major north–south highway in Northern California that connects San Jose and Santa Cruz, known for its winding, mountainous terrain and heavy commuter and tourist traffic.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
California State Route 17 canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf California state highway ⓘ
road transportation infrastructure ⓘ
state highway ⓘ
abbreviation CA 17 ⓘ
SR 17 ⓘ
alignment winding ⓘ
connectsCity San Jose, California ⓘ
linked to: San Jose

Santa Cruz, California ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crosses Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
direction north–south ⓘ
hasAlternateName Highway 17 ⓘ
The Santa Cruz Highway ⓘ
hasFeature sharp curves in mountain segment ⓘ
steep grades in Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
hasLaneCount four lanes in most segments ⓘ
hasSpeedLimit typically 50–65 miles per hour depending on segment ⓘ
highwayNumber 17 ⓘ
intersects California State Route 1 ⓘ
California State Route 85 ⓘ
California State Route 9 ⓘ
isSubjectOf traffic safety campaigns ⓘ
winter storm and landslide advisories ⓘ
knownFor frequent traffic congestion ⓘ
heavy commuter traffic ⓘ
heavy tourist traffic ⓘ
high collision rate ⓘ
maintainedBy California Department of Transportation ⓘ
linked to: Caltrans
near Los Gatos, California ⓘ
Scotts Valley, California ⓘ
openedAsStateHighway early 20th century ⓘ
partOf regional commute corridor between Silicon Valley and the Monterey Bay ⓘ
passesThrough Santa Clara County, California ⓘ
linked to: Santa Clara County

Santa Cruz County, California ⓘ
region Northern California ⓘ
roadType divided highway in many sections ⓘ
expressway/freeway in urban sections ⓘ
safetyFeature concrete median barriers in many segments ⓘ
reduced speed limits in mountain sections ⓘ
state California ⓘ
terminusNorth Interstate 280 in San Jose, California ⓘ
Interstate 880 in San Jose, California ⓘ
linked to: Interstate 880
terminusSouth California State Route 1 in Santa Cruz, California ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ
usedFor commuter travel between Santa Cruz and Silicon Valley ⓘ
tourist access to Santa Cruz beaches ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California state highway system → hasComponent → California State Route 17 ⓘ
Soquel, California → nearHighway → California State Route 17 ⓘ
Los Gatos, California → hasMajorRoad → California State Route 17 ⓘ
Bay Area freeway system → includes → California State Route 17 ⓘ
Lexington Reservoir → hasNearbyHighway → California State Route 17 ⓘ
California State Route 9 → hasJunctionWith → California State Route 17 ⓘ
Interstate 880 → previousDesignation → California State Route 17 ⓘ