This stretch of highway was the final road I drove in my quest to clinch California.
APM: 9
Location: 1st St and Hanna St, Gilroy
Reassurance shield a couple blocks after the 101 Business split.
APM: 7
Location: 1st St and Santa Teresa Blvd, Gilroy
Reassurance shield a few blocks later.
APM: 5
Locaton: SR 152 and Watsonville Rd, Santa Clara Cty
A couple miles later, we’ll approach CR G8, which heads north to San Jose and Morgan Hill.
APM: 4
Location: SR 152 and Watsonville Rd, Santa Clara Cty
Reassurance shield after CR G8.
APM: SCR/8
Location: SR 152 and Pole Line Rd, Santa Cruz Cty
A few miles later, we’ll summit Hecker Pass and cross into Santa Cruz County.
APM: 1
Location: SR 152 and College Rd, Santa Cruz Cty
Neutered reassurance shield a few miles later as we’ve come down the hill into Watsonville.
APM: 1
Location: Lake Ave and Bridge St, Watsonville
Welcome to Watsonville!
APM: 1
Location: Lake Ave and Tuttle Ave, Watsonville
Reassurance shield a few blocks later.
APM: 0
Location: Lake Ave and Beck St, Watsonville
Reassurance shield as SR 152 bears to the southwest a tiny bit.
APM: T3
Location: Lake Ave and Jefferson St, Watsonville
Reassurance shield as 152 enters the downtown grid. The postmiles reset here to T3 and descend to SR 1. There was at some point plans to build a Watsonville bypass, but those are long dead, though the “T” postmiles remain.
APM: T2
Location: Lake Ave and Main St, Watsonville
At the light, turn right for 152 west towards Santa Cruz. Follow Main Street south just a few blocks to SR 129.
APM: T2
Location: Lake Ave and Main St, Watsonville
Trucks headed to SR 129 or SR 1 should stay straight, though.
APM: T2
Location: Main St and Ford St, Watsonville
A couple blocks after the turn, keep left ahead to stay on 152 west.
APM: T2
Location: Main St and Freedom Blvd, Watsonville
Reassurance shield after we bear left.
APM: T2
Location: Main St and Auto Center Rd, Watsonville
Reassurance shield a few blocks later.
APM: T1
Location: Main St and Ohlone Pkwy, Watsonville
Another reassurance shield shortly thereafter.
APM: T0
Location: Main St and Green Valley Rd, Watsonville
Reassurance shield shortly thereafter.
APM: T0
Location: Main St and SR 1, Watsonville
Stay straight ahead for SR 1 north.
APM: T0
Location: Main St and SR 1, Watsonville
SR 152 merges onto SR 1 north and ends.
