Aerial photo of new freeway and old highway south end of sr calif hwys 1948

Redwood Highway - 101 Freeway

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  • Redwood Highway

    Redwood Highway
    Went through the middle of downtown. Renamed in the 1940s when new Redwood Freeway built. Now Mendocino and Santa Rosa Avenues. Nobody knows what happened to the sign.

  • Redwood Highway Construction

    Redwood Highway Construction
    Freeway was not elevated.

  • Redwood Highway replaced by Highway 101

    Redwood Highway replaced by Highway 101
    In 1968, Highway 101 through Santa Rosa was elevated after 2½ years of construction work.