San Marcos Pass Road
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SR 154 highlighted in red
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| Length: | 32.30 mi (51.98 km) | |||
| Restrictions: | No hazardous material along the segment through the San Marcos Pass between SR 246 and US 101 | |||
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 US 101 near Los Olivos
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 SR 1 / US 101 in Santa Barbara
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| Counties: | Santa Barbara | |||
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State Route 154 (SR 154) (also known as the Chumash Highway or unofficially as San Marcos Pass Road after the signage) runs from Los Olivos to Santa Barbara, California, USA. Before U.S. Route 101 was built, this was the main throughway to Santa Barbara and the tri city area including use as a Stagecoach route in early years. After being replaced by US 101 as the primary route between the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Barbara, SR 154 now serves as a scenic alternative.
It is a 2 lane road with some passing lanes, with the highest altitude being 2000 ft. It rivals US 101 for traffic, but it goes through the Los Padres National Forest and the San Marcos Pass. It starts in Los Olivos as a spur from US 101, goes through the town, and then the end of SR 246 at Santa Ynez. It then reaches Lake Cachuma and passes through the Los Padres National Forest, and across the Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge, where Cold Spring Tavern is on Stagecoach Road which passes below the bridge. Nearby it crosses Camino Cielo Road to the East and West, then the intersection of Painted Cave Road and Old San Marcos Road before descending to Santa Barbara. It then briefly becomes four lanes and passes an offramp for SR 192 (named Foothill Road to the East and Cathedral Oaks Road to the West of SR 154), before stopping at Calle Real and a Southbound onramp to US 101 and ending at the point where State Street to the East becomes Hollister Avenue to the West.
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