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California State Highway 9 California State Highway 9 is mainly a rural and mountainous route that travels 35 mi. (56 km) from CA-1 near Santa Cruz through Ben Lomond Boulder Creek and several smaller towns to Saratoga, where it briefly becomes known as Big Basin Way. It then turns south and becomes Saratoga-Los Gatos Road, passes through Monte Sereno and finally terminates at CA-17 in Los Gatos. Daily traffic is between 3200 and 34,500 cars. The section between the Los Gatos city limit and the intersection with CA-35 is designated a California State Scenic Route. History CA-9 was created from several previously constructed roads. One of these was a toll road built in 1848 by Martin McCarty. The segement of Highway 9 between Los Gatos and Boulder Creek was added to the State Highway system in 1913. The segment from Boulder Creek to Santa Cruz was added in 1933. The route was not signed until 1934. Initially, Highway 9 was signed as continuing North from Saratoga on what is now Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road. This segment was later re-signed as CA-85 until 1994, when CA-85 was rerouted. The road is no longer in the State Highway system. The Southern end of CA-9 terminated at CA-17 in Santa Cruz until it was rerouted in 1981. Landmarks Although CA-9 is mainly rural and mountainous, there are several points of interest along the way. At the summit of the Santa Cruz mountains (the junction with CA-35, there is a vista point offering a (somewhat obstructed) view of the Bay Area. A better view can be obtained at the Russian Ridge vista point on CA-35. After pasing the summit and the descent into Santa Cruz begins, CA-9 passes Big Basin Redwoods State Park, a popular hiking spot and campground. 009
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