Highway 17 is the only multi-lane highway
connecting San Jose and Silicon Valley to the coastal town of Santa
Cruz.
Highway 17 begins at Interstate 280 in
San Jose and heads south through the Santa Cruz Mountains to Highway
1 in Santa Cruz. Highway 17 is a full freeway from San Jose to
Los Gatos and from Scotts Valley to Santa Cruz but between Los
Gatos and Scotts Valley, it is a curvy 4-lane mountain highway.
Highway 17 used to run from US 101 in San Rafael to Santa Cruz
but in 1984, it was renumbered as Interstate 580 from San Rafael
to Richmond and as Interstate 880 from Oakland to Interstate 280.
Exit 377A
Exit Number Installed
Exit 377A
Exit Number Not Installed
Exit
25
South
Hamilton Avenue is a major east-west road connecting west San
Jose and Campbell to the Willow Glen neighborhood in central
San Jose.
Exit
23
South
Camden Avenue Campbell and west San Jose
to the Almaden Valley region of south San Jose. San Tomas Expwy
is a major north-south commuter route that connects Campbell to
Santa Clara.
Exit
22
South
Highway 85 is also known as the West Valley
Freeway and serves the southern and western parts of Silicon Valley.
The 18-mile segment between Cupertino and south San Jose was built
without any state or federal funding and no trucks are allowed
on this segment of Hwy 85.
Exit
21
South
Lark Avenue is a short road in northern
Los Gatos that connects Los Gatos Blvd to Santa Cruz Avenue/Winchester
Blvd. This is the first of two exits to reach the Los Gatos Auto
Row.
Exit
20B
South
This is the northern terminus of Hwy 9
and connects the downtown areas of Los Gatos and Saratoga. Beyond
Saratoga, Hwy 9 traverses the Santa Cruz Mountains passing by Big
Basin State Park before ending in Santa Cruz.
Exit
20A
South
Exit 20B is an extension of Hwy 9 eastward
before ending at Los Gatos Blvd. This is the second exit that leads
to the Los Gatos Auto Row.
