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| Exit
8 |
 West |
North of Hwy 237 is the San Jose sewage
treatment plant. South of the freeway are a number of high tech
companies like Cisco and Altera. Zanker can be a good alternative
to the often congested First Street. |
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| Exit
7 |
West |
North First Street connects downtown San
Jose to the high tech companies that call north San Jose home.
It also connects the community of Alviso to the rest of San Jose. |
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| Exit
6 |
West |
Use Great America Parkway to get to the
Santa Clara Convention Center and the Great America theme park.
Lafayette travels through Santa Clara's industrial area.
There are plans to build a new stadium
for the San Francisco 49ers near the convention center so this
may become a major access point for the new stadium. |
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| Exit
5 |
West |
Lawrence Expwy is part of Santa Clara County's
expressway system, Lawrence Expwy travels through the heart of
Sunnyvale's industrial area, home to a number of tech companies.
Lawrence serves the cities of Saratoga, San Jose, Sunnyvale and
Santa Clara.
Caribbean Drive is the northern extension
of Lawrence Expwy. It eventually loops around to become Mathilda
Avenue. |
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| Exit
3B |
West |
Mathilda Avenue is a major north-south
road through Sunnyvale. Lockheed, Yahoo and Juniper Networks are
all located north of this exit. Sunnyvale's shopping district lies
to the south.
There is no direct ramp to southbound U.S.
101. You must use Mathilda Avenue's on-ramp. |
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| Exit
3A |
West
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This exit for northbound U.S. 101 is very
congested during commute hours because it handles both west and
eastbound Hwy 237 traffic. |
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| Exit
2 |
West |
Middlefield and Maude lead to more high tech companies located
in northern Sunnyvale and western Mountain View. This was the
last interchange to be built during the conversion of Hwy 237
from expressway to freeway.
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| Exit
1C |
West |
Whisman Road can be taken to get to the
Moffett Federal Airfield and NASA/AMES. Dana Street and Evelyn
Avenue both lead to downtown Mountain View. |
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| Exit
1B |
West |
This is the exit for southbound Hwy 85/Stevens
Creek Freeway. Although the destination cities are Los Gatos and
Santa Cruz, Hwy 85 also passes through Sunnyvale, Cupertino, San
Jose and Saratoga. You can also use this exit to get to southbound
Hwy 82/El Camino Real without encountering a signal light. |
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About 1/2 a mile after the Hwy
85 south exit, Hwy 237 ends at the El Camino Real traffic signal
and becomes Grant Road. El Camino Hospital is located a few blocks
south of El Camino Real. |
