Exit 353

North

Highway 25 is major commuter route for residents of Hollister to Silicon Valley. Numerous improvements have been made to reduce an unusually high accident rate and there are plans to upgrade Hwy 25 to a divided 4-lane highway but construction could be years away.

Exit 355

North

Monterey Street connects Gilroy to San Jose. North of Cochrane Road, this road is known as the Monterey Highway. Prior to the construction of the South Valley Freeway, U.S. 101 ran along Monterey Street and Monterey Highway.

Exit 356

North

Highway 152 is the only convenient route from Silicon Valley over Pacheco Pass to Interstate 5 and the Central Valley. On holiday weekends, traffic on this road can be very congested.

Exit 357

North

Highway 152 west goes over Hecker Pass on its way to Watsonville. Use this exit to get to the Gilroy Gardens (formerly Bonfante Gardens) theme park and the Gilroy Outlet Center.

Exit 360

North

Masten Avenue provides freeway access for the relatively undeveloped area between Gilroy and Morgan Hill.

Exit 362

North

San Martin Avenue is the exit for the South County Airport which is a municipal airport used by small planes. It is one of three small airports located within Santa Clara County. Mineta San Jose International handles all commercial air traffic.

Exit 365

North

Tennant Avenue is the first of two Morgan Hill exits.

Exit 366

North

East Dunne Avenue is the second of two exits to downtown Morgan Hill.

Exit 367

North

Cochrane Road used to be the northern end of the South Valley Freeway and where U.S. 101 transfers to the Monterey Highway. Cochrane Road was also the first exit to be signed with an exit number in the S.F. Bay Area. The sign is about 1/2 mile from the exit and was installed they day the exit numbering project was announced.

Exit 371

North

This exit used to be Scheller Road before the Coyote Creek Golf Club was built. The course was designed by Jack Nicklaus. This is also the access road to a landfull located in the hills east of the freeway.

Exit 373

North

This exit was built because new commercial and residential developments were planned for the Coyote Valley. Currently, there is very little developed along Baily Avenue except a lot of farm land.

Exit 377A

North

Highway 85/West Valley Freeway provides an alternate route through the valley avoiding downtown San Jose. This 24-mile freeway serves the communities of San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell, Saratoga, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Mountain View before rejoining U.S. 101 in Mountain View. One of the conditions put on this highway was the banning of all trucks over 4.5 tons.

Carpool-to-carpool ramps were built to eliminate the need for carpoolers to cross 4 lanes to exit onto Hwy 85. Outside of commute hours, this ramp is open to all traffic.

Exit 377B

North

Bernal Road connects the residential areas of extreme south San Jose to the freeway. A number of business parks are located along Silicon Valley Blvd.

Exit 378

North

Blossom Hill Road is a major east-west route that connects south San Jose to Los Gatos. Silver Creek Valley Road is a main road within the Evergreen district.

Exit 380

North

Hellyer Avenue is another road that provides access to the Evergreen neighborhood in southeast San Jose.

Exit 381

North

Yerba Buena Road is the northern most exit for the Evergreen neighborhood. It also serves the older residential areas in south San Jose.

Exit 382

North

Capitol Expwy is part of the county's expressway system which is a network of roads designed to carry more traffic than standard city streets. Capitol Expwy begins at Hwy 87 and loops east and north to east San Jose.

Exit 383

North

To the east on Tully is the Eastridge Mall and Reid-Hillview Airport. The Santa Clara County Fairgrounds are located west of the freeway.

Exit 384

North

Interstate 280 is the scenic route to San Francisco via the rolling hills of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is a good alternative to the more congested U.S. 101.

Interstate 680 is the main route from Silicon Valley to the inland east bay and Sacramento.

Exit 385

North

Story Road is the main access point to Spartan Stadium from U.S. 101. West of the freeway is a predominately Vietnamese neighborhood.

Exit 386A

North

Alum Rock Avenue/Highway 130 will take you to the top of Mount Hamilton which is the highest peak in Santa Clara County. Santa Clara Street heads right into downtown San Jose.

Exit 386B

North

McKee Road runs east of U.S. 101 and a number of local businesses and residences have located along McKee. Julian Street runs west of U.S. 101 through residential area east of downtown.