Alternate route to Henry Coe?
John R Pierce (pierce@No-Spam)
Mon, 31 Jul 1999 23:27:44 -0700
> > The way I like is to go down the old Monterey Hwy, Rte 82. It runs
smooth
> > with few lights, which are timed anyway, down from Tully Rd thru Morgan
> > Hill and Gilroy. It's the old 101, remember it from the 60's, goes also
> > thru the villages of Coyote and San Martin. Cool road, beats the jam
south
> > of Bernal and Blossom Hill.
>
> I once tried this on a Friday afternoon, heading to Coe or the Peak. It
> shaved off no time at all, and might've ADDED time.
>
> Going 85 to 101 would have been a better choice, from the look of the
> freeway, but even that only circumvents a subset of the gridlock.
85 to Monterey Highway (82) to Cochrane to 101 wouldn't be bad, especially
if you are in a small fast car and are fairly adept at slipping through
slower traffic on said Monterey Highway. Back off from excessive speeds
before you get to Morgan Hill (anyways, you take Cochrane to get back to the
freeway just before the town). The trick is, they didn't make it easy to
get from 85 to 82 south.