Rincon traffic, or lack thereof

Long before six lanes of Highway 101 carried a steady stream of cars along the coast, the Rincon Causeway offered motorists a decidedly different driving experience. Long before six lanes of Highway 101 carried a steady stream of cars along the coast, the Rincon Causeway offered motorists a decidedly different driving experience. This century-old photograph captures the narrow, two-lane wooden roadway hugging the shoreline, with little more than a guardrail separating travelers from the Pacific Ocean. But while the transformation from wooden causeway to modern freeway is remarkable, what really caught CVN’s eye was something almost unimaginable today: not a single car in sight. For anyone who has crawled through Rincon traffic on a holiday weekend (or just about any Friday afternoon!), the empty roadway might be the most astonishing sight of all. × Post a comment as anonymous × Report × Stop watching this discussion. (0) comments Welcome to the discussion. Log In Keep it Clean.

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