California State Route 236
state highway in Santa Cruz California, United States
State Route 236 (SR 236) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It is an approximately 18-mile (29 km) C-shaped loop route of State Route 9 in the Santa Cruz Mountains that serves Big Basin Redwoods State Park. SR 236 begins in the community of Boulder Creek and ends at Governor's Camp in Big Basin State Park near the Waterman Gap.
Several sections of the road are less than two lanes wide and large vehicles are discouraged from traveling this road. The reason for the narrow road is to not disturb the large redwood trees that the road passes by in the densely forested lowlands.
Route description
Route 236 is defined in section 536 of the California Streets and Highways Code, and that the highway is "from Route 9 in Boulder Creek to Route 9 near Waterman Gap via Governor's Camp in Big Basin Redwoods State Park".
SR 236 begins with an at-grade intersection with SR 9 within the small town of Boulder Creek. The road then heads northwestward through an area of evergreen forest, exiting the town. After several switchbacks, the route heads westward into Big Basin Redwoods State Park, where its name is Big Basin Highway. Amidst the park, the road turns abruptly toward the north, where it continues winding through the forest.
“California State Route 236” enters the record as state highway in Santa Cruz California, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what California, State and Route can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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