Dogtown, bypassing the steep track that followed the grant line on the small 

 ridge north of Henry Strain's ranch; 2) Austin bypassed the old Olema Trail 

 with a totally new grade over the Bolinas Ridge from the town of Olema to the 

 Jewell Ranch on Lagunitas Creek; and 3) switching banks along Lagunitas 

 Creek in today's Samuel P. Taylor State Park, parts of which were superseded 

 by the North Pacific Coast Railroad in 1873-74." 



The State of California adopted the county road from Sausalito to 

 Tomales and beyond as State Route 52 in 1927, part of the soon-to-be-famous 

 coast route from San Diego to Humboldt County. State engineers widened and 

 paved the roadways and built concrete bridges and culverts, almost always 

 following the original alignment of the 1867 Austin roads. 78 



Based on documentary information from a number of early maps and 

 plats, it is apparent that the current state highway follows precisely the route 

 of the first county road constructed in 1867, although with two major 

 exceptions: 1) from the intersection adjacent to Bolinas Cemetery to a point 

 south of Dogtown, now known as Horseshoe Hill Road, which was the original 

 county road until bypassed by the current Olema-Bolinas Road; and 2) from the 

 Randall House to a point south of the Olema Lime Kilns where the road 

 followed the creek rather than the higher elevation in use now. The only other 

 exceptions are minor realignments of curves for safety reasons, such as two 

 small segments opposite the Truttman Ranch complex and replacement of 

 minor wooden bridges with culverts. 79 



On Sir Francis Drake Highway the same is true. The only major 

 realignment of the 1867 route is the short bypass of the Tocaloma Bridge and 

 easing of the curve opposite the Baty property on the west side of Olema Hill. 



The alignments of Platform Bridge Road, Bear Valley Road and the 

 stretch of Highway 1 between Olema and Point Reyes Station are only 

 improved (widened) versions of the original stage roads. Platform Bridge Road, 

 reportedly named after the old wood and iron "platform" bridge at Tocaloma, 

 was built after local landowners, including Joseph Codoni, petitioned the county 



""Plat of the Survey for the Relocation of the Road from Bolinas to Olema," and "Plat of 

 the Survey, for the Relocation of the San Rafael and Olema Road," by Hiram Austin, 1867, CHS. 



"Interviews with Boyd Stewart and Gordon Strain. Highway 52 was changed to 1 by 1940. 

 79 "Plat . . . Bolinas to Olema," 1867; U.S.G.S. quadrangle maps dated 1898, 1916 and 1952. 



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