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Santa Clara River Trail Plan
LEVEE CONDITIONS
There is a gap in the levee from Highway 101 southwest approximately 3,000 feet.
N. Ventura Road is protected by rip-rap bank protection along part of this segment.
A levee protects the Highway 101 Bridge.
Clearance of approximately 5’-2” from the top of the levee to the underside of the Highway 101
Bridge.
Clearance of approximately 10’ from the top of the existing grade to the underside of the railroad
bridge.
CIRCULATION
A Class I bike path exists along the El Rio
Drain from Violet Way in the South Bank
Neighborhood to 650’ west along N. Ventura
Road.
A pedestrian bridge at Highway 101 provides
access to the south side of N. Ventura Road.
There is currently no access from the
pedestrian bridge to the north side of N.
Ventura Road.
N. Ventura Road is an 80’ wide four lane road
with a raised median.
View Looking North from the Pedestrian
Bridge at Highway 101 towards the
Proposed Santa Clara River Trail
AESTHETICS
The central segment of the project is more urban in nature and is characterized by the Highway
101 and the railroad crossings, as well as a high speed segment of N. Ventura Road immediately
south of the project site.
The major urban improvements are a notable contrast to the undeveloped character of the site
found further to the west.
The open and undeveloped character of the river bed provides significant visual relief from these
surrounding urban uses, and large groves of native trees are also present along this segment.
The Highway 101 underpass is newly constructed with a pleasing public art element depicting
salmon swimming upstream.
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