History
| Highway 152 Tree Row | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Nearest city: | Gilroy, California |
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| Built: | 1930-1931 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 07000635 |
| Added to NRHP: | July 3, 2007 |
The road became popular as a route east during the California Gold Rush. The Butterfield Overland Mail ran along this route from 1858 to 1861. A portion of Route 152 from Bell Station to Pacheco Pass was a toll road from sometime in the 1840s until 1878. In that year, Merced County and Santa Clara County purchased the road. It was eventually upgraded to a state route. Historic references say the portion of the route west of SR33 was named Legislative Route 32 before being designated State Route 152.
A segment of Route 152 west of Gilroy, between the Uvas Creek Bridge and Santa Teresa Blvd, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. This segment of the road, serving as a western gateway into Gilroy, is lined with deodar cedar trees that were planted on consecutive Arbor Days in 1930 and 1931.
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