Santa Clara County supervisor Henry Hecker, a nephew of Friedrich Hecker, became the namesake of the pass on May 27, 1928, at the opening of the "Yosemite-to-the-Sea Highway" over it.[5][6] In the 1930s, flooding on creeks near the highway caused the collapse of a bridge and the closing of the pass.[7] In 1941, a landslide closed the pass,[8] and in 1947 and 1959, the pass was again closed because of landslides caused by earthquakes.[9]
^Hilton, Tom (30 April 2011). "Panoche Road 06". Retrieved 2012-09-09.
^Taggart, Lisa (May 1, 2004), "The winding road west: parks and wineries line Hecker Pass Highway near Gilroy", Sunset.
^Rusmore, Jean; Spangle, Frances; Crowder, Betsy (2001), South Bay Trails: Outdoor Adventures in & Around Santa Clara Valley : From the Diablo Range to the Pacific Ocean (3rd ed.), Wilderness Press, p. 257, ISBN9780899976044.
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hecker Pass.
^Gudde, Erwin Gustav (1949), California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary, University of California Press, p. 137.
^Shueh, Sam (2008), South Santa Clara County, Images of America: a history of American life in images and texts, Arcadia Publishing, p. 65, ISBN9780738558455.
^Salewske, Claudia (2003), Gilroy, Images of America, p. 143, ISBN9781439614174.
^"Large slide on Hecker Pass Road", San Jose News, April 10, 1941.
^Youd, T. Leslie; Hoose, Seena N. (1978), Historic Ground Failures in Northern California triggered by earthquakes, Geological Survey professional papers, vol. 993, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 88.
^Gordon, Don (1997), Growing Fruit in the Upper Midwest (3rd ed.), University of Minnesota Press, p. 178, ISBN978-1452901060.
January 01, 1970
hecker, pass, mountain, pass, across, santa, cruz, mountains, central, california, connecting, watsonville, pacific, coast, gilroy, santa, clara, valley, traversed, road, western, part, california, state, route, which, continues, east, from, gilroy, across, pa. Hecker Pass is a low mountain pass across the Santa Cruz Mountains of central California connecting Watsonville on the Pacific coast to Gilroy and the Santa Clara Valley 2 It is traversed by Hecker Pass Road the western part of California State Route 152 which continues east from Gilroy across Pacheco Pass and into the Central Valley Mt Madonna County Park lies to the north of the pass 3 The pass s elevation is 1 339 feet 408 m 4 Hecker PassThe pass lies west of Gilroy and northeast of Watsonville Elevation1 339 feet 408 m 1 Traversed bySR 152LocationBetween Santa Cruz County and Santa Clara County RangeSanta Cruz MountainsCoordinates36 59 40 N 121 43 02 W 36 99444 N 121 71722 W 36 99444 121 71722 Santa Clara County supervisor Henry Hecker a nephew of Friedrich Hecker became the namesake of the pass on May 27 1928 at the opening of the Yosemite to the Sea Highway over it 5 6 In the 1930s flooding on creeks near the highway caused the collapse of a bridge and the closing of the pass 7 In 1941 a landslide closed the pass 8 and in 1947 and 1959 the pass was again closed because of landslides caused by earthquakes 9 The Hecker Strawberry a strawberry variety introduced in 1979 in Davis California is named after the pass 10 See also editList of mountain passes in CaliforniaReferences edit Hilton Tom 30 April 2011 Panoche Road 06 Retrieved 2012 09 09 Taggart Lisa May 1 2004 The winding road west parks and wineries line Hecker Pass Highway near Gilroy Sunset Rusmore Jean Spangle Frances Crowder Betsy 2001 South Bay Trails Outdoor Adventures in amp Around Santa Clara Valley From the Diablo Range to the Pacific Ocean 3rd ed Wilderness Press p 257 ISBN 9780899976044 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Hecker Pass Gudde Erwin Gustav 1949 California Place Names A Geographical Dictionary University of California Press p 137 Shueh Sam 2008 South Santa Clara County Images of America a history of American life in images and texts Arcadia Publishing p 65 ISBN 9780738558455 Salewske Claudia 2003 Gilroy Images of America p 143 ISBN 9781439614174 Large slide on Hecker Pass Road San Jose News April 10 1941 Youd T Leslie Hoose Seena N 1978 Historic Ground Failures in Northern California triggered by earthquakes Geological Survey professional papers vol 993 U S Government Printing Office p 88 Gordon Don 1997 Growing Fruit in the Upper Midwest 3rd ed University of Minnesota Press p 178 ISBN 978 1452901060 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hecker Pass amp oldid 1220913732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
