page_title: Gaviota Tunnel
section_title: See also
hierarchical_section_title: Gaviota Tunnel / See also
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial photo of Gaviota Pass, California including the tunnel on US-101 northbound. View is toward the south.
context_page_description: The Gaviota Tunnel is a tunnel on U.S. Route 101 completed in 1953 in the center of Gaviota State Park, 33 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, California. It is 420 feet long and 17.5 feet tall. Only the northbound lanes of US 101 pass through it, as the southbound lanes descend from Gaviota Pass through a narrow canyon to the west of the tunnel. Because it is the only major route between the Santa Barbara County South Coast and the Santa Ynez Valley, bicycles are allowed through it. There is a rest area for both southbound and northbound lanes on the southern end of the tunnel, the southernmost one along U.S. Route 101.
  There are frequent rockslides in the area, especially during and following rain. Some of the hillsides and road cuts are covered in netting to prevent erosion. There are also fences made of netting along the roadway to stop rocks that do fall.
  An alternate bypass to this section of US 101 between Santa Barbara and Los Olivos is provided by State Route 154 capped by the Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge near the summit of San Marcos Pass.
context_section_description: Gaviota Peak
  Gaviota, California
  Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge
caption: Aerial view of Gaviota Tunnel
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