page_title: Cotati, California
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Cotati, California / Infrastructure / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: English: The Cotati Grade on U.S. Route 101
context_page_description: Cotati is an incorporated city in Sonoma County, California, U.S., located about 45 mi north of San Francisco in the 101 corridor between Rohnert Park and Petaluma.
  Cotati's population as of the 2010 Census was 7,265, making it the smallest incorporated community in Sonoma County.
  Like all of Sonoma County, Cotati is included in both the San Francisco Bay Area and the Redwood Empire. Located in the Sonoma Coast AVA, Cotati can also be considered part of the Wine Country. E & J Gallo Winery operates a 400-acre vineyard called Two Rock Vineyard in the hills west of town.
  Cotati's hexagonal downtown plaza, one of only two hexagonal town layouts in the United States, is California Historical Landmark number 879. The other U.S. city with a hexagonal layout is Detroit, Michigan.
context_section_description: Cotati is served by bus routes operated by Golden Gate Transit (routes 72, 75, and 80) and Sonoma County Transit.
  The nearest major airports are San Francisco International Airport and Oakland International Airport. The Santa Rosa airport, which is closer, also offers passenger service.
  From the south, U.S. Route 101 North and State Route 116 West approach Cotati on a multi-lane freeway alignment which Caltrans calls the Cotati Grade, with exits at Railroad Avenue and West Sierra Avenue. From the west, State Route 116 East approaches on the two-lane Gravenstein Highway. From the north, U.S. Route 101 South approaches Cotati as a multi-lane freeway with a single exit at Gravenstein Highway.
  Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit began service to its Cotati station in August 2017.
caption: The Cotati Grade on U.S. Route 101
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